2:59 PM ET Free-agent pitcher Robbie Ray and the Toronto Blue Jays have reached agreement on a one-year contract worth $8 million, a source told ESPN’s Jeff Passan. Ray was in the midst of his sixth season with the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2020 when they traded him to Toronto. Ray was 1-4 with a 7.84
Nov 6, 2020 Lightweight contender Felix Verdejo will fight Masayoshi Nakatani on Dec. 12, Top Rank vice president Carl Moretti told The Athletic. The fight will be the co-main event of a Top Rank card at the MGM Grand Conference Center in Las Vegas. Verdejo (27-1, 17 KOs), of Puerto Rico, was injured in a
6:14 PM ET Former WBO featherweight champion Shakur Stevenson will headline ESPN’s Dec. 12 card, Top Rank CEO Bob Arum said Friday. Stevenson (14-0, 8 KOs), who brought major boxing back on ESPN with a sixth-round knockout of Felix Caraballo in June, will face a yet-to-be-named opponent next month. “I’m excited. I haven’t fought since
A man who came third in a bicycle race might not seem like a game changer. But it gives a clue to the very creditable possibility Britain is on the verge of another golden period in a sport in which it has seen immeasurable success across the previous decade. Hugh Carthy’s hard-fought podium place as
2:07 PM ET Associated Press LEXINGTON, Ky. — Keeneland says thoroughbred Absolutely Aiden has been euthanized following an injury suffered in a chain-reaction incident that toppled several riders Saturday on the second day of the Breeders’ Cup world championships. The 4-year-old colt went down about 200 yards short of the finish in the $150,000 Lafayette
1:01 PM ET Associated Press PARIS — Alexander Zverev advanced to the Paris Masters final for the first time by beating top-seeded Rafael Nadal 6-4, 7-5 on Saturday, denying Nadal the chance to win a tournament that continues to elude him. The fourth-seeded Zverev faces No. 3 Daniil Medvedev in Sunday’s final, and leads him
Kieron Pollard is in the UAE with his wife Jenna for the IPL 2020.© Instagram Mumbai Indians, defending Indian Premier League champions, took to Instagram on Saturday to share a picture of their West Indies all-rounder Kieron Pollard chilling with his wife Jenna ahead of the summit clash. “Sshhh…Calm before the (storm emoji) on Nov
1:14 PM GMT Joe Marler and Elliot Daly have rejoined England’s squad for the Autumn Nations Cup after recovering from injury, the Rugby Football Union (RFU) said on Saturday. Scrum-half Alex Mitchell has also been named in the 36-man squad for England’s opening test against Georgia at Twickenham Stadium on Nov. 14, but Jack Singleton
10:33 AM ET Wisconsin returned to limited on-field conditioning Friday as the number of active COVD-19 cases in the football program has started to decrease. The Badgers have 14 active cases — nine athletes, five staff members — after one athlete and one staff member recorded positive COVID-19 tests during the past four days. Wisconsin
Britain’s Hugh Carthy is on the verge of an unexpected third place at the Vuelta a Espana with Primoz Roglic set to win. Barring incident on Sunday’s largely processional final stage to Madrid, Carthy will stand on the podium behind Roglic and Richard Carapaz. Carthy’s podium comes a fortnight after Britain’s Tao Geoghegan Hart won
10:55 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent LIVERPOOL, England — It will take more than victory at Everton to prove Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s prematch assertion that he remains the right man to resurrect Manchester United, but for now it will stop the bleeding. After coming out fighting at his usual Friday news conference Solskjaer, under pressure following
8:00 AM ET The 2020 version of the NASCAR Championship 4 will be hitting the track Sunday afternoon at the Homestead-Mia … wait … sorry, the Phoenix Raceway for another edition of stock car racing’s best-finisher-takes-the-crown showdown. Though old school NASCAR followers still refer to it as the “new format,” this is the seventh edition
8:00 AM ET THE MAN APPEARING in the doorway of Adam Gase’s office late on an October Wednesday night looks like a character out of a nursery rhyme, squat and nearly square. He is an employer of few words, and his presence in this doorway at this moment attests to the overall seriousness of his
IPL 2020 Eliminator: Manish Pandey was dismissed for 24 runs off 21 deliveries.© BCCI/IPL SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) batsman Manish Pandey had the perfect response in store for Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) skipper Virat Kohli, who attempted to sledge the cricketer during the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 Eliminator on Friday. Manish started his innings off
Bahrain’s two Grands Prix this season will be held “predominantly without spectators” as a result of coronavirus. The Bahrain International Circuit (BIC) said there would be “a limited number” of seats for “families of frontline health workers and first responders”. The decision was made by Bahrain’s Crown Prince “to recognise their incredible contribution and commitment
Apr 6, 2020 Editor’s note: This was originally published on April 4, 2019. All statistics have been updated to reflect action from the 2019 Masters Tournament, won by Tiger Woods. This week, as they are every spring, the visuals from Augusta National and the Masters would have been everywhere. Amen Corner. Magnolia Lane. Azaleas and
3:21 PM ET ESPN News Services General manager Brodie Van Wagenen and much of his front office are leaving the New York Mets, the team announced Friday. The moves were announced less than an hour after hedge fund manager Steve Cohen completed his $2.4 billion purchase of the team. Special assistant to the general manager
6:45 AM ET The question is inevitable, and Rory McIlroy always handles it with insight and reflection, never showing any hint of frustration or annoyance. For five years, ever since he won The Open at Royal Liverpool, it has lingered over every Masters. A victory at Augusta National means completing the career Grand Slam. This