7:00 AM ET Change can be good, if the change is a good one. I think Yogi Berra might have said that. At any rate, baseball, a sport that through history has often been accused of being allergic to adaptation, appears to be on the cusp of more than change. It’s more akin to a
5:39 PM ET Former Texas quarterback Shane Buechele tweeted Thursday that he will be transferring to SMU. Buechele will graduate from Texas this spring then join the Mustangs. As a grad transfer he will be eligible immediately. Thank you Longhorn Nation. On to the next chapter. pic.twitter.com/3Wk65mSByf — Shane Buechele (@BGShaneBuechele) February 7, 2019 Buechele
5:06 PM ET Associated Press UNIONDALE, N.Y. — Defending champion Kevin Anderson has withdrawn from the New York Open because of a right elbow injury. Frances Tiafoe, the American who reached the Australian Open quarterfinals before falling to runner-up Rafael Nadal, was added to the field Thursday. The tournament begins Sunday. Anderson, ranked fifth, was
4:14 PM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” The disabled list is going on the permanent DL. Major League Baseball will rename the disabled list as the “injured list,” a source familiar with the plan told ESPN. The league will
7:17 PM ET The Texas Rangers have signed outfielder Hunter Pence and infielder Matt Davidson to minor league contracts with invitations to major league spring training camp, the team announced Thursday. Pence, a three-time All-Star, spent the past six-plus seasons with the San Francisco Giants, where he was a key part of World Series-winning teams
2:51 AM ET BOSTON — Sure, the Boston Red Sox knocked out the Los Angeles Dodgers in the World Series in October and the New England Patriots dispatched the Los Angeles Rams in the Super Bowl less than a week ago, but let’s get real: The only “Beat L.A.” rivalry with actual juice is Celtics
8:51 PM ET With a eye toward kick-starting one last push to the playoffs, the Buffalo Sabres are shaking things up at both ends of the ice. Up front, that means a dismantling of the club’s top trio of Jack Eichel, Jeff Skinner and Sam Reinhart. Coach Phil Housley appears eager to roll out Jason
3:17 PM ET The Philadelphia 76ers are trading 2017 No. 1 overall pick Markelle Fultz to the Orlando Magic, league sources tell ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The Magic are sending forward Jonathon Simmons, a first-round pick (via Oklahoma City) and a second-round pick to the Sixers, sources told ESPN. Fultz last played in a game on
8:36 PM ET The New York Knicks have waived center Enes Kanter and guard Wesley Matthews, the team announced Thursday. The Knicks had talked to teams about potential trades for the past several weeks, sources said, but Kanter’s $18.6 million expiring contract proved too difficult to move at Thursday’s deadline. “From the moment he arrived
2:56 PM ET No. 2 seed Stefanos Tsitsipas eased into the Sofia Open quarterfinals with a straight-sets win over Jan-Lennard Struff. Greece’s Tsitsipas continued his recent good form with a 7-6 (5), 6-4 victory over German Struff to seal a spot in the last eight, where he will face No. 7 seed Gael Monfils. Frenchman