11:00 AM ET Sam MillerESPN.com Close ESPN baseball columnist/feature writer Former editor-in-chief of Baseball Prospectus Co-author of “The Only Rule Is It Has To Work” There’s an odd thing about MLB managers: They’re pretty short. They’re even shorter now than they were. They’re shrinking! Or, more accurately, some of the taller managers have been replaced
It was by no means remarkable or unexpected that Manchester City should dominate the derby against United. The gulf in class is evident and as Paul Scholes pointed out afterwards, his United side never faced a City team that was this good. Still, the fact that nine of United’s starting XI pre-date Jose Mourinho at
10:27 AM ET ESPN News Services The NHL has reached a settlement in a concussion lawsuit, but the league is still not admitting any liability. More than 100 former players were part of the lawsuit in accusing the NHL of failing to better prevent head trauma or warn players of such risks while promoting violent
10:14 AM ET CINCINNATI — The Cincinnati Bengals have fired defensive coordinator Teryl Austin, a source told ESPN’s Josina Anderson, hours after they allowed 51 points in a loss to the Saints. Austin, 53, was in his first season with the team, and the unit looked shockingly bad at times. Not only did it fall
9:53 AM ET With the Hockey Hall of Fame induction ceremony set to take place on Monday, we stoke the fire of the eternal debate: Which player most deserves to be in the Hall of Fame, and who is one player currently enshrined that should be taken out? Emily Kaplan, national NHL reporter: I’d love
9:18 AM ET New York Rangers forward Pavel Buchnevich will miss four to six weeks with a broken thumb. The 23-year-old was injured during Saturday’s 5-4 shootout win over the Columbus Blue Jackets. Buchnevich has nine points in 14 games after posting 43 last season. The Rangers host the Vancouver Canucks on Monday night.
Nov 10, 2018 LONDON — Mark this down as an opportunity missed for England, as proof again of why the All Blacks are the best side on the planet and why the old adage of games being decided by the bounce of the ball is a thing of the past. Nowadays, they are decided by
8:00 AM ET ESPN staff These rankings are all about rating teams against their conference brethren, but we are also ranking the conferences against each other. Check out the chart below, and click on a conference to get full details on why we ranked teams how we did. 1. SEC | 2. Big Ten |
Deportivo Cali defender Juan Quintero narrowly escaped injury when his car was shot at after the Colombian team failed to make the first division playoffs, local media reported on Monday. Quintero was in a car with his brother following the game against Pasto when two men on a motorcycle sprayed his car with bullets, he
For a team preparing for a big continental football competition as hosts, the atmosphere at the Black Queens training grounds is unusually muted. At the El-Wak Stadium at the heart of a military base in Accra, Ghana’s women’s team go through their paces under scorching temperatures. The session is competitive, and coach Bashir Hayford is