10:22 PM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Minor league baseball players and Major League Baseball struck a tentative deal Wednesday on the first collective-bargaining agreement between the sides that will more than double player pay, sources familiar with the
9:21 PM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick said Wednesday that the team’s championship success in his 23-year tenure isn’t part of his mindset when looking ahead to the 2023 season. “We’re not resting on our past laurels; that’s not the message to the team or the fans,” Belichick told the
7:36 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — The New York Rangers have signed forward Filip Chytil to a four-year contract extension worth $17.75 million, locking up another member of their core long term. The team announced the deal Wednesday night. Chytil will count just under $4.44 million annually against the salary cap through the
6:57 PM ET Former US Open champion Bianca Andreescu suffered two torn ligaments in her left ankle at the Miami Open this week and is unsure when she will be fit to return to action, she said Wednesday. Andreescu, the No. 31-ranked player in the world, retired from her fourth-round match against Russia’s Ekaterina Alexandrova
12:12 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Maguire is stuck in a tough position: indispensable for England, but a bench player for Man United. What should he do from here? Michael Regan – The FA/The FA via Getty Images After playing every minute of England‘s two Euro qualifiers during the international break, Harry Maguire will face a familiar
6:37 PM ET Associated Press SAN JOSE, Calif. — The San Jose Sharks signed defenseman Nikolai Knyzhov on Wednesday to a two-year, $2.5 million contract extension through the 2024-25 season. Editor’s Picks 1 Related The 25-year-old Knyzhov returned to the Sharks lineup March 6 after missing nearly two full years with lower-body injuries. He has
5:57 PM ET Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. — NASCAR fined Daniel Suarez $50,000 on Wednesday for hitting another vehicle on pit road following the race at Circuit of the Americas. The fine was classified as a behavioral penalty and cited “contact with another vehicle on pit road after the race.” Suarez hit both his Trackhouse
5:11 PM ET Associated Press EVANS, Ga. — Rose Zhang lived up to her billing as the best female amateur in the world by playing bogey-free and handling the par 5s at Champions Retreat on Wednesday for a 6-under 66 to take a one-shot lead in the Augusta National Women’s Amateur. For the last two
5:12 PM ET Free agent wide receiver Marvin Jones Jr. is expected to sign a one-year, $3 million contract that can be worth up to $5 million with the Detroit Lions, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Wednesday. Jones, 33, caught 119 passes for 1,361 yards and seven touchdowns the past two seasons with
12:02 PM ET Adriana Garcia Former Spain and Barcelona coach Luis Enrique has said he wants to manage in the Premier League but confirmed he hasn’t received any offers from England. Luis Enrique, who has been out of a job since leaving Spain after their elimination from the 2022 World Cup, has been linked with