4:03 PM ET Pete ThamelESPN The Big 12 is finalizing a deal to hire Scott Draper of the American Athletic Conference as the league’s new vice president in charge of football, sources told ESPN on Monday. Draper spent the last eight seasons running football at the AAC, where he served as the primary contact for
Month: September 2022
South Africa power-hitter Tristan Stubbs fetched the highest bid of Rand 9.2 million (USD 520,000 approx.) during the inaugural SA20 player auction in Cape Town. Sunrisers Eastern Cape won a fierce bidding war against MI Cape Town and Jo’burg Super Kings to snap up their homegrown hero. Uncapped batter Donavon Ferreira, who plays for Titans,
1:56 PM ET When greatness becomes pallid, when the extraordinary becomes extremely ordinary, it’s almost always a hard story to tell. The reason that Hans Christian Andersen’s fable of “The Emperor’s New Clothes” is still famous today, the one where the king loses sight of reality and is conned by weavers into wearing nothing at
3:26 PM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” The Detroit Tigers hired Scott Harris as president of baseball operations Monday, choosing the San Francisco Giants‘ general manager to run the organization as it tries to transition from a half-decade-long rebuild
2:33 PM ET PITTSBURGH — After another anemic performance from the Pittsburgh Steelers offense, coach Mike Tomlin is holding off pressing the panic button on that unit and starting quarterback Mitch Trubisky ahead of Thursday night’s matchup with the Cleveland Browns. “I’m going to exercise appropriate patience and continue to teach and ask the guys
2:25 PM ET Associated Press LAS VEGAS — Police in Las Vegas said Monday they’re investigating allegations that a fan in the stands struck Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray amid celebrations of Arizona’s 29-23 overtime victory over the Raiders. Murray was high-fiving front-row spectators at Allegiant Stadium following Byron Murphy Jr.’s game-ending fumble return on Sunday
2:42 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — The Mets are on track to have baseball’s highest payroll for the first time since 1989, among a record-tying six teams set to pay a penalty for spending. The Los Angeles Dodgers, who started the season as the top spender, fell into second due to Trevor Bauer’s
2:38 PM ET Associated Press CLEMSON, S.C. — Clemson defensive tackle Bryan Bresee returned to campus Monday but will head back to Maryland with coach Dabo Swinney and up to 40 players and staffers for the funeral of his sister, Ella. The 15-year-old died of brain cancer, Bresee announced on Thursday. Her brother, a Clemson
1:27 PM ET BEREA, Ohio — Cleveland Browns defensive end Jadeveon Clowney will not play Thursday against the Pittsburgh Steelers, coach Kevin Stefanski said Monday. Clowney suffered a right ankle injury while chasing quarterback Joe Flacco during the second half of Sunday’s 31-30 loss to the New York Jets. Clowney limped back and forth on
12:45 PM ET Pete Thamel Myron Medcalf Close ESPN Staff Writer Covers college basketball Joined ESPN.com in 2011 Graduate of Minnesota State University, Mankato Emoni Bates, a former high school star who transferred from Memphis to Eastern Michigan this summer, was arrested Sunday night in Superior Township, Michigan, after sheriff’s deputies discovered a firearm in
9:10 AM ET LIV Golf CEO and commissioner Greg Norman is visiting Capitol Hill later this week to discuss the new circuit’s plans and business model with lawmakers, a LIV Golf spokesperson confirmed to ESPN on Monday. Norman, a two-time Open Championship winner, hopes to educate lawmakers about what the new circuit is doing to
12:41 PM ET NEW ORLEANS — Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Mike Evans has been suspended without pay for one game for his role in Sunday’s altercation with New Orleans Saints cornerback Marshon Lattimore, the NFL announced Monday. Evans was suspended for violating unnecessary roughness and unsportsmanlike conduct rules, the league said. Evans will not
12:22 PM ET Associated Press The NBA Replay Center has a new leader. Kane Fitzgerald, who spent 13 years working as an NBA referee, has been announced as the league’s new vice president of referee operations and replay center principal. He’s replacing another former referee in Jason Phillips, who left the job after three years.
11:00 AM ET Jose Aldo‘s legacy is rich with championships. He reigned with the UFC featherweight belt through a record seven title defenses, and before that, he was the WEC champ. But for the man known as the King of Rio, a notable accomplishment was that he made moments come alive for fans and fellow
11:00 AM ET Every top-10 college football team won by double digits, and still, Week 3 had its moments of absurdity and amazement. The Nos. 11, 12 and 13 teams were all upset on the road. There were walk-off field goals (Indiana), walk-off Hail Mary touchdowns (App State), field storms (also App State … and
11:40 AM ET Minnesota wide receiver Chris Autman-Bell, a multiyear starter, will miss the remainder of the season after sustaining a lower-leg injury in Saturday’s win against Colorado. Autman-Bell, a sixth-year senior who led the team in receiving in 2021, will undergo surgery, coach P.J. Fleck announced Monday. Autman-Bell suffered the injury on a non-contact
10:56 AM ET Defensive tackle Jordan Renaud committed to Alabama on Monday. Renaud, ranked No. 45 in the 2023 ESPN 300, attends Tyler Legacy High School in Tyler, Texas. Renaud, the fourth-best defensive tackle in the 2023 cycle, chose Nick Saban and the Crimson Tide over Brent Venables and the Sooners. 1 Related Alabama now
9:00 AM ET As is usual this time of year, the future is about to morph into the present for a host of talented, young stars in the NHL. In turn, many members of this gaggle of fresh pro faces are equally ready to make an impact within the fantasy fold. Here’s our annual round-up
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