10:25 PM ET Philadelphia Phillies managing general partner John Middleton took the team jet to Las Vegas on Friday night to meet with free agent Bryce Harper, sources confirmed to ESPN’s Jeff Passan. Barring something completely unexpected, Harper and the Phillies will not be consummating a deal Friday night, league sources tell Passan. It is
9:11 PM ET Lonzo Ball has a bone bruise in his left ankle that could keep him out past the six weeks the Los Angeles Lakers initially said he would miss, a source confirmed to ESPN. Ball has been sidelined since suffering a Grade 3 sprain to his left ankle on Jan. 19. The second-year
8:52 PM ET Associated Press PHILADELPHIA — Coach Scott Gordon says veteran goaltender Brian Elliott will start the Philadelphia Flyers‘ Stadium Series outdoor game Saturday night against the Pittsburgh Penguins instead of rookie sensation Carter Hart. Gordon told Elliott and Hart of his difficult decision before Philadelphia’s outdoor practice under the lights Friday at Lincoln
12:14 AM ET TORONTO — DeMar DeRozan fantasized about the moment 24 hours before while in a roomful of reporters at the Four Seasons hotel, only to live it Friday at a packed Scotiabank Arena that welcomed back the former Toronto Raptor with the standing ovation he envisioned. Just as fast, the fantasy devolved into
7:35 PM ET MEXICO CITY — Early in the second round of the WGC-Mexico Championship, when Tiger Woods struggled to make pars on his opening two holes, he found himself 10 shots out of the lead — but unwilling to panic. As has often been one of his best attributes, Woods stayed patient Friday, unwilling
9:25 PM ET MEXICO CITY — Dustin Johnson leads at the halfway point of the WGC-Mexico Championship, but he’s got a big group of golf stars chasing him that includes Rory McIlroy, Matt Kuchar, Sergio Garcia, Tommy Fleetwood … and Tiger Woods. That is the point of the World Golf Championships, which bring together the
4:22 AM ET A second-half penalty from Adam le Fondre was enough to give Sydney FC a pressure-relieving 1-0 A-League victory over Wellington in Campbelltown. The Sky Blues’ frustrating month looked set to continue on Saturday evening after failing to convert a number of clear-cut opportunities in the opening hour. However, substitute Alex Brosque made
8:16 PM ET Associated Press PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — An MRI of Jed Lowrie‘s left knee was negative, and the New York Mets said the infielder, while behind schedule, is likely to be ready for opening day. “It’s nothing serious,” manager Mickey Callaway said Friday. “We’re going to progress slowly so that when he
7:37 PM ET Associated Press MEXICO CITY — Dustin Johnson putted for birdie on every hole Friday and shot a 4-under 67, leaving him bogey-free for 36 holes and two shots ahead of Rory McIlroy and Matt Kuchar going into the weekend at the Mexico Championship. Tiger Woods got back in the game with a
3:47 PM ET Former West Indies team manager Ricky Skerritt has announced his intention to challenge Dave Cameron for the position of CWI president. Skerritt, 62, who is currently president of the St Vincent & The Grenadines Cricket Association, has previously been a cabinet minister and senator in the national assembly of St Kitts and