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
11:11 AM ET ARLINGTON, Texas — In his first public appearance, incoming Big 12 commissioner Brett Yormark said the conference is “exploring all options” when it comes to further expansion, including the possibility of adding Pac-12 schools. “We’re open for business,” Yorkmark said Wednesday when specifically asked about considering schools from the Pac-12. “And optionality
1:57 PM ET Rory McIlroy is the consensus favorite to win The Open and the only golfer with odds in the single digits at the majority of sportsbooks, but bettors in the U.S. and abroad can’t resist backing long shot Tiger Woods. At Caesars Sportsbook, McIlroy is 9-1 to win this week at St. Andrews.
West Indies vs Bangladesh 2nd ODI Live: Bangladesh won the first ODI by six wickets© AFP Bangladesh have won the toss and opted to field against West Indies in the second ODI in Providence. In the first ODI, Spinner Mehidy Hasan and Bangladesh exploited “ideal conditions” to defeat the West Indies by six wickets on
12:29 PM ET The New York Rangers have signed center Vincent Trocheck to a seven-year deal after his big playoff performance, sources tell ESPN’s Emily Kaplan. More was expected from the Carolina Hurricanes in the postseason, and a second-round loss to the New York Rangers — with a seventh game on home ice — is
12:22 PM ET The Toronto Blue Jays have fired manager Charlie Montoyo. The Blue Jays announced the surprising move Wednesday afternoon, naming bench coach John Schneider as Montoyo’s interim replacement for the remainder of the season. Despite lofty expectations this season, the Blue Jays entered Wednesday with a 46-42 record and in fourth place in
Jonas Vingegaard launched a stunning attack on the final climb of stage 11 to claim the Tour de France lead from defending champion Tadej Pogacar. The 152km mountain stage from Albertville was set to be Pogacar’s biggest test yet in this year’s race. And Jumbo-Visma’s Vingegaard, who was 39 seconds adrift of Pogacar in third,
The Wallabies expect more consistency from powerhouse prop Taniela Tupou while Allan Alaalatoa is also available, boosting to their hopes of toppling England in the deciding third Test on Saturday night. After two months out with a calf injury, Tupou’s return was patchy in Australia’s 25-17 second-Test loss in Brisbane. He crashed over for a
File image of Ambati Rayudu© Twitter Right-handed batter Ambati Rayudu who last played a first-class game in 2017, will be playing for Baroda now as he has been roped in by Baroda Cricket Association for the upcoming domestic season. The association is also trying to bring Deepak Hooda back, who had left Baroda after a
5:00 AM ET BANGKOK, Thailand — It has been the briefest of summers for Jurgen Klopp and Liverpool. Just 45 days after losing the Champions League final against Real Madrid in Paris, the team that came so close to achieving an unprecedented quadruple last season was back in action in a friendly against Premier League
Sep 19, 2019 Editor’s note: This story was published after Yair Rodriguez’s win over Chan Sung June. Rodriguez faces Max Holloway on Nov. 13. Yair Rodriguez landed what some consider the greatest knockout in UFC history Saturday night in Denver, finishing Chan Sung Jung — best known as “The Korean Zombie” — with a brutal
Olympic gold medallist Katie Archibald has announced she will not ride at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham as she recovers from a series of injuries. The 28-year-old Scot won the madison with Laura Kenny in Tokyo last year, along with silver in the team pursuit. Archibald won gold and silver medals at Gold Coast 2018