10:40 PM ET A defamation lawsuit filed against Major League Baseball and the Los Angeles Angels by Brian Harkins, the longtime clubhouse attendant who was fired for supplying illegal ball-doctoring substances to pitchers, has been struck down in Orange County Superior Court. Judge Geoffrey T. Glass granted the defendants’ motion to dismiss Harkins’ complaint, stating
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12:00 PM ET ALLEN PARK, Mich. – Inside Ford Field toward the end of last season, there was a large white mural with Matthew Stafford on it, his back turned with his left arm raised — index finger pointed in the air. It was a striking image then, what with few fans allowed inside the
9:31 PM ET The NHL has suspended former Arizona Coyotes general manager John Chayka through Dec. 31, 2021, a source confirmed to ESPN. Commissioner Gary Bettman made the ruling Monday and circulated a memo to all teams that stated Chayka engaged in “conduct detrimental to the league and game.” Bettman’s ruling also said Chayka “breached
9:00 PM ET The UFC is finalizing a middleweight contest between former champion Robert Whittaker and Paulo Costa to headline UFC Fight Night on April 17, officials confirmed to ESPN on Monday. The 185-pound contest will take place at a location to be determined. Whittaker (22-5) lost the middleweight championship to Israel Adesanya in October
5:58 PM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” After sending a letter to Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred that suggested delaying spring training “to allow for the COVID-19 situation to improve here,” Cactus League executive director Bridget Binsbacher told
2:06 PM ET Tom Brady‘s father says both he and his wife battled COVID-19 last year, which “stressed out” the star quarterback as he was beginning his first season with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Tom Brady Sr., in an interview Monday with ESPN Radio’s #Greeny, said he was hospitalized for three weeks at one point
3:37 PM ET Major League Soccer announced the 2021 MLS season will begin on Saturday, April 3 and feature 34 matches for each of the league’s 27 clubs, including expansion side Austin FC. – Carlisle: Can new coach Neville help Beckham’s Inter Miami?– Stream MLS matches on ESPN+ (U.S. only) The regular season will conclude
1:34 PM ET Clemson linebacker Mike Jones Jr. entered his name in the transfer portal on Monday. The redshirt sophomore was a starter for the Tigers this past season and is listed as a grad transfer in the portal. He was an ESPN 300 prospect in the 2018 class, originally from Lebanon, Tennessee, before transferring
6:39 PM ET Associated Press CHICAGO — The NHL has placed Chicago Blackhawks forward Alex DeBrincat and defenseman Adam Boqvist on the league’s COVID-19 protocol list. The NHL announced the decision on Monday. The move means DeBrincat and Boqvist won’t be able to play, practice or travel with the team until they are cleared. Chicago
6:36 PM ET LSU is expected to hire Minnesota Vikings defensive backs coach Daronte Jones as defensive coordinator, sources told ESPN. Jones, who completed his first season with the Vikings after two seasons with both the Cincinnati Bengals and Miami Dolphins, replaces Bo Pelini, who was fired after just one year at LSU. As ESPN
5:44 PM ET The PGA of America has named Southern Hills Country Club in Tulsa, Oklahoma, the host site for the 2022 PGA Championship, replacing Trump Bedminster, which was dropped by the organization two weeks ago. The tournament, which will be held May 19-22, 2022, will be played at a longtime major championship venue that
4:08 PM ET The biggest news in the soccer world on Monday involved the manager change at Chelsea, as club legend Frank Lampard was sacked and former Paris Saint-Germain coach Thomas Tuchel (who also coached Christian Pulisic at Borussia Dortmund) brought in to revamp the struggling Blues, who are ninth in the Premier League at
4:10 PM GMT Italy head coach Franco Smith has named a 32-man squad for the Six Nations, but will be without star full-back Matteo Minozzi after the Wasps player opted out of the tournament. Minozzi, who has scored 11 tries in 22 caps for his country, wrote on social media that he was “physically and
And they’re not alone; the top three teams in the conference are rolling right now, as the Clippers’ win streak hit seven after Sunday’s win over the Oklahoma City Thunder. The defending-champion Lakers, meanwhile, have won eight of their past 10. Check out which other teams are cruising into Week 6, and which teams are
6:09 AM ET The UFC is working to finalize a welterweight matchup between former champion Tyron Woodley and Vicente Luque at UFC 260 on March 27, per multiple sources. Contracts have not been signed, but the promotion is close to officially booking the 170-pound contest. The UFC has not officially announced a location for the
2:53 PM ET Associated Press Investment bank Citi decided Monday to keep its sponsorship of Justin Thomas, condemning the anti-gay slur he muttered and requiring him to donate a “meaningful portion” of his deal as part of an active role in LGBTQ causes. Carla Hassan, the chief marketing officer of New York-based Citi, announced the
11:20 AM GMT Ireland included Tadhg Furlong in their squad for this year’s Six Nations as coach Andy Farrell said on Monday that the British and Irish Lions prop was ready to join the group despite last playing almost a year ago. Furlong has not played since last year’s Six Nations and his club, Leinster,
2:13 PM GMT England will be without two of their most experienced forwards for the Six Nations with Joe Launchbury and Joe Marler both ruled out, the Rugby Football Union (RFU) confirmed in a statement on Monday. Launchbury, a second-row, misses out due to a fibia stress fracture, while prop Marler has opted out due