8:19 PM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Major League Baseball has banned all affiliated players from participating in the Venezuela winter league this year, a response intended to comply with President Donald Trump’s embargo against the country’s Nicolas Maduro-led
8:01 PM ET ATLANTA — As Xander Schauffele walked off the 18th green at East Lake Golf Club on Thursday, his playing partner Matt Kuchar joked that Schauffele had just missed a putt to shoot 59. Schauffele stood at 10 under following the opening round of the Tour Championship on Thursday; he the day at
7:53 PM ET BALTIMORE — Somewhere, the Cincinnati Reds are toasting. On Thursday at Camden Yards, the Baltimore Orioles surrendered their 259th home run of 2019, breaking a tie with the 2016 Reds for most roundtrippers allowed by a team in a single season. The record-breaking bomb came in the top of the third inning
7:25 PM ET Unified heavyweight world titleholder Andy Ruiz Jr. has agreed to go to Saudi Arabia to face Anthony Joshua in their much-anticipated rematch, a source with direct knowledge of the discussions confirmed to ESPN on Thursday. Ruiz and his team on Wednesday night agreed to terms that will have him face Joshua again
7:23 PM ET ATLANTA — As Brooks Koepka‘s rise in the world golf continued this year with another major championship victory and the No. 1 ranking, he became more comfortable revealing things about himself and speaking his mind. Thursday came the ultimate reveal — Koepka’s nude photos in ESPN the Magazine’s Body Issue that were
7:12 PM ET A Northwestern wide receiver recruit will be allowed to play high school football in Michigan for his senior season following a reversal by the state athletic association, a source confirmed to ESPN. Abdur-Rahmaan Yaseen had been ruled ineligible after being reclassified for completing too many academic credits, but the Michigan High School
6:42 PM ET ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Denver Broncos rookie quarterback Drew Lock said Thursday he’s not sure when he will be able to throw a football again, and coach Vic Fangio said it’s possible Lock could at least open the season on injured reserve. Lock suffered a severely sprained right thumb — on his throwing
If Dabo has one true gift, it’s his ability to somehow convince the world that he’s an underdog, even after two national championships in three years. Earlier this spring, Swinney noted that, heck, his Tigers had never won back-to-back titles. That’s the type of thing only big, bad Alabama does, and here’s “little old Clemson”
6:35 PM ET Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander wants to temper expectations. Maybe that is understandable. He is preparing to step into the point guard position Russell Westbrook held for 11 years for the Oklahoma City Thunder. Gilgeous-Alexander averaged 10.8 points and 3.3 assists as a rookie for the Los Angeles Clippers last
6:29 PM ET The Los Angeles Angels announced Thursday that they’re shutting down rookie starter Griffin Canning for the rest of the season after an MRI showed mild inflammation in his right elbow joint. The team said Wednesday night he was going back on the injured list just three weeks after the same issue landed