12:31 AM ET ESPN News Services Webb Simpson, defending champion at The Players Championship, was assessed a one-shot penalty at No. 14 for inadvertently causing his ball to move. Simpson was trying to decide where to stand before putting from the fringe when his putter handle got caught in his shirt and caused the other
11:35 PM ET INDIAN WELLS, Calif. — If Dominic Thiem needed a reminder that anything was possible before his stunning three-set upset of 20-time Grand Slam champion Roger Federer in the men’s final of the BNP Paribas Open on Sunday, 18-year-old Bianca Andreescu provided that pep talk. With her 6-4, 3-6, 6-4 win over three-time
11:16 PM ET METAIRIE, La. — The New Orleans Saints have a new leading contender for their starting center vacancy. The Saints agreed to a four-year, $24 million contract with former Minnesota Vikings guard/center Nick Easton, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The agreement comes one day after news broke that the Saints’ Pro Bowl
11:15 PM ET Pittsburgh Penguins star Evgeni Malkin is week-to-week with an upper-body injury, coach Mike Sullivan confirmed after the Penguins’ 2-1 loss Sunday to the Flyers. Malkin did not play in the game, after taking a crosscheck to the midsection from former teammate Robert Bortuzzo during Saturday’s loss to the Blues. After the hit,
7:47 AM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN Tampa Bay has been on fire this season, getting to 50 wins as fast as any team in NHL history and clinching a playoff spot on March 9. So it’s likely the Lightning will keep playing into June — when the average high outside Amalie Arena is 90 degrees. “People
9:48 PM ET When Michael Conlan returned to the Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden on Sunday for his third St. Patrick’s Day bout at the famous venue, a packed house of Kelly green clad fans greeted him with an ovation. The switch-hitting native of Belfast, Northern Ireland didn’t let them down. He was in
9:50 PM ET Associated Press INDIAN WELLS, Calif. — Dominic Thiem edged error-prone Roger Federer 3-6, 6-3, 7-5 to win the BNP Paribas Open on Sunday, denying Federer a record sixth title in the desert. Thiem trailed 4-3 and 5-4 in the third set before breaking Federer with a forehand winner to go up 6-5.
9:00 AM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” When the Philadelphia Phillies lost their ninth consecutive game toward the end of last September, veteran first baseman Carlos Santana felt like he needed to send a message to his teammates who
9:09 PM ET Associated Press GLENDALE, Ariz. — The Los Angeles Dodgers have promoted Brandon Gomes to vice president and assistant general manager, continuing the former major leaguer’s climb up the front-office ranks. The 34-year-old former pitcher had been serving as director of player development since 2016. He joined the Dodgers’ front office after a
10:54 AM ET MELBOURNE, Australia — The first race of the Formula One season is notorious for offering more questions than answers, and Sunday’s Australian Grand Prix was no exception. Perhaps it shouldn’t have been a surprise to see Mercedes romp away to a one-two victory, but the absence of Ferrari from the podium was