10:12 PM ET Los Angeles Angels star Shohei Ohtani began the 2023 season with a twist: calling his own pitches through a PitchCom device hidden underneath his jersey near his left shoulder. Ohtani’s decision to call his own game is directly related to the pitch clock. “Shohei’s got so many pitches he can throw,” Angels
Month: March 2023
9:34 PM ET Duce Robinson was the final ESPN 300 prospect from the 2023 class to announce his commitment after waiting beyond the December and February signing periods. He made his decision Thursday, committing to USC over Georgia and Texas. Robinson, the No. 40 recruit overall, is a 6-foot-6, 235-pound tight end and wide receiver
9:44 PM ET Andrew LopezESPN DENVER — Nikola Jokic will miss Thursday night’s game with right calf tightness, the Denver Nuggets announced. Jokic was added to the injury report Wednesday afternoon after playing against the Philadelphia 76ers on Monday. It will be just the ninth game Jokic has missed this season. Denver hosts the New
9:13 PM ET The story isn’t over for Dusty May and the Florida Atlantic men’s basketball team. The school confirmed Thursday it has reached a long-term deal with May, who has led his team to a historic run to the Final Four at this year’s NCAA tournament. May, a fifth-year coach, is currently in his
3:16 PM ET Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Royals made seven-time All-Star catcher Salvador Perez the fourth captain in franchise history before their opener against the Minnesota Twins on Thursday, rewarding one of the club’s most popular players with the rare title. Unlike football or basketball, the captain title is bestowed
7:27 PM ET BOSTON — Baltimore Orioles catcher Adley Rutschman felt the Opening Day jitters. Last year was supposed to be his first season opener, but a right triceps strain delayed his debut until May. And so when he woke up on Thursday morning in Boston, hours away from first pitch, he felt the jitters
7:27 PM ET Associated Press AMHERST, N.Y. — Longtime Villanova assistant George Halcovage is taking over the Buffalo men’s basketball program, the school announced Thursday. Halcovage broke into coaching as a graduate assistant on Jay Wright’s staff at Villanova in 2008 before working his way up to associate head coach in Wright’s final season in
6:51 PM ET ESPN News Services Colorado Rockies closer Daniel Bard will open the season on the injured list because of anxiety. “From my experience, knowing myself, I think just taking a step back, taking time to work through things, get it right, is the best approach,” Bard told reporters Thursday, according to MLB.com. The
6:30 PM ET Pete ThamelESPN HOUSTON — In his 37th season as a head coach and at his second career Final Four, 73-year-old Miami coach Jim Larranaga told ESPN on Thursday that he fully expects to return to the school next season. He added that he hopes his tenure at Miami will be “a lot
7:15 PM ET Purdue Boilermakers center Zach Edey and Indiana Hoosiers center Trayce Jackson-Davis were among the five finalists for the Wooden Award and 10 All-Americans that were announced Thursday night. The Wooden Award, given annually to the best men’s and women’s college basketball player in the country, will be announced April 7. Edey, a
11:13 AM ET Associated Press Owners and directors of English Premier League clubs can be disqualified for human rights abuses, the organisation said Thursday. The league announced changes to its owners’ and directors’ test (OADT), which include new rules that will give it power to remove leading officials who contravene them. As well as human
6:18 PM ET Associated Press AUGUSTA, Ga. — Already the best amateur in women’s golf, Rose Zhang set another record Thursday to take a five-shot lead in the Augusta National Women’s Amateur, leaving her one round away at the home of the Masters from another big title. Zhang opened with a 6-under 66 at Champions
6:48 PM ET Alaina GetzenbergESPN Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin continued his tour of Washington D.C. this week, meeting with President Joe Biden on Thursday. Biden tweeted a photo of the meeting, along with the caption, “Damar Hamlin’s courage, resilience, and spirit inspired the American people. And what’s more: he turned recovery into action —
6:07 PM ET Associated Press Washington Nationals pitcher Stephen Strasburg was put on the 60-day injured list Thursday as he recovers from an operation for thoracic outlet syndrome. General manager Mike Rizzo said the 2019 World Series MVP is simply resting at this point. “He’s not doing anything, baseball-wise. I met with him yesterday. We
5:24 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN New York Knicks All-Star forward Julius Randle will be reevaluated in two weeks for a sprained ankle suffered in Wednesday night’s win over the Miami Heat, effectively ruling him out for the remainder of the regular season. The NBA playoffs will begin two weeks from Saturday. Randle, 28, suffered the
3:16 PM ET Bayern Munich‘s reign in the Bundesliga is threatened. They just panic-fired their manager with two months left in the season. They’re facing more uncertainty than they have in quite a while. They remain as Bayern as ever, though: still prolific, still the betting favorite (and the No. 2 favorite in the Champions
4:01 PM ET CHICAGO — Cubs starter Marcus Stroman was called for a pitch clock violation during the third inning of Chicago’s season-opening 4-0 win over Milwaukee on Thursday, making him the first player to be penalized under the new rule during a regular-season game. Stroman took his place in baseball’s history book for this
4:07 PM ET Associated Press GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Anthony Richardson completed the last of 45 passes, raised his right index finger and started jogging toward midfield. He got near the Florida Gators‘ logo and delivered a roundoff backflip that was as perfect as any throw he made during Florida’s pro day Thursday. It might have
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