11:51 AM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Two teenage baseball players are suing the Los Angeles Angels in a Dominican Republic court, alleging that the organization reneged on verbal agreements to sign them, a practice that has grown increasingly
Month: September 2022
7:00 AM ET LOS ANGELES — Standing on top of a double-decker bus driving through the city, general manager Les Snead took in the Los Angeles Rams‘ Super Bowl parade. His attire — a white long-sleeve shirt with his photo and the line, “F— them picks” — was a nod to the method that got
Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton will start the Italian Grand Prix at the back because of a grid penalty for using too many engine parts. The seven-time champion has been given his fourth power unit of the season – one more than is permitted. Hamilton’s brand-new third engine was damaged when he crashed into Alpine’s Fernando
10:29 AM ET Clemson coach Dabo Swinney agreed to a new 10-year, $115 million contract Thursday, the largest college football coaching contract by total compensation. The new, enhanced contract runs through the 2031 football season and averages $11.5 million over 10 years. In 2022, Swinney is set to earn $10.5 million, just behind Alabama coach
8:30 AM ET ESPN NFL Staff TAMPA, Fla. — Tampa Bay Buccaneers general manager Jason Licht had a hunch it was coming. It was Super Bowl Sunday last February, and he had been celebrating his birthday at home with family when he glanced down at his phone and saw a text message from quarterback Tom
7:00 AM ET ESPN staff After a wild Week 1 that featured five consecutive days of games, ranging from Appalachian State scoring 40 points in the fourth quarter alone and still losing to North Carolina to Iowa scoring seven points (on two safeties and a field goal) in four quarters and winning, what does the
9:00 AM ET After a 2021 season in which underdogs had their fourth straight profitable season (52.6%), the 2022 season begins with underdogs again being the story. Ten teams are listed as home underdogs, the most in a single Week 1 in the Super Bowl era. Since the 1970 merger, home underdogs have covered 54.2%
7:50 AM ET The LGPA returns to Ohio after more than a 30-year hiatus with the inaugural Kroger Queen City Championship in Cincinnati. The 144 players will compete over the weekend for a share of the $1.75 million purse. Gaby Lopez, who is coming off her third LPGA title at the Dana Open, is among
7:00 AM ET D’Arcy MaineESPN.com NEW YORK — Caroline Garcia and Ons Jabeur were both 16 years old when they first played against one another at a Grand Slam event. A year later they met again with a spot in a major junior final on the line. As heralded young players who frequently made deep
7:46 AM ET THE PROMOTER, TRAINER and fighter were in a chauffeur-driven car heading to a press conference in London earlier this year, and Dmitry Salita couldn’t help himself. He’s always been a big James Brown fan, and the serious promoter with a wry sense of humor found a chance to offer some levity with
7:00 AM ET play 3:12 Jeff Passan and Buster Olney break down Week 22 of the MLB Power Rankings and how the Mets are viewing Max Scherzer’s injury. The battle for the American League East division, which was once thought to be a lock, is heating up. With less than four weeks to go in
7:30 AM ET Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford had an offseason procedure on his right elbow to deal with the pain he experienced last season and to help prepare for this season, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. According to the sources, Stafford feels better today than he did at this time last year —
3:05 AM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — This was a match that would not end. Should not end, one might say. Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner, two of the brightest young stars of men’s tennis, traded shots of the highest quality and countless momentum swings across five sterling sets for 5 hours, 15 minutes
A spectacular game between Afghanistan and Pakistan at the Asia Cup Super 4 game in Sharjah on Wednesday was marred by crowd trouble in the stands. Several Afghanistan fans were detained by the Sharjah police following the incident. However, no arrests were made. Tempers flared as soon as Pakistan brought up victory in dramatic fashion
7:10 PM ET Barcelona coach Xavi Hernandez says he is already running out of praise for the “spectacular” Robert Lewandowski after the striker’s hat trick in Wednesday’s 5-1 Champions League win against Viktoria Plzen. Lewandowski, 34, took his tally for Barca to eight in five games since his €45 million move from Bayern Munich, while
12:09 AM ET ESPN News Services Struggling San Diego Padres slugger Juan Soto left Wednesday night’s 6-3 win against the Arizona Diamondbacks with a right shoulder contusion. Manager Bob Melvin disclosed the injury after the series finale in San Diego but said he thinks Soto should be ready when the Padres open a key series
6:39 PM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — As the San Francisco 49ers prepare to open the 2022 NFL season against the Chicago Bears on Sunday, coach Kyle Shanahan is well aware of the outside chatter about his unique quarterback situation. Shanahan already had an idea of how people would react when the Niners and incumbent
9:15 PM ET LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles Rams right tackle Rob Havenstein has signed a three-year contract extension, the team announced on Wednesday. Los Angeles didn’t reveal money figures, but ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler reported the deal will bolster Havenstein’s spot among the top-10 highest paid right tackles. The right tackle was going into the
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