9:45 PM ET Associated Press BALTIMORE — The Baltimore Orioles have agreed to sign veteran right-hander Felix Hernandez to a minor league contract. Hernandez won an American League Cy Young Award, two ERA titles and made six All-Star teams over 15 seasons with the Seattle Mariners before becoming a free agent last offseason. The 34-year-old
12:01 PM ET The NFL has made it through the 2021 season on schedule amid its strict COVID-19 protocols. NFLPA executive director DeMaurice Smith doesn’t see that changing Sunday with Super Bowl LV. On Wednesday, in an appearance on ESPN’s Keyshawn, JWill & Zubin Show, Smith was asked whether the players’ union would agree to
Fantasy Tips Fantasy suggestions for the Challenger of BBL 2020-21 Feb 4: Brisbane Heat vs Perth Scorchers, Canberra Pro Tip: The Scorchers have lost each of their three games at the Manuka Oval this season. Their bowlers have only taken a combined seven wickets on this ground, so trim your bowling options from the Scorchers
8:40 PM ET The Minnesota Wild on Wednesday became the third team this week to postpone multiple games due to the NHL’s COVID-19 protocols, while adding five players to the league’s growing list of absent players. Minnesota postponed Thursday night’s game at the Colorado Avalanche, two games at home against the Arizona Coyotes on Saturday
7:36 PM ET ESPN News Services Several NHL teams had players added to the league’s COVID-19 protocol list on Wednesday. Five Minnesota players were added, making it six for the Wild. Colorado, which most recently played Minnesota, had one player added. Four more New Jersey players appeared on the list to get to 17. Buffalo,
6:40 PM ET Danny Lewis The transfer window may have slammed shut, but that doesn’t mean the rumour mill has shut down! Speculation over summer moves are heating up so check out the latest gssip below, and see all official deals here. Bale’s struggles worry Real in hopes of move Real Madrid may have dealt
Feb 2, 2021 Tim BontempsESPN As the NBA continues to tighten its health and safety protocols to combat the COVID-19 pandemic, the league will begin requiring players to wear KN95 or KF94 masks in all instances where required, sources told ESPN. The policy will go into effect in the next week, sources said. The league
7:11 PM GMT Wales have suspended wing Josh Adams for the first two matches of the Six Nations after he breached the team’s strict COVID-19 protocols, coach Wayne Pivac confirmed on Wednesday. Adams attended a family gathering on Sunday after the squad were given two days off from training. 2 Related “We are extremely disappointed
5:58 PM ET Closer Alex Colome has agreed to a deal to join the Minnesota Twins, a source tells ESPN’s Jeff Passan. The deal is for one year with a club option and $6.25 million guaranteed. Colome’s base salary for 2021 would be $5 million, while his base salary for the option year would be
12:18 PM ET Some clinicians tasked with evaluating the eligibility of former NFL players for compensation from the league’s landmark 2013 concussion settlement worry that the testing process and protocols discriminate against Black players, an ABC News investigation published Wednesday has found. The New York Times reported in August that two Black former players —