12:36 PM ET ESPN staff MONTMELO, Spain — Charles Leclerc kept Ferrari at the top of the timesheets in pre-season testing after a solid start to his first day with the team. His fastest time was a 1:18.247, roughly a tenth of a second slower than Sebastian Vettel’s best effort on the opening day. Both
12:38 PM ET Steve Stricker will be named the U.S. Ryder Cup captain on Wednesday, sources confirmed to ESPN, becoming the first American to serve in the role despite never having won a major championship. Stricker, 51, will become the 29th U.S. captain for the matches to be played in his home state of Wisconsin
12:33 PM ET Manny Machado, one of the top free agents available on the market, has reached a deal with the San Diego Padres, league sources told ESPN’s Jeff Passan on Tuesday. Machado, a four-time All-Star and two-time Gold Glove Award winner at third base, made $16 million between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Baltimore
12:29 PM ET JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Jacksonville Jaguars have hired veteran defensive coordinator Dom Capers as a senior defensive assistant. Capers, 68, will work on all aspects of the defense, which will be in its fourth season under coordinator Todd Wash. Capers spent the 2018 season with the Jaguars as an unpaid consultant after
1:24 PM ET Former Buffalo Bills tight end Charles Clay is signing a one-year deal with the Arizona Cardinals that is worth up to $3.25 million and includes a $350,000 signing bonus, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Tuesday. Clay, 30, was scheduled to count $9 million against the Bills’ salary cap in the
12:08 PM ET Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. — Buffalo Sabres forward Kyle Okposo has sustained his third concussion in less than three years. The team announced the diagnosis on its Twitter account Tuesday, a day after Okposo was sent home for follow-up medical tests. The 30-year-old Okposo was hurt Friday, when he was felled by
12:11 PM ET Associated Press ABERDEEN, Md. — Former NBA player Glen “Big Baby” Davis has agreed to pay $15,000 to avoid jail time on drug charges. News outlets report the forward had faced up to five years in jail. He was arrested at a Maryland hotel with 126 grams (4 ounces) of marijuana and
11:53 AM ET PITTSBURGH — The Antonio Brown trade saga is getting much-needed clarity after the All-Pro receiver met with Pittsburgh Steelers president Art Rooney II on Tuesday. Brown tweeted that both sides “agreed that it is time to move on.” Had a great meeting with Mr.Rooney today we discussed a lot of things and
11:08 AM ET The ICC and the 2019 World Cup organising committee remain confident that the tournament’s biggest match, to be played between India and Pakistan on June 16 in Manchester, will go ahead despite the volatile situation between the two countries in the wake of a terrorist attack in Kashmir last week. With the
11:10 AM ET PITTSBURGH — Antonio Brown is making his trade request about his contract. The embattled Pittsburgh Steelers receiver said on an Instagram video that he’s not playing without more guaranteed money. Brown has told the Steelers he wants to be dealt and is using social media to reinforce that desire. “If your squad