4:25 PM ET Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO — First baseman/outfielder Tyler Austin has been traded to the San Francisco Giants from the Minnesota Twins for minor league outfielder Malique Ziegler. The 27-year-old Austin played in two games for the Twins after making the team out of spring training. He will be added to the 25-man
4:53 PM ET AUGUSTA, Ga. — Englishman Justin Rose moved ahead of Dustin Johnson for No. 1 in the world on Sunday night, but that might not necessarily be a good thing heading into Masters week. Since the inception of the Official World Golf Rankings in 1986, there have been only four instances — accomplished
3:00 AM ET Kings XI Punjab 151 for 4 (Rahul 71*, Agarwal 55, Sandeep 2-21) beat Sunrisers Hyderabad 150 for 4 (Warner 70*, Ashwin 1-30) by six wickets KL Rahul‘s third fifty in four matches helped Kings XI Punjab over the line with a ball to spare, ensuring they maintained a perfect home record in
11:14 PM ET CHICAGO — Chicago Cubs ace Jon Lester departed the team’s home opener in the third inning Monday with hamstring tightness, and Pittsburgh Pirates starter Jameson Taillon took a liner off his head but stayed in long enough to complete the second inning. Lester will get an MRI on Tuesday, an off day
4:19 PM ET CHICAGO — Chicago Cubs ace Jon Lester left the team’s home opener in the third inning due to hamstring tightness, while Pittsburgh Pirates starter Jameson Taillon took a liner off his head. While warming up before the top of the third, Lester grabbed his left hamstring. He then faced two batters, allowing
3:28 PM ET The Arizona Cardinals re-signed defensive tackle Rodney Gunter to a one-year contract on Monday. Gunter decided to return to Arizona after making a free-agent visit with the Green Bay Packers last week. The Cardinals also signed offensive linemen Andrew Lauderdale (Arizona Hotshots) and Jeremiah Poutasi (Salt Lake City Stallions), who had both
5:03 PM ET Opening Bell: 10 knockdowns! There were no high-profile fights this past weekend. The various boxing platforms took a breather, probably to avoid competing with one of the biggest events in American sports, the Final Four, on Saturday night. The boxing schedule now kicks into high gear, with notable fights every single weekend
2:14 PM ET Associated Press COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Detroit Red Wings coach Jeff Blashill will lead the U.S. at the men’s world hockey championship next month in Slovakia. USA Hockey announced Monday that Blashill would be back to coach the team for a third straight year. The Americans finished third last year and fifth
2:46 PM BST Andy Withers Close ESPN Senior Editor Andy loves all sport, in particular football, rugby and horse racing. He supported Leicester City through the bad days, and played rugby without being able to keep Tigers, England and Lions legend Martin Johnson out of the first XV. Susan Ninan South Africa’s Super Rugby sides
2:48 PM ET Utah Jazz guard Kyle Korver, in a first-person piece published Monday on The Players’ Tribune, reflected on race relations in America and pondered his position as a white man playing in the NBA. In the piece titled “Privileged,” Korver touched on a variety of race-related topics and shared his own experiences, citing