9:48 PM ET On his first day back in uniform in a decade, new Chicago White Sox manager Tony La Russa felt fortunate to be on the practice field after the team stuck by him despite an arrest for DUI in February 2020. “I had already been beating myself up for the mistake without anyone
10:15 PM ET From the outset of his move into pro baseball in 2016, Tim Tebow followed a unique trail. The Heisman Trophy winner, NFL veteran quarterback and SEC football analyst for ESPN started out as a 29-year-old rookie in the minors, one who had not played competitively since his junior year of high school.
7:54 PM ET ESPN News Services Tim Tebow is retiring from baseball after five years as a minor leaguer with the New York Mets. The 2007 Heisman Trophy winner returned to baseball in 2016 for the first time since his junior year of high school and reached Triple-A, encouraged by then-general manager and current team
8:46 PM ET Star shortstop Fernando Tatis Jr. and the San Diego Padres reached agreement on a 14-year, $340 million contract extension, a source familiar with the deal told ESPN’s Jeff Passan. The $340 million extension is the third-largest contract handed out in MLB history, trailing only Mike Trout‘s $426.5 million extension over 12 years
11:07 PM ET ESPN staff Serena Williams is two wins away from capturing the Australian Open to tie Margaret Court for the most Grand Slam championships with 24. The first hurdle for the No. 10-seeded Williams is a semifinal matchup against No. 2 Naomi Osaka. Osaka already has prevented Williams from reaching the record 24th
6:08 PM ET U.S. women’s national team manager Vlatko Andonovski said star forward Alex Morgan is approaching top form ahead of the upcoming SheBelieves Cup, despite missing out on the team’s January camp due to a bout with COVID-19. Morgan, 31, her daughter Charlie and husband Servando Carrasco all tested positive for the coronavirus over
8:07 PM ET Major League Soccer and the New York Red Bulls have requested that the contract dispute involving the team and midfielder Kaku be taken to arbitration, the Red Bulls announced on Wednesday. The dispute has been dragging on for the last several weeks, with Saudi side Al-Taawoun claiming on Feb. 1 that they
4:54 PM ET ESPN Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email FC Porto scored in the opening minutes of both halves but Juventus grabbed a crucial away goal as the Portuguese side beat the Italian champions 2-1 in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 matchup. – Stream LIVE games and replays on ESPN+ (U.S.
6:04 PM ET Erling Haaland said Kylian Mbappe‘s hat trick for Paris Saint-Germain against Barcelona on Tuesday gave the Borussia Dortmund striker “motivation” in Wednesday’s 3-2 win over Sevilla FC. – Stream LIVE games and replays on ESPN+ (U.S. only)– ESPN’s Champions pick ’em: Compete for $4K of Amazon.com gift cards The 20-year-old Norwegian forward
8:04 PM ET Former UFC fighter Bryan Caraway has been charged with four felonies in a 2018 case involving the alleged theft of an all-terrain vehicle belonging to his ex-girlfriend, former UFC champion Miesha Tate. Caraway was charged with fraud, first-degree attempted theft, filing a false insurance claim and making a false statement on a