9:05 AM ET After reaching an agreement with Bryce Harper on the biggest contract in big league history, the Philadelphia Phillies still aren’t really favorites to win anything. However, the path for the Phils to reach front-runner status just became a lot more clear, and their ceiling just became a whole lot higher. Harper, at
7:25 PM ET Colby Covington, the UFC’s interim welterweight champion, crashed Kamaru Usman‘s open workout for UFC 235 on Thursday afternoon in Las Vegas. The brash and outspoken Covington, self-proclaimed as the promotion’s “villain,” appeared in the crowd of fans with a bullhorn and yelled at Usman from a few feet away. “The real champ
8:00 PM ET The Bryce Harper era is over in Washington, D.C. Finally, officially, and with no take-backs. And that’s a good thing. That’s not to say Harper wasn’t valuable during his seven seasons with the Nationals. But by now, you probably know the story: Despite Harper’s best efforts, the Nats went 0-fer in the
6:57 PM ET Associated Press PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. — A year ago at The Honda Classic, Jhonattan Vegas made seven birdies all week. He’s off to a much better start this time. Vegas made six birdies and no bogeys Thursday, shooting a 6-under 64 to open a two-stroke lead after the first round. Lucas
6:45 PM ET In July 2010, eight months before Canelo Alvarez won his first world title as a 20-year-old junior middleweight, he was ringside in Las Vegas as a spectator at the lightweight championship rematch between Juan Manuel Marquez and Juan Diaz. On that night at the Mandalay Bay Events Center, in one of the
6:47 PM ET Well, thank goodness that’s over. The Philadelphia Phillies became the preseason favorites in the National League East — which is worth something, I suppose, until the games begin in earnest — with the signing of Bryce Harper to the largest contract in baseball history by total value, yet one that is also,
6:39 PM ET Free-agent reliever Bud Norris has agreed to a minor league deal with the Toronto Blue Jays, sources confirmed to ESPN. The veteran right-hander will join his eighth organization. He spent 2018 with St. Louis, appearing in 64 games and collecting 28 saves to go with a 3.59 ERA. Norris, who turns 34
6:43 PM ET ESPN news services A Texas jury has found former Baylor defensive end Shawn Oakman not guilty of raping another student in 2016. The McLennan County jury deliberated about two hours in Waco on Thursday before acquitting the 26-year-old Oakman of sexual assault. Oakman is the Bears’ career leader in sacks. The woman
7:00 PM ET Nick Kyrgios had played just six matches in 2019 before he clashed with Rafael Nadal on Wednesday evening in the Acapulco ATP 500. Kyrgios more than made up for lost time as he toppled the tournament’s top seed in an electric three-hour epic in signature Kyrgo fashion — with a welter of
6:08 PM ET Nick Kyrgios celebrates his victory over Rafael Nadal at the Mexico Open, February 27, 2019 PEDRO PARDO/AFP/Getty Images Nick Kyrgios has returned serve at Rafael Nadal, saying he wouldn’t “listen at all” to the world No.2 after the Spaniard said he needed to show more respect to himself, his opponents and the crowd.