7:08 AM ET Diamond Sports Group, which owns 19 regional sports networks (RSNs), has ventured into bankruptcy, a predictable development that will nonetheless have a major impact on the way fans watch games and the way teams profit off them. Diamond, a Sinclair subsidiary that is known to viewers as Bally Sports, stands as the
Month: March 2023
Nathan Ellis wasn’t originally in Australia’s ODI squad for the India tour. An injury to Jhye Richardson opened up a spot for him, and now he is relishing every moment of being with the Australia side on tour. Like pinning Virat Kohli lbw in a ten-wicket victory in the second ODI in Visakhapatnam. Like smashing
6:30 AM ET PITTSBURGH — When cornerback Cameron Sutton officially hit free agency last week, a void opened in the Pittsburgh Steelers’ locker room. It started expanding into a gaping hole when Sutton agreed to a three-year, $33 million deal with the Detroit Lions on the first day of free agency’s legal tampering period. Not
5:00 AM ET Barcelona‘s 2-1 win in El Clasico confirmed that Real Madrid have a host of serious problems over and above the 12-point gap which has now opened at the top of LaLiga. The reigning champions’ defeat at Camp Nou, even though it was only the length of an eyebrow which ruled Marco Asensio‘s
4:12 AM ET DAKAR, SENEGAL — Heading into the final day of the Basketball Africa League (BAL) Sahara Conference in Dakar, there is still no team which can say beyond doubt that they have qualified for the playoffs. After ABC Fighters beat Kwara Falcons 79-76 and US Monastir beat REG 84-79 on Monday, there is
2:37 AM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” MIAMI — The dream matchup of Shohei Ohtani pitching to Mike Trout could become reality Tuesday night. Ohtani plans to hit and pitch in the finals of the World Baseball Classic against
1:38 AM ET MEMPHIS — For the second time this month, Memphis Grizzlies forward Dillon Brooks faces an automatic one-game suspension due to his technical fouls total for the season. In yet another eventful performance for the pesky defender known as Dillon “The Villain,” Brooks picked up his 18th technical foul of the season for
12:00 AM ET What’s at stake Tuesday night in the World Baseball Classic final between the United States and Japan at Miami’s LoanDepot Park? Oh, just global baseball bragging rights for at least the next three years. It’s the matchup that most baseball fans have been not-so-secretly hoping for throughout the tournament — and it’s
12:21 AM ET Andrew LopezESPN HOUSTON — Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr said he couldn’t even remember the last time his team won a road game before Monday night. When told it was Jan. 30, Kerr briefly paused. “Thanks, that doesn’t make me feel any better,” he said. Golden State snapped an 11-game road
11:51 PM ET ESPN News Services Tennis great Martina Navratilova said she is cancer-free nearly four months after announcing she had been diagnosed with throat and breast cancer. Navratilova, 66, who won a total of 59 Grand Slam titles across singles and doubles, had said in January that the cancer was in Stage 1. “As
10:57 PM ET MIAMI — Munetaka Murakami, it turns out, was due. Murakami, the star Japanese third baseman who owns the nation’s home run record and is coming off a Triple Crown, struck out in his first three plate appearances of Monday night’s World Baseball Classic semifinal. But he came through when it mattered most,
10:18 PM ET NEW YORK — Julius Randle scored a career-high 57 points, but that wasn’t enough to save the New York Knicks from a disappointing 140-134 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves on Monday night at Madison Square Garden. Randle’s dominance was apparent throughout the first three quarters of a defenseless showcase in which the
8:40 PM ET Alabama opened practice Monday without star edge rusher Dallas Turner and reserve linebacker Deontae Lawson, who will miss all of the spring as they recover from surgeries. Turner, a Freshman All-American in 2021, had four sacks and eight tackles for loss last season. His role could expand after Will Anderson Jr., his
8:17 PM ET BEREA, Ohio — The Cleveland Browns have re-signed Joshua Dobbs to be their backup quarterback, his agent, Mike McCartney, tweeted Monday. Dobbs was Cleveland’s backup quarterback last year behind Jacoby Brissett during the 11 games Deshaun Watson was suspended for violating the league’s personal conduct policy by committing sexual assault, as defined
9:04 PM ET ESPN News Services Former NFL quarterback Cam Newton, a Heisman Trophy winner at Auburn, will throw at the Tigers’ pro day on Tuesday, he announced in a 54-second video on social media Monday night. The video came complete with plenty of Newton’s patented laughs, while throwing to receivers inside a practice bubble.
8:17 PM ET ESPN News Services The Atlanta Braves have apparently decided who will replace the departed Dansby Swanson as their starting shortstop. It’s not who most people expected it to be. Vaughn Grissom and Braden Shewmake were optioned to Triple-A Gwinnett on Monday. That leaves utility infielder Orlando Arcia as the likely replacement for
8:01 PM ET Alaina GetzenbergESPN BUFFALO, N.Y. — On the same day the Bills saw their leading rusher the past four seasons depart for the Houston Texans, Buffalo reached agreement with former New England Patriots running back Damien Harris on a one-year deal, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Just hours earlier, the Texans and
7:05 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN PHILADELPHIA — Chicago Bulls guard Lonzo Ball underwent cartilage transplant surgery on his left knee earlier Monday, a procedure coach Billy Donovan said gives Ball the best chance to, at some point in the future, resume his NBA career. “I know he’s going to work really hard [on his rehab],”
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