4:35 PM ET Associated Press TAMPA, Fla. — Masahiro Tanaka wants to keep on hitting and running the bases at NL ballparks, hoping use of the designated hitter does not spread to the National League. The New York Yankees pitcher missed a month last season after hurting both hamstrings while running the bases during a
3:31 PM ET Associated Press Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print NEW YORK — The NFL combine will be televised on broadcast TV for the first time. When: April 25-27Where: Nashville, TennesseeHow to watch: ABC/ESPN/ESPN App &• Kiper’s Big Board » | McShay’s Top 32 »&• Kiper’s Mock Draft 1.0: Murray’s options »&• Draft
4:20 PM ET Associated Press MIAMI — Jorge Posada has agreed to team up with Derek Jeter again, this time in the front office of the Miami Marlins, said a person with knowledge of the negotiations. Posada will work as a special adviser to Jeter, his longtime New York Yankees teammate and now Marlins CEO,
7:00 AM ET It might be hard to remember, but there used to be a time when the typical big league game featured more hits than strikeouts. No, really. In fact, it just happened in 2017, before the trendlines for hits and whiffs crisscrossed in a grotesque fashion last year. The big story from 2017,
3:42 PM ET Los Angeles Angels manager Brad Ausmus declined to give an exact timetable for the return of two-way star Shohei Ohtani, but said he probably will be ready to hit for the team “sometime in May.” During his first meeting with the media at spring training, Ausmus said Ohtani has begun to take
3:10 PM ET Heavyweight contenders Dominic Breazeale and Dillian Whyte have clamored for a chance to fight for a world title and they will get one of sorts. The WBC announced on Tuesday that its board of governors has voted unanimously for Breazeale and Whyte to fight for the organization’s interim title. If their camps
3:18 PM GMT England prop Mako Vunipola has been ruled out of the rest of the Six Nations with an ankle ligament injury, the Rugby Football Union (RFU) said on Tuesday. Vunipola was forced off during the second half of England’s win over France on Sunday and will now miss the final three rounds of
7:18 AM ET ESPN.com staff Antonio Brown would like to find a new NFL home, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, requesting a trade after nine seasons with the Pittsburgh Steelers. NFL Twitter had plenty to say on the matter, from advice for the star receiver to sales pitches even though Brown is not totally in
2:36 PM ET ENSTONE, U.K. — When Renault returned to the sport in 2016 it outlined a six-year plan. The first three years would be spent rebuilding a factory that had been crippled by a lack of funding under its previous ownership and the following three years would be spent putting the French manufacturer back
2:39 PM ET Associated Press GLENDALE, Ariz. — Corey Seager is running at nearly 100 percent and Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts hopes his recovering shortstop can get 50 to 60 at-bats during spring training. Roberts held his first spring training press briefing Tuesday ahead of the start of workouts for the two-time NL