Month: June 2022

1:18 PM ET Slugger Yordan Álvarez and the Houston Astros agreed to a six-year, $115 million contract extension, sources told ESPN’s Jeff Passan. The deal will begin next season and buys out three of Álvarez’s free-agent years, sources said. It represents the biggest contract ever for a player whose primary position is designated hitter and
0 Comments
1:12 PM ET Associated Press IRVING, Texas — The Big 12 Conference is distributing a record $426 million of revenue to its 10 schools for the 2021-22 school year, a nearly 25% increase over last year and 10% higher than its peak before the pandemic. Texas Tech president Lawrence Schovanec, chairman of the Big 12
0 Comments
12:30 PM ET The Baltimore Orioles have promoted Eve Rosenbaum to assistant general manager of baseball operations, the team announced Friday. Rosenbaum most recently served as the team’s director of baseball development, a role she has held since 2019. She’ll advise GM Mike Elias and assistant GM Sig Mejdal. Rosenbaum spent five seasons with the
0 Comments
12:22 PM ET The Los Angeles Lakers on Friday announced the hiring of Darvin Ham as their new head coach, with general manager Rob Pelinka praising the Milwaukee Bucks assistant’s “no-nonsense and hard-working approach.” The Lakers said Ham had signed a multiyear deal to be their 28th head coach in franchise history but did not
0 Comments
11:31 AM ET Associated Press TORONTO — The struggling Minnesota Twins have arrived in Toronto without regular right fielder Max Kepler and relief pitchers Emilio Pagán, Caleb Thielbar and Trevor Megill; all of them are on the restricted list to comply with the Canadian government’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate. The four players will miss the three-game
0 Comments
11:03 AM ET Veteran center Alex Mack has announced his retirement following a 13-year career with the Cleveland Browns, Atlanta Falcons and San Francisco 49ers. Mack was selected with the 21st overall pick of the 2009 draft by the Browns. During his seven seasons in Cleveland, Mack was named to three Pro Bowls and twice
0 Comments
10:23 AM ET ESPN News Services The Philadelphia Phillies have fired manager Joe Girardi, president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski announced Friday. The move was made with the Phillies at 22-29, having lost seven of their past nine games and sitting in third place in the National League East, 12 games behind the New York
0 Comments
10:14 AM ET Notre Dame’s storied fight song will now include recognition of the university’s female students. University president the Rev. John Jenkins announced Thursday night that the “Notre Dame Victory March” will change its lyrics to recognize the “daughters” of Notre Dame. The song, which has become synonymous with Fighting Irish football, included the
0 Comments
9:06 AM ET ESPN News Services Louisville’s athletic board has promoted Josh Heird to permanent athletic director after nearly six months leading the department on an interim basis. The University of Louisville Athletic Association’s board of directors and personnel committee approved Heird’s promotion in a special meeting Friday morning. He received a five-year contract through
0 Comments