3:58 AM ET Associated Press CLEVELAND — Baseball players’ union head Tony Clark says a poor job has been done of marketing Boston Red Sox outfielder Mookie Betts, the reigning AL MVP. “Mookie should be a household name,” Clark told the Baseball Writers’ Association of America on Tuesday. “Mookie should be a one-name guy. You
1:06 AM ET Retired NFL player Chris Long and Major League Soccer’s Chicago Fire have been honored at the fifth Sports Humanitarian of the Year Awards. Long, whose retirement from football in May ended an 11-year NFL playing career that included winning two Super Bowl titles and the Walter Payton Man of the Year Award,
12:32 AM ET The Minnesota Timberwolves have declined to match the three-year, $28 million offer sheet restricted free agent Tyus Jones agreed to with the Memphis Grizzlies earlier this week. “We sincerely thank Tyus for his contributions on the court and Tyus and the entire Jones family for their genuine impact on the Twin Cities
12:14 AM ET Associated Press Former Nashville Predators captain Greg Johnson has died. He was 48. Tom Laidlaw, his former agent, told USA Today that Johnson died Monday at his home in Michigan. No other details were provided. Johnson also played for Detroit, Pittsburgh and Chicago during his 12 seasons in the NHL, finishing with
11:20 PM ET Marc RaimondiESPN Dana White’s Contender Series history was made Tuesday. For the first time in the show’s three-year history, every single winner earned a UFC contract from White, the promotion president. The five fighters who will be signed: Jonathan Pearce, Maki Pitolo, Hunter Azure, Antonio Trocoli and Joseph Solecki. “Tonight is what
10:22 PM ET Oklahoma running back Kennedy Brooks is expected to rejoin team activities this week after the university completed an investigation of a complaint against him. The Athletic reported that Oklahoma’s Title IX office cleared Brooks on Tuesday following an investigation, during which Brooks had been held out of all team activities this summer.
9:24 PM ET Three-time UFC title challenger Chad Mendes has officially retired from mixed martial arts. Mendes, 34, announced his retirement to ESPN on Tuesday. Unconfirmed reports of the California native’s decision to step away have circulated since his most recent appearance in December, a knockout loss to Alexander Volkanovski at UFC 232. Mendes, however,
8:57 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN LAS VEGAS — At its annual meeting here during NBA Summer League, the NBA’s Board of Governors approved a pair of changes for next season: the use of a coach’s challenge and for the league’s replay center to initiate replay proceedings for certain types of plays. The NBA’s competition committee
Jul 8, 2019 ESPNcricinfo staff Sussex 263 & 120 lead Australia A 373 (Burns 133, Harris 109) by 10 runs Joe Burns provided Australia’s selectors with a conundrum after matching Marcus Harris with a century for Australia A before the bowlers ripped through Sussex to put the tourists on the brink of victory on day
7:36 PM ET A California bill that would make it possible for a college athlete to profit from the use of his or her name, images and likeness passed another subcommittee hurdle in the legislative process Tuesday afternoon. The state’s Committee on Higher Education voted 9-0 to move the bill forward, and chairman Jose Medina