9:53 PM ET Second baseman Whit Merrifield and the Kansas City Royals have agreed to a four-year contract extension worth $16.25 million total, a source told ESPN’s Jeff Passan. Merrifield led the American League last season in both hits (192) and stolen bases (45), while batting .304 with 12 home runs and 60 RBIs. The
12:00 AM ET Lindsey ThiryESPN Close Covered Rams for two years for Los Angeles Times Previously covered the Falcons Has covered the NBA and college football and basketball THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — Take a look at Los Angeles Rams quarterback Jared Goff. On the surface, he appears to be a tall, blonde, super-cool California kid.
7:07 PM ET Chinese golfer Li Haotong was penalized two strokes on Sunday during the final round of the Dubai Desert Classic under a new rule that prohibits a caddie from standing behind him while he addresses the ball to help him line up a shot. Li, the defending champion of the event, saw a
10:18 PM ET SAN DIEGO — Getting to No. 1 in the world came with some awkwardness for Justin Rose over the past few months as he played give-and-take with Brooks Koepka for the top spot. It doesn’t seem to be much of a problem now. Rose’s two-shot victory on Sunday over Adam Scott at
7:00 PM ET Associated Press SAN DIEGO — Justin Rose overcame a few nervous moments early with enough key putts down the stretch for a 3-under 69 and a two-stroke victory over Adam Scott in the Farmers Insurance Open on Sunday. After a mostly frustrating tournament, Tiger Woods got something going over his final nine
7:11 PM ET Oklahoma State has hired Princeton’s Sean Gleeson as offensive coordinator, making him the second consecutive coach from college football’s lower divisions to take over the Cowboys’ offense. Gleeson coordinated the highest-scoring offense in the FCS in 2018; Princeton set an Ivy League record with 470 points. Princeton ranked second in the FCS
6:08 PM ET SAN DIEGO — Even Tiger Woods couldn’t decide if his shirt was red. Tiger is coming off a big year. Now what? Well, he started his 2019 with an acceptable showing at Torrey Pines and now will take a few weeks off. Going with a non-traditional Sunday look that varied greatly from
4:44 PM ET Associated Press ARCADIA, Calif. — Triple Crown-winning jockey Victor Espinoza says doctors have cleared him to resume his Hall of Fame riding career. Espinoza exercised two horses at Santa Anita on Sunday. He has been sidelined since breaking a vertebra in his neck and injuring his left shoulder and arm in a
2:11 PM ET Richard Pybus has urged his West Indies team to “keep their feet on the floor” after a thumping victory over England in Barbados. West Indies defied the Test rankings to inflict a 381-run win over England. But while Pybus, the interim head coach, was full of praise for the performance, he has
9:52 AM ET Emily Kaplan Greg Wyshynski SAN JOSE, Calif. — The 2019 NHL All Star weekend was about breaking barriers. It was about celebrating a thriving NHL market. It was about embracing new technology and the next wave of stars, but also about nostalgia, boos and roasts. And because Gritty showed up, it was