2:34 PM ET Associated Press TORONTO — George Springer thinks the Blue Jays‘ promising young core is similar to the group he played with that led the Astros to their first World Series title in 2017. Springer and the Blue Jays agreed last week to a team-record $150 million, six-year contract. He joined a roster
Month: January 2021
3:17 PM ET The SEC football schedule release on Wednesday featured the return of nonconference games and an opening-day slate on Sept. 4 that includes Power 5 matchups LSU at UCLA, Georgia vs. Clemson (Charlotte, North Carolina) and Miami vs. Alabama (Atlanta). Louisville and Ole Miss will play one another on Sept. 6, Labor Day,
2:57 PM ET ESPN News Services The New York Yankees quickly found a replacement for their bullpen, agreeing to a $2.5 million, one-year contract with submarining right-hander Darren O’Day, according to multiple reports. The deal includes player and club options for 2022 and is subject to a successful physical, according to reports. O’Day takes the
2:00 PM ET Northwestern football coach Pat Fitzgerald has agreed to a new 10-year contract with the school that stretches through the 2030 season. Fitzgerald, a former star linebacker at Northwestern who twice won national Defensive Player of the Year honors, is the winningest coach in team history, with a 106-81 record in 15 seasons.
1:12 PM ET Utah Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell will not play in Wednesday’s game against the Dallas Mavericks after he was placed in the concussion protocol, the team announced. The Jazz said it was not immediately clear when Mitchell suffered the injury. He played 34 minutes in Tuesday’s 108-94 win over the New York Knicks,
2:05 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN The NBA announced that All-Star voting for this season will begin Thursday at noon and will conclude at midnight on Feb. 16. Fans can submit one full ballot each day through either the NBA App or NBA.com throughout the voting period, and they can vote for up to 10 unique
1:37 PM GMT England coach Eddie Jones has said he is excited by the dual challenge of dealing with a rash of withdrawals from his squad and a succession of coaching disruptions as he prepares his defence of the Six Nations championship. Jones is without half of his first-choice pack after Sam Underhill joined Joe
1:09 PM ET ESPN News Services The Atlanta Braves plan to honor Hank Aaron during the upcoming season, with the first of those initiatives being a $1 million donation to establish the Henry Louis Aaron Fund, which will work to increase minority participation among players, managers, coaches and front-office personnel. That was an issue Aaron
1:28 PM ET Florida offensive coordinator Brian Johnson is headed to the Philadelphia Eagles as quarterbacks coach, a source told ESPN. Johnson, 33, will join the staff of new Eagles coach Nick Sirianni and offensive coordinator Shane Steichen. He spent the past three seasons under Dan Mullen at Florida, and was promoted from quarterbacks coach
1:54 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Zack Scott was promoted to acting general manager of the New York Mets on Wednesday, eight days after GM Jared Porter was fired. Scott was hired as assistant GM on Dec. 23 after 17 seasons with the Boston Red Sox, the last two as assistant GM. “Zack
1:08 PM ET MOBILE, Ala. — General manager Mickey Loomis acknowledged this will be a “daunting” offseason for the New Orleans Saints, who will likely need to replace Drew Brees at quarterback and could be close to $100 million over the salary cap. But Loomis made it clear that the Saints aren’t going into rebuilding
1:41 PM ET The NBA has fined Denver Nuggets guard Jamal Murray $25,000 for striking Dallas Mavericks guard Tim Hardaway Jr. in the groin area, the league announced Wednesday The incident occurred during the Nuggets’ 117-113 victory over the Mavericks on Monday night at American Airlines Center. Murray received a flagrant foul 2 penalty and
1:24 PM ET Associated Press UConn said it has postponed its next two men’s basketball games, including Thursday’s scheduled contest with No. 3 Villanova, after learning that an official who worked its Tuesday night win over Butler has tested positive for the coronavirus. The Huskies have been placed in a daily testing protocol and a
1:48 PM GMT Ireland captain Johnny Sexton has said the muscle strain he sustained in Leinster’s PRO 14 derby against Munster on Friday is “nothing major” and he intends to be fit for his side’s opening Six Nations game against Wales on Feb. 7. Coach Andy Farrell said he is hopeful that Jacob Stockdale will
News The first practice game is due to begin on July 21 and the second on July 28. The first Test starts on August 4 India will warm up for their five-Test series in England this summer by playing two four-day fixtures against an India A side in July. Northamptonshire and Leicestershire were confirmed as
10:48 AM 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 There’s no disputing the long anticipated world heavyweight clash between Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua is 2021’s biggest story for British boxing, but beneath
11:00 AM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Former New York Mets general manager Brodie Van Wagenen was hired as chief operating officer of Roc Nation Sports on Wednesday, returning to the representation business two years after his unconventional leap
11:17 AM ET ESPN News Services Curt Schilling should remain on the National Baseball Hall of Fame ballot next year despite his request to be removed, the Baseball Writers Association of America said in its recommendation to the hall’s board of directors Wednesday. “It is the position of the Baseball Writers’ Association of America that
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