News Adverts for batting, pace-bowling and spin coaches unveiled after short-term appointments in 2020 The ECB have ramped up their search for new full-time batting, pace-bowling and spin-bowling coaches for England’s men’s teams after formally advertising the three vacant roles. England have used a number of coaches to fill the roles on a short-term basis
Month: December 2020
12:49 PM ET ESPN News Services Major League Baseball has reclassified the Negro Leagues as a major league and will count the statistics and records of its 3,400 players as part of MLB history. MLB said Wednesday it was “correcting a longtime oversight in the game’s history” by elevating the Negro Leagues on the centennial
12:28 PM ET Virginia Tech has opted out of a bowl game, ending the nation’s longest bowl streak at 27 straight years. Coach Justin Fuente said Wednesday he met with the team, and the players decided they wanted to bypass any postseason opportunity. Virginia Tech finishes the season 5-6 and joins Boston College, Pitt, Virginia
12:49 PM ET USC got off to a fast start in the college football early signing period with ESPN 300 quarterback Jaxson Dart committing to the Trojans on Wednesday. Dart is the No. 73-ranked recruit overall. The 6-foot-3, 210-pound signal-caller from Draper, Utah, is the second-highest-ranked commit in the Trojans’ class. He chose USC over
6:00 AM ET CLEVELAND — Over and over, both late Monday night and then Tuesday, Cleveland Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski refused to admit to any moral victory. Sure, his team went toe-to-toe with the defending AFC North champions and the reigning MVP. But ultimately, Stefanski noted, the Browns lost to Baltimore, 47-42 — game
12:38 PM ET The Los Angeles Angels, actively rebuilding their bullpen under first-year general manager Perry Minasian, signed left-handed reliever Alex Claudio to a one-year, $1.125 million contract, the organization announced on Wednesday. Claudio, 28, had a 3.44 ERA and a 1.27 WHIP in 311 appearances with the Texas Rangers and the Milwaukee Brewers from
12:24 PM ET Deion Sanders promised he would go after big-name recruits when he was announced as Jackson State‘s new coach, and he is delivering on that promise — landing a commitment from ESPN JC 50 cornerback De’Jahn Warren on Wednesday. Warren, the No. 4-ranked junior college prospect, flipped his commitment from Georgia. The four-star
6:00 AM ET EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Sunday was supposed to be the Odell Beckham Jr. revenge game. Prime time. Beckham’s Cleveland Browns against the New York Giants (8:20 p.m. ET, NBC) at MetLife Stadium. Both teams have something at stake in mid-December. The Browns (9-4) are on the verge of a playoff berth, and
7:48 AM ET Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson is no stranger to UFC main events, but there is one role the two-time welterweight challenger doesn’t want to get accustomed to: gatekeeper. Thompson faces Geoff Neal in Saturday’s Fight Night headliner in Las Vegas, and it’s the second time in a row Thompson, 37, will be fighting a
Report The captain blasted 39 off 14 balls while Malik turned in an all-round show in a comprehensive win against Galle Gladiators How the match played out A strong opening stand, a cool-headed 69-run partnership between Shoaib Malik and Dhananjaya de Silva, finishing fireworks from Thisara Perera and an utterly dominant bowling effort – Jaffna
11:38 AM GMT Eddie Jones has been cleared to continue as a consultant for Japanese Top League side Suntory Sungoliath after the Rugby Football Union said there is no conflict of interest despite England and Japan being drawn in the same 2023 World Cup pool. “Eddie has had a consultancy agreement with Suntory for over
Paralympic champion Jon-Allan Butterworth has retired from professional cycling. Butterworth – a three-time silver medallist at London 2012 – joined British Cycling in 2007, 10 weeks after having his arm amputated because of injuries suffered in Iraq. “I have enjoyed a long and successful career,” Butterworth said. “My proudest achievement is becoming the first British
11:16 AM ET Maryland flipped ESPN 300 linebacker Branden Jennings from Michigan on Wednesday, giving the Terrapins their second top-100 linebacker commit in the class. Jennings is the No. 67-ranked recruit overall and joins linebacker Demeioun Robinson, the No. 35-ranked prospect. Jennings is a 6-foot-3, 225-pound prospect from Jacksonville, Florida, and was the second-highest-ranked commit
8:30 AM ET During Jimbo Fisher’s first practice at Texas A&M, he made a proclamation about who was in charge and what he expected. “It ain’t how it used to be,” Fisher barked. “It ain’t gonna be how it used to be.” Late in his third season, Fisher’s Aggies have already proved him prophetic in
6:03 AM ET [Editor’s note: With one tweet, the Bottom 10 season was over. But not before the final word from the Power 5 likes of Kansas, Arizona, Vanderbilt and Florida from the Big 12, Pac-12 and even the mighty SEC.] Inspirational thought of the week When you walk away from meThere is no place
10:37 AM ET Cincinnati Bengals defensive tackle Geno Atkins is out for the season. He was placed on injured reserve Wednesday, the team announced. Atkins, 32, has been battling a shoulder injury he suffered during training camp. The 11th-year player out of Georgia was limited in his usage throughout the entire season because of the
9:50 AM ET Omar Vizquel has been accused of domestic abuse by his wife, Blanca, who alleged multiple instances of physical violence from the former star shortstop in a report published Wednesday by The Athletic. Blanca Vizquel told The Athletic that her husband physically abused her in 2011 — before they were married in 2014
9:25 AM ET Associated Press PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh‘s season is over. Quarterback Kenny Pickett‘s college career is not. The senior announced late Tuesday night he will return in 2021. Pickett had participated in Pitt’s Senior Day festivities against Virginia Tech last month, an indication he was going to enter the NFL draft. Apparently not. “One
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