2:33 PM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Aaron Judge‘s record-setting 62nd home run ball is headed to auction later this month, with the attorney for the Texas man who caught it telling ESPN he already turned down a $3
2:52 PM ET Associated Press MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin interim head coach Jim Leonhard said Thursday his players are still grieving the loss of former Badgers receiver Devin Chandler and believes it might keep some from being focused enough to play Saturday at Nebraska. Chandler and Virginia teammates Lavel Davis Jr. and D’Sean Perry were
1:38 PM ET Leaders throughout college athletics are considering appointing a chief operating officer of college football who would report to a proposed FBS football governing board, according to a lengthy letter from the LEAD1 Association obtained by ESPN. The letter was sent this week to every Division I athletic director, members of the NCAA’s
2:09 PM ET CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — When a gunman started shooting passengers on a charter bus returning to the University of Virginia from a class field trip on Sunday night, Cavaliers running back Mike Hollins at first thought it was balloons popping. Then Hollins saw the alleged gunman, former Virginia walk-on football player Christopher Darnell
2:22 PM ET Free agent defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh has reached agreement on a one-year deal with the Philadelphia Eagles, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Thursday. Suh is the second veteran defensive tackle added by the Eagles in back-to-back days, following the addition of Linval Joseph on Wednesday. The Eagles have struggled against the
8:00 AM ET NBA Insiders The early part of the 2022-23 NBA season has been a welcomed fresh start for a number of surprise players looking to add some hardware to their résumés. While there is still plenty of season left, a handful of players have hopped into the driver’s seats for the NBA’s biggest
1:52 PM ET Associated Press Matt Fitzpatrick‘s fast start helped him move out in front in the Race to Dubai as Rory McIlroy struggled in the first round of the season-ending DP World Tour Championship. Fitzpatrick birdied his first five holes and finished with a bogey-free 7-under 65 on Thursday for his lowest round on
11:54 PM GMT Liam Napier LONDON — The All Blacks need not search their Teddington base to seek motivation for their final, headline Test of the year. At every appearance this week the All Blacks last meeting with England has been shoved in their face, with probes and reminders of their crushing 2019 World Cup
12:40 PM GMT Manu Tuilagi is back in the England team to face New Zealand on Saturday, with Jack Nowell also restored to the starting team having withdrawn shortly before last week’s win over Japan with a stomach issue. Maro Itoje will move back to the second row as coach Eddie Jones has gone for
11:12 AM ET Corey Anderson got an unexpected text message last month. The sender was his friend and fellow Bellator MMA fighter Anthony “Rumble” Johnson. Anderson and Johnson had not spoken for a few months, but Rumble was known for checking in on his buddies when they were getting close to a fight. This particular