8:00 AM ET LAKELAND, Fla. — The New York Yankees are heavy favorites to win the American League East, after adding Gerrit Cole. The Tampa Bay Rays won 96 games last year, and nearly derailed the Houston Astros‘ run to the World Series. The Boston Red Sox, on the other hand, traded their best player,
Cofidis riders are being “held against their will” and “treated like plague victims” in the UAE says team president Thierry Vittu. The final two stages of the UAE Tour were cancelled after two “suspected” coronavirus cases, with riders at the event then tested for the virus. However, while the majority of teams have left UAE,
Play 06:44 Fantasy Picks: Allrounders Mohammad Hafeez and Shadab Khan should shine March 4: PSL – Lahore Qalandars v Islamabad United, Lahore Our XI: Luke Ronchi, Colin Munro/Dawid Malan, Mohammad Hafeez, Chris Lynn, Rizwan Hussain, David Wiese, Shadab Khan, Shaheen Afridi, Dale Steyn, Ahmed Safi Abdullah, Muhammad Musa Captain: Mohammad Hafeez It feels like Hafeez’s
6:15 AM ET European golfers have hit back at comments from former PGA Tour professional Paul Azinger after he belittled the significance of the European Tour during NBC’s Honda Classic final round coverage on Sunday. Azinger implied during the broadcast that wins on the PGA Tour are more significant and harder to achieve in comparison
4:30 AM ET The women’s Kunming Open tennis tournament scheduled to begin in April in China’s Anning city has been cancelled due to the coronavirus outbreak, the WTA Tour said on Tuesday. The April 27-May 3 claycourt event, which features 32 singles players and 16 doubles teams, is the second 125K series tournament to be
12:15 AM ET MIAMI — It felt like a statement win at the perfect time Monday night, but according to Miami Heat All-Star Bam Adebayo, his team’s 105-89 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks shows the Heat’s potential yet doesn’t change their underdog status. “We’re always the underdog. I feel like we can play with anybody.
7:50 AM ET HE WILL LIKELY have his number retired in Miami, deserves a statue in Cleveland and has left an indelible mark on Team USA. But now, 17 years in and past his 35th birthday, the word “Lakers” across LeBron James‘ chest seems to have inspired a transformation. James has embraced playing a position,
11:00 PM ET NFL NationESPN With the NFL combine behind us, we’re just two weeks from the start of free agency and 52 days away from the 2020 NFL draft. And after teams spent the past week in Indianapolis talking to and evaluating prospects, things are becoming more clear at the top of Round 1.
10:57 PM ET ESPN News Services DETROIT — Captain Gabriel Landeskog withstood a crunching hit while making a pass that sprang Logan O’Connor for a breakaway goal in the second period, and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Detroit Red Wings 2-1 on Monday night for their seventh straight victory. Vladislav Namestnikov also scored for the
9:00 PM ET ESPN News Services LOS ANGELES — Tim Ritvo is out as chief operating officer of The Stronach Group, which runs Santa Anita Park, where a large number of horse deaths has provoked a crisis in the sport. The company announced the move on Monday, saying that Ritvo left the same day to
8:11 PM ET Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio — The opening of Ohio State‘s spring practice Monday began the competition to determine the Buckeyes’ likely starting quarterback of the future. Coach Ryan Day got an initial look at Jack Miller and C.J. Stroud in the first of 15 practices that culminate in the spring game April
2:43 PM ET IT’S MIDAFTERNOON, and Kyle Long has everything and nothing to do. He plays video games well into the night and wakes up whenever he wants. He went off-roading in the desert south of Las Vegas recently, unfettered by contract restrictions. He has lost 50 pounds. Retiring from the NFL at 31, Long
6:53 AM GMT Alex Malcolm Australia’s star allrounder Ellyse Perry suffered a right hamstring injury while fielding during the winner-takes-all clash with New Zealand at the Junction Oval. Perry fielded a ball at mid-off and threw in one motion, off balance, trying to run out New Zealand captain Sophie Devine. She immediately crumpled to the
8:00 AM ET When it comes down to player evaluation in college football, the quarterback position is the most difficult to project future production and success. A great deal of it is dictated by circumstance, scheme fit and enrolling early to get adjusted to the speed of the college level with new terminology. Some quarterback
6:41 PM ET Hard-hitting super middleweight prospect Edgar Berlanga will be featured on the undercard of featherweight world titlist Shakur Stevenson’s first defense, on March 14 at the Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York, Top Rank announced on Monday. Top Rank said Berlanga’s opponent for the scheduled eight-round bout will be finalized
6:59 PM GMT The remaining games of rugby’s Six Nations Championship will, subject to future government intervention, go ahead, despite the coronavirus outbreak that has led to the postponement of this Saturday’s Ireland v Italy match, organisers said on Monday. There had been fears that the games on March 14 between Italy and England in
4:33 PM ET In the aftermath of a wild and brutal slugfest against Dan Hooker on Feb. 22 in Auckland, New Zealand, Paul Felder hinted that he was contemplating retirement after the 35-year-old Philadelphia native had just lost a split decision by the thinnest of margins. But with a couple of weeks to think it
5:50 PM ET Watch a replay of the show here. UFC middleweight champ Israel Adesanya said Monday that the circular mark on his left forearm is just “a little scrape” and that his title defense against Yoel Romero in the main event of UFC 248 on Saturday is not in jeopardy. “It’s just a little