6:00 AM ET TEMPE, Ariz. — A.J. Green isn’t one to show a lot of emotion but one idea got him to chuckle and let out a half smile. The Arizona Cardinals‘ newest wide receiver — signed last week to a one-year deal with $6 million guaranteed — was talking about playing alongside Pro Bowl
Month: March 2021
Ineos Grenadiers co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe says general manager Sir Dave Brailsford has his backing in the wake of Richard Freeman’s tribunal. Freeman was recently found guilty of ordering banned testosterone in 2011 while he was chief doctor for British Cycling and Team Sky. Brailsford, who worked for both at the time, has come under
6:10 PM ET Star San Diego Padres shortstop Fernando Tatis Jr. left his team’s spring training game Tuesday against the Cincinnati Reds because of left shoulder discomfort. Tatis, who throws with his right hand, left the game in the third inning after making a defensive play at shortstop. Tatis moved to his right to field
6:26 PM ET Quarterback Joe Flacco has agreed to a contract with the Philadelphia Eagles, his agency announced Tuesday. “Congratulations to our client @JoeFlacco on signing with the @Eagles #NextChapter,” JL Sports tweeted. Flacco is receiving a one-year deal with $3.5 million guaranteed and the opportunity to earn $4 million more in incentives, a source
5:24 PM ET Associated Press TORONTO — Blue Jays reliever Kirby Yates is expected to have season-ending surgery on his right elbow, general manager Ross Atkins said Tuesday. The Blue Jays also reported two other injuries: Outfielder George Springer will miss the next four or five days because of a strained oblique muscle, and left-hander
5:23 PM ET Associated Press MIAMI — It has been 20 years since Venus Williams won her home tournament, and her stay at the 2021 Miami Open was brief. Williams was eliminated on the first day of play Tuesday by 89th-ranked Zarina Diyas of Kazakhstan, 6-2, 7-6 (10). Williams, who is 40 years old and
5:36 PM ET Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Twins optioned prized prospect Alex Kirilloff to their alternate training site on Tuesday, leaving a wide-open competition for playing time in left field while giving the 2016 first-round draft pick more time to develop. Jake Cave, Kyle Garlick and Brent Rooker are the primary candidates at
5:00 PM ET HOUSTON — Deshaun Watson‘s lawyer, Rusty Hardin, said in a statement that his law firm has “strong evidence” showing that one of the lawsuits alleging sexual assault against the Houston Texans quarterback is false and that it “calls into question the legitimacy of the other cases as well.” Hardin added that he
5:30 PM ET Associated Press PITTSBURGH — Pitt sophomore forward Justin Champagnie is going to test the NBA waters. Head coach Jeff Capel made the announcement on Tuesday. Champagnie was one of the bright spots for the Panthers (10-12), earning All-Atlantic Coast Conference first-team honors after averaging 18.0 points and 11.1 rebounds. “The feedback I
4:33 PM BST The 2021 British & Irish Lions tour to South Africa will go ahead as planned after officials said on Tuesday that they had dismissed the idea of staging the series in the United Kingdom and were now looking at only one option. A joint statement from the Lions and SA Rugby said
4:26 PM ET Charlotte Hornets rookie guard LaMelo Ball underwent surgery Tuesday to repair a fractured right wrist and remains unlikely to return to the lineup this season, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Ball, 19, suffered the injury on a fall in a 125-98 loss to the Clippers in Los Angeles on Saturday. Sources said
4:08 PM ET The Cincinnati Bengals have signed former first-round pick Eli Apple to a one-year deal, the team announced Tuesday. Apple, the No. 10 pick in the 2016 draft, was briefly with the Carolina Panthers in 2020 after previous stints with the New Orleans Saints and the New York Giants, the team that drafted
3:13 PM ET Jon Rahm is considered among the favorites to win the Masters in a few weeks, but the golfer said that recommendation should come with an asterisk: His wife, Kelley, is expecting the couple’s first child. “All I can say is if anybody’s thinking of betting on me [at] the Masters, maybe think
3:11 PM ET Associated Press Milwaukee Brewers reliever Josh Hader expects to remain more of a traditional ninth-inning closer this season after occasionally working multiple innings earlier in his career. “The closer rule is a good fit, especially with the bullpen arms we have,” Hader, a two-time All-Star, said Tuesday from the Brewers’ spring-training site
3:21 PM ET Associated Press The National College Players Association said Tuesday that NCAA president Mark Emmert has informed a group of basketball players who started a social media campaign to protest inequities in college sports that he will meet with them after March Madness. NCPA executive director Ramogi Huma said in a statement he
2:31 PM ET Associated Press The Preakness will be run in front of a limited capacity of 10,000 fans at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore on May 15. Organizers of the second jewel of horse racing’s Triple Crown announced the decision Tuesday. Churchill Downs has said it expects the Kentucky Derby to be run in
News Captain says other squad members ‘absolutely’ set to play in remaining two matches Eoin Morgan and Sam Billings are in doubt to play in Friday’s second ODI against India after picking up injuries in the series opener. Morgan split the webbing between his right thumb and index finger while fielding and needed four stitches
2:53 PM ET The Houston Rockets are progressing on several fronts in talks to trade guard Victor Oladipo, and there’s strong confidence they’ll execute a deal ahead of Thursday’s NBA trade deadline, sources tell ESPN. The Rockets are increasingly comfortable with the offers on Oladipo in the marketplace, which include young players and first-round pick
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