Month: December 2019

12:15 AM ET The Major League Baseball amateur draft is being moved to Omaha, Nebraska, in the days immediately before the College World Series, sources confirmed to ESPN. The first day of the draft will now be June 10, with the CWS set to begin three days later. The idea behind the move is to
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9:00 AM ET ESPN.com staff Here’s a breakdown of the key players and storylines for every team in a bowl game. (All times Eastern.) College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Chick-fil-A Peach BowlNo. 1 LSU vs. No. 4 OklahomaSaturday, Dec. 28, 2019Mercedes-Benz StadiumAtlanta4 p.m., ESPN/ESPN App LSU (13-0) Key player: It’s easy to get swept
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10:09 PM ET PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. — The NHL will create a platform for whistleblowers and an annual training program on diversity and inclusion in response to recent abuse scandals in its coaching community, commissioner Gary Bettman announced at the league’s Board of Governors meeting in Pebble Beach on Monday. “Our message is unequivocal: We
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8:01 PM ET Just a few days after Top Rank announced that former middleweight world titlist Rob Brant would face former super middleweight world title challenger Habib “Wild Hurricane” Ahmed in the co-feature of its Jan. 11 ESPN card, Brant withdrew Monday because of torn biceps. With Brant out and the fight off, Top Rank
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7:10 PM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson was limited in Monday’s practice with a quad injury. Jackson, the frontrunner for the NFL’s Most Valuable Player award, leads the league with 28 touchdown passes and tops all quarterbacks with 1,017 yards rushing. He has never been sidelined since taking over as
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5:42 PM ET MELBOURNE, Australia — Nobody has finished second to Tiger Woods more than Ernie Els, a testament to the South African’s stature in the game over the years as well as the frustration he faced in trying to beat the game’s top player. Els now has a different task in trying to bring
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5:50 PM ET Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Cole Pearn, considered one of the top crew chiefs in NASCAR, is leaving the sport to spend more time with his family. Pearn won the 2017 NASCAR championship with Martin Truex Jr. and guided Truex to the title race in four of their five years together, including
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