11:51 PM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Free-agent catcher Yasmani Grandal agreed to a one-year, $18.25 million deal with the Milwaukee Brewers on Wednesday, league sources told ESPN, joining the reigning National League Central champions on a short-term deal
11:14 PM ET The Oakland A’s expect Oklahoma quarterback Kyler Murray to declare for the 2019 NFL draft before Monday’s deadline, the San Francisco Chronicle reports, citing multiple sources. Murray, a two-sport star, was chosen by the A’s with the ninth pick of the MLB draft in 2018 and signed a $4.66 million contract in
10:49 PM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Pro Bowl outside linebacker Thomas Davis plans to play at least one more season, but it won’t be for the Carolina Panthers. Davis, 35, announced Wednesday night in a video on social media that the Panthers informed him on Monday they were going in “a different direction at the
10:18 PM ET The time is near for undisputed cruiserweight champion and 2018 ESPN.com fighter of the year Oleksandr Usyk to make a decision on what comes next for him, and it is not necessarily the move up to heavyweight that most expected. After Usyk, the 2012 Olympic heavyweight gold medalist for Ukraine, won the
In a grossly lopsided affair, Man City put nine goals past League One’s Burton Albion in the first leg of their Carabao Cup semi-final tie. The FC guys answer your tweets on the most lopsided game they’ve played in, who would win in a cook-off and much more. The FC crew agreed that Manchester City
10:43 PM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — Former Packers coach Mike McCarthy said he plans to coach in the NFL again. It just won’t be next season. McCarthy, 55, said Wednesday that he will sit out the 2019 season. “I’ll be locked and loaded and ready to go for next year,” McCarthy told ESPN. Adam
10:53 PM ET Kansas offensive coordinator Chip Lindsey is expected to be named Troy’s next head coach, sources told ESPN. Football Scoop first reported the hire. Lindsey joined the Kansas staff last month with new Jayhawks coach Les Miles after serving as offensive coordinator at Auburn. Lindsey also has held coordinator posts at Kansas State
9:42 PM ET The San Francisco Giants‘ waterfront home will have a new name beginning on Thursday. The Giants will announce a 20-year naming-rights deal with Oracle, the technology giant located in the Bay Area, Giants President and CEO Larry Baer told the San Francisco Chronicle. The ballpark has been known as AT&T Park since
9:43 PM ET Stanford landed its highest ranked commitment since 2012 on Wednesday when 2020 offensive lineman Myles Hinton committed to the Cardinal. Hinton is the No. 8-ranked prospect overall, supplanting offensive lineman Andrus Peat, ranked No. 9 in 2012, as the highest ranked commit for the program in the past nine recruiting classes. “The
12:41 PM ET FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — The New York Jets joined the new craze in the NFL, hiring their version of Sean McVay, according to sources. Actually, their new coach is an older, dented version of the Los Angeles Rams‘ so-called genius. Say hello to Adam Gase, who was McVay before McVay. In 2016,