7:55 PM ET Tim Tebow will be back at the New York Mets major league camp in Port St. Lucie, Florida, in February. The Mets’ most famous minor leaguer returns for this third season with the team. Last year, the Heisman Trophy winner and former NFL quarterback hit .273 with six home runs and 36
7:10 PM ET Associated Press LA QUINTA, Calif. — Phil Mickelson still feels as young as ever. He still plays that way, too. Mickelson began his 27th full season as a pro Thursday by flirting with one of the few feats he hasn’t accomplished — golf’s magic number. The 48-year-old left-hander still shot a 12-under
6:40 PM ET Associated Press DANIA BEACH, Fla. — Tate Martell greeted a few well-wishers in the airport after arriving in South Florida, then stopped to pick up a coffee and a sandwich. The baristas, noticing the crowd around him, asked his name. If Martell gets his way, they’ll know his name — and his
6:36 PM ET Associated Press SEATTLE — The Washington Huskies have hired Junior Adams as their new wide receivers coach. Adams replaces Matt Lubick, who left coaching for a business opportunity in Colorado. Adams had served as the offensive coordinator at Western Kentucky for the past two seasons but was part of the coaching staff
6:25 PM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Robert Kraft reflected Thursday on the upcoming 25th anniversary of purchasing the New England Patriots and the role quarterback Tom Brady has played in the franchise’s success. “Definitely the greatest player of all time — not just quarterback in my opinion,” Kraft said in an interview with ESPN. “Because
2:56 AM ET Even though the Oklahoma City Thunder come into Saturday’s game against the Philadelphia 76ers (3:30 p.m. ET, ABC/WatchESPN) as losers of five of their past six games, they remain eight games over .500, and there’s still one big reason for optimism. His name is Paul George. After signing a massive new deal
6:13 PM ET Associated Press LONDON — Allonzo Trier was called for goaltending on a layup attempt by Thomas Bryant with 0.4 seconds remaining, giving the Washington Wizards a 101-100 victory over the New York Knicks at The O2 Arena on Thursday night. Bradley Beal scored 26 points and had nine rebounds and Otto Porter
5:52 PM ET When I wrote my annual boxing wishes column for the new year two weeks ago one of the top items on my list read like this: “(For) Canelo Alvarez to line up Daniel Jacobs for his May fight and then a third fight with Gennady Golovkin for his September bout.” Well, it
5:25 PM ET Associated Press CASA DE CAMPO, Dominican Republic — Alvaro Ortiz of Mexico had an ideal start Thursday in hopes of turning his fortunes in the Latin American Amateur Championship, opening with a 6-under 66 to build a three-shot lead after the opening round. Ortiz has been runner-up in the Latin American Amateur
5:05 PM ET Ireland’s Shane Lowry recovered from a sluggish start to remain the man to beat at the halfway stage of the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship on Thursday. After matching the course record with a splendid 62 on the opening day, Lowry lost the lead with two bogeys in his opening three holes as