11:19 AM ET Associated Press The Kansas City Royals exercised their club option on Mike Matheny for the 2023 season on Thursday, eliminating any uncertainty over whether their manager will remain with the club after the coming season. Matheny is entering his third season with the Royals, which includes the COVID-19-shortened 2020 season and his
Month: March 2022
10:00 AM ET The Final Four is the deciding weekend of the national championship in college basketball, and while the conclusion is paramount, the event is far more than that. On this fabulous weekend when the game crowns a champion, there is also the largest gathering of the year in fans, media and the game’s
9:00 AM ET Shane Beamer had an opportunity to transform South Carolina‘s roster this offseason, and he took it. Like most coaches, Beamer targeted the transfer portal and tried to find players with experience that could help his team win at a faster rate than just recruiting high school recruits. He signed former Oklahoma quarterback
Lewis Hamilton has spoken about his mental and emotional struggles, saying in a social media post that it was “hard some days to stay positive”. The 37-year-old Mercedes driver told fans on Instagram they were not alone. “It’s been such a tough year already with everything that is happening around us,” the Briton said. “I
8:30 AM ET We’re in the middle of a very rare off week in the UFC schedule — and in MMA, in general, actually — with no big fights to watch as we close out March and kick off April. That said, there is plenty to discuss and reflect on in this sport, including the
Four-time world champion Sebastian Vettel will begin his Formula 1 season at the Australian Grand Prix after recovering from Covid-19. Reserve driver Nico Hulkenberg replaced Vettel in the Aston Martin, but was unable to score any points, finishing 17th in Bahrain and 12th in Saudi Arabia. Vettel, 34, will line up alongside team-mate Lance Stroll
6:00 AM ET ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Finding “Mount Scoutmore” was the goal. Create a shortlist honoring the most influential and talented NFL scouts in history. Poll those who know, do the research, sift through the records and find four or five who built the foundation of what the profession has become and those who have
8:00 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart, the leading defender on the NBA’s leading defense, believes he is the Defensive Player of the Year. So, too, does Mikal Bridges, the Phoenix Suns‘ fourth-year wing and the franchise’s top NBA All-Defensive candidate. But, based on the award’s history, it’s unlikely either of the
7:27 AM ET Dalen CuffESPN Duke vs. North Carolina, the greatest rivalry in college sports, has produced a plethora of iconic moments. On Saturday night, the two storied schools will meet in the NCAA tournament for the first time in an unlikely clash in the Final Four. Mike Krzyzewski is the greatest college coach of
Britain’s Tom Pidcock has signed a new five-year contract with Ineos Grenadiers. Ineos, formerly Team Sky, consider Pidcock a rider who can challenge for top honours in road cycling. “Ineos Grenadiers is the right team,” he said. “It’s the team I grew up dreaming of joining.” Pidcock, from Leeds, came third in Wednesday’s Belgian semi-classic
7:00 AM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” We’re exactly one week away from the start of the 2022 MLB season. With Opening Day (finally) in sight, it’s time to predict what we’ll see this year. In this space last
6:43 AM ET Pete ThamelESPN PHILADELPHIA — North Carolina Tar Heels men’s basketball coach Hubert Davis exited the collective embrace of his coaching staff, walked down the sideline for the postgame handshake after UNC clinched a Final Four bid on Sunday and began feeling the emotion bubbling up inside of him. As he approached Saint
6:06 AM ET Associated Press PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — Robinson Canó is ready to take another swing at first base. A second baseman throughout his career, Canó is scheduled to play first in spring training Thursday as the New York Mets experiment with options that could keep his bat in the lineup on occasion.
4:00 AM ET SAN JOSE, Costa Rica — A raucous, celebratory atmosphere inside the Costa Rica National Stadium dictated the mood. Los Ticos had just finished off a 2-0 win to remain undefeated all time against the United States men’s national soccer team in San Jose. There were even fireworks, despite the fact the home
Report Australia, who have only 13 players to choose from, named an unchanged line-up Pakistan won the toss and elected to bowl in the second ODI against Australia in Lahore with the hosts aiming to bounce back and keep the series alive. Even though the decision spectacularly backfired in the series opener, captain Babar Azam
1:02 AM ET ESPN News Services GLENDALE, Ariz. — Arizona Coyotes leading scorer Clayton Keller was taken off the ice on a stretcher after suffering a leg injury in Wednesday night’s 5-2 win over the San Jose Sharks. Keller was taken to a local hospital for further evaluation, and the Coyotes said they would update
1:25 AM ET TAMPA, Fla. — In one of the most shocking moves of arguably the wildest NFL offseason in recent memory, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers announced Wednesday that coach Bruce Arians is transitioning from a head-coaching role into a front-office one, with defensive coordinator Todd Bowles being elevated to head coach. The timing of
12:07 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN The top of the NBA’s Eastern Conference couldn’t be much more compact. Entering Tuesday’s action, four teams — the Miami Heat, Milwaukee Bucks, Boston Celtics and Philadelphia 76ers — were within a single loss of one another. And, in serendipitous timing, all four were set to face off, with the