6:03 PM ET LOS ANGELES — Dave Roberts is expected to return as manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers, as is the entirety of his coaching staff, front-office executives Andrew Friedman and Farhan Zaidi strongly suggested during a joint news conference from Dodger Stadium on Thursday. Friedman, who recently finished his fourth season as the
Month: November 2018
5:43 PM ET Bryson DeChambeau said he will take advantage of a new rule in 2019 that allows golfers to putt from the green while leaving the flagstick in and unattended. How many of his professional peers follow him remains to be seen. DeChambeau, winner of four PGA Tour titles and known for his scientific
5:58 PM ET The San Francisco 49ers will start quarterback Nick Mullens on Thursday night against the Oakland Raiders. Mullens, an undrafted free agent in 2017 out of Southern Miss, will make his first appearance in a regular-season NFL game. C.J. Beathard‘s wrist injury is affecting his grip on the football, but he will still
8:42 AM ET Bob PockrassNASCAR Close • NASCAR writer for ESPN.com• 2009, 2013 NMPA Writer of the Year• More than 25 years experience covering motorsports ARLINGTON, Texas — Chase Elliott could feel a little bitter at the NASCAR world, considering his on-track performance the past month. He won two of the three races leading into the event Sunday
4:53 PM ET NEW YORK — Carmelo Anthony believes the perception of the Knicks during his tenure with the club had a negative effect on its chances to land a top free agent. “I think just the business. Everything that was going on. The perception of New York Knicks … not basketball but the organization,”
4:40 PM ET The Boston Bruins sent struggling forward Ryan Donato to the Providence Bruins on Thursday. In 11 games this season, Donato has one goal and has had trouble at both ends of the ice. With center David Backes close to returning from a concussion, Donato was likely to get less time on the
Oct 31, 2018 Nick Parkinson Close •Reports on boxing for ESPN.co.uk, as well as several national newspapers•Has been reporting on British boxing for over 15 years•Appears on BoxNation’s Boxing Matters show Josh Taylor begins his World Boxing Super Series campaign against Ryan Martin on Saturday, hoping it will finish against another American in Regis Prograis.
3:04 PM ET Liam Brickhill Results summary Cape Cobras have already racked up more wins in the opening rounds of this year’s 4-day competition than they did throughout last year’s competition and they solidified their position at the top of the points table with a fourth victory over Dolphins at Newlands. Under a blanket of
6:32 PM ET For over a decade, Nonito Donaire has been one of the most recognizable fighters in boxing’s smaller weight divisions, as he won world titles in four weight classes from flyweight to featherweight, and five divisions if you count the interim belt he claimed as a junior bantamweight. He faced several top opponents,
3:22 PM BST Franco Mostert has been one of the Springboks’ unsung heroes in 2018, and South Africa may end up missing his ability in the lineout and his workrate against England on Saturday. But his absence may have freed coach Rassie Erasmus to pick his best loose-forward combination. Erasmus selected different combos in the