2:37 PM ET Bob PockrassNASCAR Close • NASCAR writer for ESPN.com• 2009, 2013 NMPA Writer of the Year• More than 25 years experience covering motorsports Former NASCAR driver Rick Crawford was sentenced Monday to 130 months in federal prison following his conviction in August on one count of enticing a minor. Crawford, who won five races while competing
2:33 PM ET Free-agent catcher Brian McCann has reached an agreement with the Atlanta Braves, according to multiple reports. Contract details have not been disclosed. McCann, who spent the last two seasons with the Houston Astros, started his career with the Braves and played in Atlanta from 2005-13. McCann, 34, was a seven-time All-Star with
2:19 PM ET NORMAN, Okla. – Oklahoma quarterback Kyler Murray said Monday that even though he thinks he could play in the NFL, he’s still preparing to move on with his baseball career and give up football after this season. “As of now, that’s the plan,” Murray said. This summer, Murray was the ninth overall
2:17 PM ET Opening bell: Light heavyweight debate The light heavyweight division is one of the most interesting in boxing. It is loaded with talented fighters who make entertaining fights. And while there is no clear-cut No. 1 guy in the weight class, at least there is activity among the best, even if it seems
10:00 AM ET Clinging to a 59-56 lead and facing fourth down on the West Virginia 40, Oklahoma coach Lincoln Riley wasn’t about to give the ball back to the Mountaineers with a kick or a punt. Instead, he sent college football’s most electric quarterback back on the field, and Kyler Murray delivered a first-down
2:12 PM ET ESPN News Services The Minnesota Twins claimed slugger C.J. Cron off waivers from the Tampa Bay Rays on Monday. Cron had been designated for assignment by the Rays despite hitting 30 home runs and posting an .816 OPS last season. Cron batted .253, slugged .493 and drove in 74 runs in his
2:01 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN NEW ORLEANS — Pelicans forward Anthony Davis told reporters that he plans to play Monday night against the Boston Celtics after missing sitting Saturday with a hip strain. “That’s my plan,” Davis told reporters after the team’s shootaround Monday morning. “My plan is always to play. I have to get
11:44 AM ET Connor McDonagh Toro Rosso has announced Thai-British driver Alexander Albon will drive for the team alongside Daniil Kvyat in 2019. Albon spent 2018 competing in Formula 2, eventually ending the year third overall behind George Russell and Lando Norris — both of whom have earned F1 promotions to Williams and McLaren respectively.
7:11 AM ET Connor McDonagh Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has stressed the importance of getting Valtteri Bottas “back to a good place” after he endured another difficult weekend at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. As the curtain falls on the 2018 Formula One season, Laurence Edmondson asks if final race of the season marks the
12:53 PM ET ESPNcricinfo staff England women will host West Indies next summer as part of their build-up to the Ashes, with the series against Australia once again contested on a points system across all three formats. Taunton is set to host its first women’s Test since 2006, while the Ashes will begin on July