10:55 PM ET Outfielder George Springer and the Toronto Blue Jays have agreed to a six-year, $150 million contract, sources confirmed to ESPN’s Jeff Passan. Springer is headed to the Blue Jays’ spring training facility in Dunedin, Florida, for a physical. If all goes according to plan, Toronto will get the star it has been
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Former England captain Kevin Pietersen issued a friendly warning to India on the upcoming tour of England to India for four Tests and limited-overs internationals. In a tweet referring to India’s Test series win in Australia on Tuesday, Pietersen wrote: “India – yeh aitihaasik jeet ka jashn manaye kyuki yeh sabhi baadhao ke khilaap hasil
3:35 PM ET Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes remains in the NFL’s concussion protocol, and it’s too early to say that he definitely will play in Sunday’s AFC Championship Game against the Buffalo Bills, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Mahomes cleared certain steps Monday, “some big steps,” sources told Schefter, but the reigning Super
6:24 PM ET They say that lightning doesn’t strike twice in the same place and Frank Lampard will certainly be hoping that old maxim rings true after his Chelsea team were beaten by a Leicester side which moved to the top of the Premier League after a 2-0 victory at the King Power Stadium. Brendan
4:55 PM ET Tiger Woods has undergone a microdiscectomy to alleviate nerve pain in his lower back and will not compete in next week’s Farmers Insurance Open or the Genesis Invitational next month. An announcement came via Woods’ Twitter account that he had “recently undergone a microdiscectomy procedure to remove a pressurized disc fragment that
3:56 PM ET Alabama coach Nick Saban has targeted former Jacksonville Jaguars and Buffalo Bills head coach Doug Marrone to be the Crimson Tide’s new offensive line coach, and hopes to finalize a deal with Marrone soon, sources told ESPN. Marrone is set to join former Houston Texans head coach Bill O’Brien, who replaced Steve
6:41 PM ET Associated Press DENVER — Colorado and Minnesota swapped veteran defensemen on Tuesday, with the Avalanche acquiring Greg Pateryn and the Wild receiving Ian Cole. The trade represents a significant salary-cap savings for Colorado from Cole’s $4.25 million hit to Pateryn’s $2.25 million. It also frees up a spot on the left side
4:17 PM ET Eric WoodyardESPN New Indiana Pacers wing Caris LeVert roamed the practice facility sidelines Tuesday for the first time as a member of the squad — and after an MRI recently revealed a small mass on his left kidney. Though LeVert is out indefinitely, the 26-year-old sees the situation as something bigger than
5:14 PM ET The NHL announced that it will stop using pucks with imbedded tracking technology for the foreseeable future due to complaints about their performance during the start of the 2021 season. The change is effective beginning with Tuesday night’s games. The NHL reviewed the first supply of tracking pucks that it has been
1:49 PM ET Adam Rittenberg Close ESPN Senior Writer College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Mike Triplett Close ESPN Staff Writer Covered Saints for eight years at New Orleans Times-Picayune Previously covered LSU football, San Francisco 49ers Iowa native and University of Iowa graduate Defensive line coach Ryan Nielsen is
2:08 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Kyrie Irving rejoined the Brooklyn Nets on Tuesday, saying he took a leave of absence in part because he “just needed a pause.” Irving practiced with the team and could play Wednesday in Cleveland. He has missed the past seven games, five while away from the team
3:43 PM ET Although Annika Sorenstam said that Jan. 6 was “a dark day in American history,” the Golf Hall of Famer on Tuesday did not say she regretted her decision to attend and accept the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Donald Trump just one day after the violence at the U.S. Capitol in
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His glove-work has often attracted criticism but the Indian team firmly backs Rishabh Pant since he is a “match-winner” and an impact player on foreign soil, India head coach Ravi Shastri eulogised the young wicket-keeper after he shaped side’s phenomenal win in the Brisbane Test. Pant (89 not out off 138 balls) held his nerves
9:10 AM ET NFL NationESPN The 2020 NFL playoffs are down to the top four teams heading into championship weekend. However, that also means that 28 other teams have begun their offseasons. Ahead of them looms free agency and the 2021 NFL draftto help shore up weaknesses and holes in their rosters. There are several
11:43 AM ET Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Ty Dillon landed a Daytona 500 ride with Gaunt Brothers Racing, a pairing of a driver and team both trying to rebuild in 2021. Dillon spent four seasons driving for Germain Racing but lost his ride when lack of sponsorship led the team to close. Gaunt Brothers
12:54 PM ET A woman has filed a multimillion-dollar lawsuit against UFC superstar Conor McGregor for alleged personal injury, her lawyer confirmed Tuesday with ESPN. Dave Coleman, the attorney for the woman, said the suit, over events that allegedly took place in 2018, was filed Monday in the High Court in Dublin, Ireland. In addition,
11:56 AM ET Three-division titlist Claressa Shields will be returning to the ring for the first time in over a year to fight IBF Super Welterweight champion Marie-Eve Dicaire in a bout to unify the super welterweight division March 5. The fight will be the headliner of an all-women Pay Per View card on FITE