2:06 PM ET Associated Press CINCINNATI — Reds play-by-play broadcaster Marty Brennaman will retire after the 2019 season, his 46th in Cincinnati. The team made the announcement Wednesday. The 76-year-old Brennaman joined the Reds’ radio team in 1974 and soon became known for his sign-off line after each win: “And this one belongs to the
2:10 PM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Rain, sleet, snow or Arctic freeze, Bill Belichick doesn’t care. He willing to play the AFC Championship Game anywhere, anytime and in any sort of weather. It’s a good thing because the AccuWeather forecast calls for temperatures to be in the single digits Sunday when his New England Patriots
1:28 PM ET Alabama quarterback Jalen Hurts has committed to play his senior season at the University of Oklahoma. He announced his decision Wednesday via a story on The Players Tribune. As a graduate transfer, Hurts is eligible to play immediately. Alabama quarterback Jalen Hurts will play his senior season at Oklahoma as a grad
1:43 PM ET Manny Machado remains unsigned, but the Chicago White Sox have made at least one pitch to the superstar shortstop. Multiple sources told ESPN’s Buster Olney that the White Sox have a seven-year, $175 million offer on the table for Machado. This comes three days after other sources told ESPN’s Jeff Passan that
12:39 PM ET Tiger Woods will make his 2019 debut at next week’s Farmers Insurance Open, the tournament announced Wednesday. The annual PGA Tour event at Torrey Pines in San Diego has been a standard opening tournament for Woods over the years and at a venue where he has won eight times, including the 2008
9:01 AM ET Richard Mann The UFC flyweight title will be on the line Saturday when champion Henry Cejudo defends against bantamweight champ TJ Dillashaw at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. The card might serve as both the start of an era, as it is the first UFC event on ESPN+, and the
2:44 AM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — On a winter night in Mount Pleasant, Michigan, Matt LaFleur and Robert Saleh thought they were invited to a party at the home of their boss, Central Michigan University football coach Brian Kelly. Turns out, they weren’t on the guest list. They were on the worker list. “We
12:39 PM GMT Wasps have announced the signing of former New Zealand international Malakai Fekitoa from French club Toulon. Centre Fekitoa represented the All Blacks 24 times after making his debut in 2014, scoring two tries at the 2015 Rugby World Cup as New Zealand became the first country to retain the title. Fekitoa, 26,
12:04 PM ET Associated Press FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Leading Arkansas wide receiver La’Michael Pettway is leaving to play his senior season elsewhere as a graduate transfer. Pettway, who led the Razorbacks with 499 receiving yards last season, announced his decision Tuesday, saying “nothing personal, I just have to do what’s best for my family and
12:32 PM ET As it pursues Alabama graduate transfer quarterback Jalen Hurts, Oklahoma is blocking its own quarterback, Austin Kendall, from becoming immediately eligible at West Virginia as a graduate transfer, multiple sources told ESPN. Under new transfer rules, Kendall is able to talk to West Virginia coaches and is free to transfer there. Oklahoma,