1:24 PM ET The San Diego Padres, reeling in their quest to reach the playoffs this season, fired their decorated pitching coach, Larry Rothschild, on Monday. Rothschild, 67, was in his second year with the Padres and spent the previous 18 years as a pitching coach for the New York Yankees and the Chicago Cubs.
11:13 AM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — New England Patriots quarterback Cam Newton will remain away from the team until Thursday due to a “misunderstanding” on COVID-19 tests “conducted away from NFL facilities,” the club announced. Newton’s absence comes after he traveled to a Patriots-approved medical appointment that required him to leave the New England region,
7:48 PM ET ESPN.com Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print The FedEx Cup playoffs started with 125 players. When the weather-delayed Northern Trust finally came to an end Monday evening, only 70 advance on to this week’s BMW Championship. After that, the top 30 will qualify for the season-ending Tour Championship with a shot
1:49 PM ET Bryson DeChambeau has accepted an invitation to compete in the Professional Long Drivers Association World Championship in Mesquite, Nev., on Sept. 27. DeChambeau posted on Instagram that he believes that long-drive competitions are an opportunity to help grow the game of golf. “I want to show the world how incredibly talented and
Aug 23, 2021 Patrick Reed is recovering in a Houston hospital after being diagnosed with bilateral pneumonia, according to the Golf Channel’s Todd Lewis. Reed released a statement to Lewis, saying he is on the road to recovery, and that he looks forward to returning to the golf course once he is cleared by the
3:03 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Terence Crawford is inching closer to the biggest fight of his career. After Top Rank and PBC failed to complete a deal for Crawford to defend his title against Shawn Porter by Friday’s deadline, the WBO ordered a purse bid Monday that will be held Sept. 2 where the rights
3:48 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN The Teofimo Lopez-George Kambosos soap opera appears to be reaching its conclusion. Triller’s Ryan Kavanaugh told ESPN he sent contracts on Monday to both Lopez and Kambosos for the undisputed lightweight title fight to take place Oct. 5 at New York’s Hulu Theater at MSG. “We’re really excited about it:
2:50 PM ET Associated Press MILTON, Mass. — Jimmy Hayes, who won a national hockey championship at Boston College and played seven seasons in the NHL, has died. He was 31. A law enforcement official said medics on Monday were called to the Hayes home in the Boston suburbs, where he was pronounced dead. No
12:44 PM ET Associated Press PHOENIX — The Fiesta Bowl Organization announced a multi-year partnership with Caesars Entertainment on Monday, pairing one of the biggest postseason college football games with legal sports gambling in Arizona. It’s the first partnership between a college bowl game and a company that specializes in sports betting. Caesars will host
1:13 PM ET Associated Press The two singles champions at this year’s US Open will earn 35% less than in 2019, the last time the Grand Slam tennis tournament allowed spectators, while prize money for qualifying and the first three rounds of the main draw will rise as part of an overall increase. A year
5:43 PM ET ESPN News Services BALTIMORE — The surging Atlanta Braves handed the Baltimore Orioles their 18th straight loss on Sunday, the longest skid in the major leagues since the Kansas City Royals dropped 19 straight in 2005. The 3-1 defeat was one of the more competitive games the O’s have played during the
7:00 AM ET NFL experts Today’s NFL quarterbacks do so many different things extremely well, and picking out the best of the best is no easy task. Every Sunday, we are treated to incredible highlight-reel plays across the league, from 60-yard deep balls to huge gains on designed rushes to inconceivable pinpoint throws outside the
7:16 AM ET How has the NBA’s landscape changed after the draft and free agency? The biggest shocker came on draft night, when the Los Angeles Lakers sprung a deal with the Washington Wizards to land former MVP Russell Westbrook. The move created the league’s newest superstar Big Three of Westbrook, LeBron James and Anthony
Afghanistan are set to play Pakistan in three ODIs.© Twitter Afghanistan’s three-match ODI series against Pakistan has been moved from Sri Lanka’s Hambantota to Pakistan because of logistical challenges in the Afghanistan team’s travel. The Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) CEO Hamid Shinwari confirmed the shift of the ODI series to ESPNcricinfo. No commercial flights are
Dhanashree Verma poses for a photo with her dogs,© Instagram Known for her trendy social media posts, Dhanashree Verma took to Instagram to show fans how she celebrated Raksha Bandhan on Sunday. The doctor-cum-choreographer shared some photos, where she could be seen tying rakhi threads on her and husband Yuzvendra Chahal‘s dogs, Scotty and Groot.
10:35 AM ET Sometimes the best thing for a narrative is a little disruption. On Saturday night in Las Vegas, one could argue Yordenis Ugas didn’t just play a spoiler role. He provided an intervention. Had the odds played out accordingly and Manny Pacquiao beat Ugas to regain the WBA “super” welterweight title, it would
6:30 AM ET Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba has set a scorching pace in the race for the 2021-22 Premier League Playmaker of the Season award (given to the player who registers the most assists) so far. Two games in and he has already managed five assists for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s team, more than he
8:00 AM ET ESPN staff We’ve finally made it. The 2021 college football season is kicking off this week. And unlike last year, all conferences are a go right from the start this fall. With that, it’s time to break down the top 100 players who will be most worth watching. Over the course of