6:20 PM ET The Oakland Athletics and first baseman Jesus Aguilar agreed to a one-year, $3 million contract Tuesday, according to multiple reports. The deal is pending a physical. Aguilar, 32, will join his sixth MLB team if the deal is finalized. The one-time All-Star spent most of last season with the Miami Marlins. Editor’s
6:09 PM ET CARSON, Calif. — For interim United States men’s national team coach Anthony Hudson, there is no hiding the obvious. After a successful run to the Round of 16 at the World Cup, the hope was to build off — and celebrate — that performance to begin the new cycle. Instead, after a
6:27 PM ET Scott Rolen has been elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame, preventing a shutout in the BBWAA balloting for the second time in three years. None of the other 27 players listed on the 2023 Hall ballot cleared the 75% threshold for election, though there were a couple of near-misses. The results
6:09 PM ET Andrew LopezESPN New Orleans Pelicans forward Zion Williamson, who has been out since Jan. 2 with a right hamstring strain, is progressing with his rehabilitation and will be re-evaluated again in two weeks, the team said Tuesday. Meanwhile, the Pelicans could also get Brandon Ingram, their other All-Star forward who hasn’t played
5:12 PM ET Kendra AndrewsESPN SAN FRANCISCO — Golden State Warriors center James Wiseman will likely make his return to the court Wednesday night against the Memphis Grizzlies after missing the last 11 games with a left ankle sprain. Warriors coach Steve Kerr said Wiseman was questionable for the game following practice Tuesday, and Wiseman
7:00 AM ET ESPN staff The Boston Bruins entered the 2022-23 NHL season with modest expectations. The team amassed 107 points last season, before bowing out in the first round of the 2022 Stanley Cup playoffs. During the summer, the Bruins fired head coach Bruce Cassidy and replaced him with Jim Montgomery. Caesars Sportsbook gave
3:27 PM ET Carl Cheffers will serve as the lead referee for Super Bowl LVII, the NFL announced Tuesday. Cheffers received the prized assignment for the second time in three seasons and the third in the past seven years. He was also the referee in Super Bowls LII and LV. The league uses a variety
4:01 PM ET Aaron Rodgers has not made any decision about whether he intends to continue his NFL career in 2023 — let alone with what team that would be — but he said he understands the business aspect of it. Because of that, he said Tuesday on “The Pat McAfee Show” that he knows
3:59 PM ET Associated Press GREEN BAY, Wis. — Green Bay fired coach Will Ryan on Tuesday, three days after the Phoenix suffered their 11th consecutive loss. Ryan, the son of former Wisconsin coach Bo Ryan, posted a 15-61 record in 2½ seasons. Freddie Owens, who had been an assistant coach on Ryan’s staff, will
2:36 PM ET Associated Press ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Michigan All-America running back Blake Corum reported his car stolen earlier this month in Ann Arbor. Corum’s camouflage-wrapped 2017 Camaro adorned with his BC2 logo was stolen from a parking garage between Jan. 13 and Jan. 16, according to Ann Arbor Police Department records. Corum tweeted
3:22 PM ET Mike Clevinger, a starting pitcher who signed with the Chicago White Sox earlier this offseason, is under investigation for violating Major League Baseball’s domestic violence policy, a source told ESPN on Tuesday, confirming an initial report by The Athletic. The investigation stems from allegations made by a woman, Olivia Finestead, who accused
2:52 PM ET KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — With Tennessee coming off its best season in more than two decades, football coach Josh Heupel has been rewarded with a contract extension that will pay him $9 million per year. The raise of $4 million will take Heupel to fifth among SEC head football coaches. The only four
3:03 PM ET FRISCO, Texas — Running back Tony Pollard underwent surgery Tuesday to repair ligaments from a high ankle sprain he suffered in the Dallas Cowboys‘ divisional round playoff loss to the San Francisco 49ers, according to a source. Pollard suffered the injury with 1:24 left in the first half when 49ers defensive back
3:45 PM ET Headlined by Bronny James and four Kentucky signees, 22 of the top 23 prospects in the ESPN 100 have been named to the 46th annual McDonald’s All American Game. The rosters were unveiled Tuesday on ESPN’s NBA Today. Kentucky, which has the No. 1 recruiting class in 2023, leads the way with
3:43 PM ET Jeff Borzello Close Jeff Borzello ESPN Staff Writer Basketball recruiting insider. Joined ESPN in 2014. Graduate of University of Delaware. Paul Biancardi Close Paul Biancardi Basketball Recruiting National Recruiting Director for ESPN.com 18 years of coaching experience at Division I level Former Horizon League coach of the year at Wright State Twenty-four
2:37 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Former heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua and Jermaine Franklin are in the process of finalizing a deal for a fight on April 1 at the O2 Arena in London, sources told ESPN. Terms have been verbally agreed but there are no signed contracts yet, sources said, who added that there are
Joburg Super Kings 182 for 2 (du Plessis 113*, Hendricks 45) beat Durban’s Super Giants 178 for 6 (Klaasen 65, Holder 28*, Coetzee 3-21) by 8 wickets A sensational century from Faf du Plessis saw Joburg Super Kings claim a much-needed eight-wicket win over Durban’s Super Giants. In a clash between the two sides at
12:41 PM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” The Boston Red Sox acquired shortstop Adalberto Mondesi from the Kansas City Royals for left-handed reliever Josh Taylor on Tuesday, providing middle-infield depth to buttress losses this winter to free agency and