8:06 PM ET ESPN News Services TORONTO — Hyun-Jin Ryu is the ace the Toronto Blue Jays needed to pair with a lineup flush with “baseball royalty.” That’s the view agent Scott Boras has of the deal that brought the Korean left-hander north of the border. Ryu agreed to join the Jays last weekend, with
6:26 PM ET After a busy first year in the UFC, Greg Hardy will step back in the Octagon in early 2020. Hardy will meet Yorgan De Castro in a key heavyweight bout at UFC Columbus on March 28 in Ohio, the promotion announced Friday. The former NFL standout fought five times in 2019, making
5:29 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Rio Olympics gold medalist Monica Puig had stitches removed Friday after surgery for a nerve problem in her right elbow that will sideline her for the start of the tennis season. The right-hander had the operation in New York earlier this month and announced that she would
2:37 PM ET PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Steelers will be without their starting running back for a must-win Week 17 game against the Baltimore Ravens. James Conner, who suffered a quad injury in the second quarter of last week’s loss to the New York Jets, will miss his sixth game of the season. Conner has
7:23 PM GMT As England’s bowlers hit back in the final session, as the Barmy Army found their voice and South African batsmen were forced to jerk their heads out of the way of some hostile bouncers – and the odd non-bouncer – it was tempting to believe that England were right back in this
1:54 PM ET Houston Rockets guard Eric Gordon is expected to play in Sunday’s game against the New Orleans Pelicans after missing nearly seven weeks because of a knee injury. Gordon practiced with the Rockets on Friday, but coach Mike D’Antoni said Gordon would not play Saturday against the Brooklyn Nets — the first game
8:14 AM ET Kayla Harrison left the cage, her head sank and tears welled up in her eyes. She stopped to hug one of her coaches, and then her manager, Ali Abdelaziz, escorted her backstage with his arm slung over her shoulder. For those who watched the 20-second clip on social media, it looked like
12:00 PM ET The highly anticipated Feb. 22 rematch between heavyweight world titleholder Deontay Wilder and lineal champion Tyson Fury is now official with a site deal complete and tickets ready to go on sale on Saturday. Top Rank and Premier Boxing champions announced on Friday that the fight, as expected, will take place at
11:35 AM ET The Miami Hurricanes fired offensive coordinator Dan Enos on Friday, one day after being shut out in historic fashion by Louisiana Tech in the Walk-On’s Independence Bowl. On Thursday, Miami athletic director Blake James gave head coach Manny Diaz a vote of confidence, but he said “changes are necessary” after the Hurricanes
8:00 AM ET Bradford Doolittle Close ESPN Staff Writer Sports reporter, Kansas City Star, 2002-09 Writer, Baseball, Baseball Prospectus Co-author, Pro Basketball Prospectus Member, Baseball Writers Association of America Member, Professional Basketball Writers Association Sam Miller Close ESPN.com ESPN baseball columnist/feature writerFormer editor-in-chief of Baseball ProspectusCo-author of “The Only Rule Is It Has To Work”