5:16 PM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Ten Kansas City Royals players, including four of their top hitters and their best two starting pitchers this season, will not travel to Toronto this week for the four-game series with the
3:49 AM ET Former world No. 1 Justin Rose has withdrawn from The 150th Open ahead of his opening round at St Andrews, Scotland. The British golfer was due to play alongside former Ryder Cup teammates Francesco Molinari and Tommy Fleetwood but withdrew on Thursday citing a back injury during his warm up. Japan’s Rikuya
Skipper Rohit Sharma on Tuesday roared back to form with a brilliant half-century in the first One Day International (ODI) against England at The Oval in London. However, during the match, one of his trademark pull and hook shots struck a young fan in the stands, which halted the game for a few minutes while
1:09 AM BST ESPN staff All Blacks coach Ian Foster has made two backline changes for the series-deciding Test against Ireland, while also handing Roger Tuivasa-Sheck his first chance at international rugby. The former NRL star will come off the bench to make his Test debut at Sky Stadium in Wellington, while David Havili and
12:37 AM BST Billy Vunipola was once sceptical about psychologists but says near-daily chats with a specialist have played a major part in the England number eight’s return to top form in Australia. After a period of international exile, Vunipola produced his finest performance for his country in years on Saturday as England levelled the
10:12 PM ET The opening hours of NHL free agency did not bring us an answer as to where Nazem Kadri and John Klingberg would be skating in 2022-23, but there was no shortage of money being doled out elsewhere. Plus, we were treated to some blockbuster trades, as the Carolina Hurricanes added Brent Burns
10:21 PM ET Denver Nuggets guard Kentavious Caldwell-Pope has agreed on a two-year, $30 million extension, his agent, Klutch Sports CEO Rich Paul, told ESPN on Wednesday night. The deal, which starts with the 2023-24 season, includes a player option, Paul said. Caldwell-Pope had been entering the final year of his contract, which will pay
8:58 PM ET Kathleen McNamee LEIGH, England — With their fans out in force in the lead up to the game, the Netherlands entered Wednesday’s clash as favourites in Group C. However, it was Portugal who stole the night, despite the final result. Having been tipped for the Women’s European Championship title, and being reigning
8:05 PM ET Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. — A defendant in a Mississippi welfare fraud case said in a court document she directed $1.1 million in welfare money to former NFL star Brett Favre at the direction of former Gov. Phil Bryant. Mississippi news outlets report that the accusation, which Bryant denies, is in a
6:02 AM ET ESPN staff The 2022 NHL offseason is in full swing, as the draft is now in the rearview mirror and teams look to mold their rosters via trades and re-signings. While the start of free agency is traditionally on July 1, it will begin this year on July 13 because of the
2:59 PM ET Washington Commanders owner Daniel Snyder’s attorney rejected the House Oversight committee’s reasoning for wanting him to testify under a subpoena later this month, reiterating that he would do so voluntarily. In a letter, attorney Karen Patton Seymour called the committee’s concerns that her client would withhold information if not testifying under a
12:26 AM ET Milwaukee Bucks guard Pat Connaughton has agreed on a three-year, $28.5 million extension with a player option, his agents, Jeff Schwartz and Jordan Gertler of Excel Basketball, told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski on Tuesday. Connaughton’s total deal is now four years and $34 million. He had previously exercised his option to return for
8:00 AM ET IT’S WEIRDLY INSTRUCTIVE to watch how baseball scouts watch baseball players. Everything they do is intended to hide what they’re actually doing, which has the unintended effect of making even their most subtle movements glaringly obvious. They also have another endearing quirk: They all know one another but don’t want anyone to
6:55 PM ET The San Jose Sharks traded defenseman Brent Burns and AHL forward Lane Pederson to Carolina for forward Steven Lorentz, AHL goalie Eetu Makiniemi and a conditional 2023 3rd-round pick. The Sharks retained 34-percent of Burns’s cap hit. Who comes out ahead in this one? Here’s how both GMs did in the swap:
6:55 PM ET While free agent signings dominated the discussion Wednesday as the market officially opened, there were a few trades as well. The Vegas Golden Knights dealt forward Max Pacioretty and defenseman Dylan Coghlan to Carolina for future considerations. No salary was retained in the deal as Vegas looked to clear cap space. Who
3:14 PM ET Oklahoma State football coach Mike Gundy offered advice — “jokingly,” he said — to new Big 12 commissioner Brett Yormark on Wednesday: Don’t let the Texas Longhorns and Oklahoma Sooners continue to participate in the league’s business meetings. Gundy, who has been Oklahoma State coach since 2005, said he’s surprised that the
4:57 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Jermell Charlo will defend his undisputed junior middleweight championship against Tim Tszyu on Jan. 28, the challenger announced Tuesday on Instagram. The fight for all four 154-pound titles will take place in the United States, sources told ESPN. PBC, which is handling the event, owns network deals with Showtime and
10:55 AM ET Before the pandemic screeched global travel to a halt, Gareth Bale had developed something of a summer ritual. For anywhere from two to four weeks, the then-Real Madrid star would bring his family to Los Angeles and soak in all the city had to offer. One year they might rent a house