5:46 PM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Arizona Diamondbacks assistant general manager Jared Porter is working on a deal to be the new GM of the New York Mets, sources told ESPN on Saturday, confirming multiple reports. A longtime
Month: December 2020
6:05 PM ET David SchoenfieldESPN Senior Writer Close Senior writer of SweetSpot baseball blog Former deputy editor of Page 2 Been with ESPN.com since 1995 Follow on Twitter Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email Let’s get right to it: I love the James McCann signing for the New York Mets, a four-year contract for $40
6:13 PM ET Baylor, the No. 2-ranked team in the country, is pausing men’s basketball team activities because of COVID-19 protocols, the school announced Saturday. The Bears’ games against Texas on Sunday and Tarleton State on Tuesday have been postponed. “This is a disappointing time for everyone involved with our program, but we will always
2:03 PM ET Nick Parkinson Close •Reports on boxing for ESPN.co.uk, as well as several national newspapers•Has been reporting on British boxing for over 15 years•Appears on BoxNation’s Boxing Matters show Reigning IBF, WBO and WBA heavyweight world titlist Anthony Joshua defends his belts against Kubrat Pulev on Saturday in front of about 1,000 fans
3:33 PM ET MANCHESTER, England — It has always irritated Manchester City and their supporters to be overshadowed by Manchester United and events at Old Trafford, where the two sides drew 0-0 on Saturday. Good, bad or indifferent, United’s historical might and global popularity has tended to claim the headlines, even when City have been
5:33 PM ET Arizona fired coach Kevin Sumlin on Saturday, a day after the Wildcats‘ 70-7 loss to rival Arizona State. The Wildcats are 0-5 this season after dropping their final seven games in 2019. Sumlin finishes 9-20 (6-17 in Pac-12 play) in three seasons at the school. He had two years left on his
4:56 PM ET Vanderbilt’s Sarah Fuller became the first woman to score in a Power 5 football game when she kicked an extra point in the first quarter of Saturday’s game against Tennessee. Fuller, a senior, made history when she booted the point-after following Ken Seals’ 18-yard touchdown to Cam Johnson with 1:50 left in
4:27 PM ET The Miami Dolphins suffered a significant loss ahead of Sunday’s game against the Kansas City Chiefs as starting running back Myles Gaskin was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list. The Dolphins are now minus their top three running backs versus Kansas City, with Matt Breida also on the reserve/COVID-19 list and Salvon Ahmed
3:14 PM ET Texas athletic director Chris Del Conte offered a public vote of confidence in Tom Herman on Saturday, announcing that Herman will remain head coach despite a football season that fell below expectations. The status of Herman, who is 31-18 in four seasons with the Longhorns, was the subject of much speculation throughout
4:11 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN Celtics coach Brad Stevens said Saturday that he is unsure the team’s biggest addition this offseason, center Tristan Thompson, will be ready to play in time for Boston’s season opener at home against the Milwaukee Bucks on Dec. 23. “I think that’s hard to say right now,” Stevens said after
4:03 PM ET Kentucky came up short against Notre Dame on Saturday, 64-63, dropping the Wildcats to 1-4 — their worst start since 1984-85. The Wildcats nearly erased a 24-point first-half deficit, but Olivier Sarr‘s shot at the buzzer didn’t fall and an offensive rebound put-back came after time expired. It was Kentucky’s fourth straight
2:53 PM ET American Patrick Reed carded a disappointing third-round 71 to drop into a share of the lead with Laurie Canter and Matthew Fitzpatrick at the European Tour’s season-ending DP World Tour Championship on Saturday. Overnight leader Reed finished on 11 under for the tournament in Dubai after rolling in birdies on the 15th
3:33 PM ET Ownership of the Tennessee Titans is remaining with the Adams family, with Susie Adams Smith agreeing to sell her share of the team to the family-controlled KSA Industries Inc. Amy Adams Strunk will hold a 50% share, with the other 50% held by Kenneth Adams IV, Barclay Adams and Susan Lewis. Those
3:38 PM ET Associated Press MIAMI — Miami coach Jim Larranaga responded angrily Saturday to the possibility the NCAA will ease its rules and grant all transfers immediate eligibility. The change would benefit the Hurricanes because Elijah Olaniyi would be able to play for them this season. But Larranaga blasted the timing of a possible
Dec 9, 2020 The Francisco Lindor trade rumors have been more reliable than any train the last five years, arriving and departing on schedule every November, before the return trip leading up to the July 31 deadline. Because Lindor is a superstar and turned down the Indians’ initial overture of $100 million in the spring
2:24 PM ET Oklahoma State‘s Chuba Hubbard, the leading rusher in the FBS in 2019, has opted out of the remainder of the season and is preparing for the 2021 NFL draft, Cowboys coach Mike Gundy announced Saturday. Hubbard, a junior from Alberta, Canada, won’t play in Saturday’s game at Baylor (3:30 p.m. ET/ESPN) or
2:42 PM ET EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — New York Giants quarterback Daniel Jones will start Sunday against the Arizona Cardinals after missing last week’s game with a hamstring injury, a source told ESPN. Jones practiced this week and was officially listed as questionable for the contest. But the Giants liked what they saw and Jones
Silverstone owners the British Racing Drivers’ Club have named the track’s pit straight after Lewis Hamilton in honour of his achievements this year. The 35-year-old became the most successful Formula 1 driver in history after clinching his seventh world title and breaking the record for most wins. BRDC president David Coulthard said he was “delighted
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