1:10 PM ET Associated Press BALTIMORE — New Baltimore Orioles general manager Mike Elias called upon a familiar face to help rebuild the club, hiring former NASA engineer Sig Mejdal from the Houston Astros to be assistant general manager for analytics. Mejdal will report to Elias and will oversee all aspects of the club’s growing
Mexico have some talented young players but two defeats in Argentina were a real reality check in terms of expectations. MENDOZA, Argentina — Labels like “rollercoaster,” “highs” and “lows” feel lazy. But how else do you categorize the Mexican national team in 2018? Few fans know what it is like to experience their team winning
12:43 PM ET When you talk about popular fantasy football traditions, it rarely gets brought up. People talk about the draft, the punishment for the loser, the one weird rule that only your league has. They mention the trash talk, the epic trophy, the weeklong email war over a trade. But they don’t mention the
1:21 PM ET Nordine Oubaali and Rau’shee Warren will fight for a vacant bantamweight world title, and former two-division world titlist Rances Barthelemy will return from a nine-month layoff on Dec. 22, a source with knowledge of the plans told ESPN on Wednesday. Both bouts will take place on the undercard of the Premier Boxing
12:15 PM ET Danyal Rasool The phantasmagorical fourth innings collapse that led to a heartbreaking four-run loss in Abu Dhabi left the dressing room devastated, according to Pakistan head coach Mickey Arthur. Arthur was disappointment at the choice of shots under pressure, but backed his players to put it behind them ahead of the second
3:00 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Pakistan A 195 and 314 for 6 (Abid 113, Salahuddin 74) beat England Lions 240 (Billings 74*, Irfan 4-80) and 266 (Clarke 107, Shaheen 4-80) by four wicketsScorecard Abid Ali and Usman Salahuddin masterminded an impressive run-chase, as Pakistan A chased down 312 to see off England Lions in the
12:54 PM ET Alabama running back Damien Harris has cleared concussion protocol and is expected to play Saturday against Auburn, coach Nick Saban said. Alabama and Auburn somehow didn’t play between 1907 and 1948, despite the efforts of local politicians. Here’s the inside story of how the game came back. Harris, a senior and the
The FC crew discuss Thomas Tuchel’s decision to bench Kylian Mbappe and Adrien Rabiot for the first half of Le Classique after the two were late for a team meeting. Trent Alexander-Arnold, Justin Kluivert, Matthijs De Ligt, Patrick Cutrone and Vinicius Junior are the names in contention for the 2018 Golden Boy award — with
9:20 AM ET HOUSTON — The Houston Texans‘ win streak was extended to seven games on Sunday. But another important streak was snapped. The Texans (7-3) entered their Week 11 victory against the Washington Redskins having gone three straight games without committing a turnover, the longest such streak in franchise history. Coach Bill O’Brien has
8:00 AM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — John Harbaugh delivered a message to those who have written off the Baltimore Ravens: “Nothing is over, so all of you guys who counted us out, we aren’t out. We’re not dead. Sorry.” &• The two weeks that almost broke the Rams&• Defense still matters for Bears this