2:16 PM ET Oklahoma Sooners quarterback Austin Kendall has entered his name in the transfer portal, the first step in potentially transferring to another school, a source confirmed to ESPN. The Tulsa World first reported that Kendall was considering a transfer. Kendall, who will be a fourth-year junior, is in line to take over as
7:19 PM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” The Colorado Rockies and third baseman Nolan Arenado did not reach a settlement on a one-year deal for the 2019 season on Friday, but league sources told ESPN there is a strong
1:32 PM ET Stanford running back Bryce Love is recovering after undergoing surgery last month to repair a torn right ACL, he told Yahoo Sports on Friday. Love said he suffered the injury during the fourth quarter of the Cardinal’s regular-season finale against Cal and had surgery Dec. 18. “I’m very grateful to Dr. [James]
1:31 PM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” American League MVP Mookie Betts, who went to a salary arbitration hearing and beat the Boston Red Sox last year, settled for $20 million this time around, a league source familiar with
1:44 PM ET The Arizona Cardinals have named former Denver Broncos coach Vance Joseph as their defensive coordinator, the team announced Friday. Denver fired Joseph last month after a 6-10 season. He was 11-21 in two seasons with the Broncos. Before coaching the Broncos, Joseph spent 11 years coaching defensive backs with the 49ers, Texans
2:16 PM ET The opportunity for super middleweight contender Caleb Plant to fight for a world title has been a long time coming. Plant earned the mandatory title shot with a one-sided unanimous decision victory over Rogelio “Porky” Medina in their title elimination fight last February and he was supposed to challenge 168-pound titlist Jose
12:58 PM ET DJ LeMahieu has reached an agreement with the New York Yankees on a two-year, $24 million deal, league sources told ESPN’s Jeff Passan. LeMahieu will join the Yankees after seven impressive seasons with the Colorado Rockies that included two All-Star selections, three Gold Glove Awards and the 2016 National League batting title.
4:07 AM ET NEW ORLEANS — The Saints think there’s something special about the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in the postseason, and it’s hard to argue with the numbers. The Saints are 5-0 in postseason games in the Superdome in the coach Sean Payton era, compared to 1-5 on the road (not counting neutral site games), in
12:06 PM ET The Miami Hurricanes are hiring Alabama quarterbacks coach Dan Enos as its new offensive coordinator, sources told ESPN. Enos spent the 2018 season on the Crimson Tide staff after three years as Arkansas‘ offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. The 50-year-old had been expected to take over as Alabama’s primary offensive coordinator after
11:28 AM ET TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Alabama‘s annual exodus of underclassmen to the NFL began again Friday when four players declared for the draft, including star defensive lineman and potential top-five pick Quinnen Williams. Offensive lineman Jonah Williams and running back Josh Jacobs also declared for the draft in a Friday news conference. Tight end