12:11 AM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” The New York Mets traded catcher James McCann to the Baltimore Orioles, it was announced, and signed infielder Danny Mendick to a one-year, $1 million major league contract on Wednesday, sources told
5:17 PM ET Cal quarterback Jack Plummer, who started all 12 games for the Golden Bears this season, has entered the transfer portal as a graduate student. Plummer, who transferred to Cal last December from Purdue, had 3,095 passing yards with 21 touchdowns and nine interceptions. His passing total marked the sixth highest in team
10:00 AM ET It all looked a little suspicious Tuesday when the Giants canceled a news conference in which they were expected to introduce Carlos Correa. Then overnight it was followed by the stunning news that the $350 million agreement between San Francisco and the infielder had indeed fallen apart, and Correa is headed to
9:05 PM ET ESPN NFL Experts The rosters for the 2023 Pro Bowl are set, with Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa leading the league in votes from fans but not making the AFC squad. Patrick Mahomes (Chiefs), Josh Allen (Bills) and Joe Burrow (Bengals) instead made the team, as Tagovailoa was the odd passer out. In
Toss Bangladesh chose to bat vs India Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan won the toss and opted to bat in the second Test in Mirpur. The hosts made two changes, bringing in Mominul Haque for Yasir Ali and Taskin Ahmed for Ebadot Hossain, who has a back injury. KL Rahul had taken a blow to
4:06 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Dallas Mavericks coach Jason Kidd was fined $25,000 for coming onto the court to confront a referee and directing inappropriate language toward him during a loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves, the NBA announced Wednesday. Kidd was assessed two technical fouls and was ejected late in the third
5:51 PM ET Associated Press Pele’s health has worsened during his hospital stay to regulate his cancer medication, doctors said Wednesday. The Albert Einstein hospital in Sao Paulo said in a statement Wednesday that Pele’s cancer has advanced and that the 82-year-old Brazilian soccer great is under “elevated care” related to “kidney and cardiac dysfunctions.”
5:39 PM ET Associated Press A major winter storm projected to affect much of the eastern United States this week prompted the NHL on Wednesday to postpone the Buffalo Sabres‘ home game against the Tampa Bay Lightning two days before it was scheduled to be played. The decision was made in part because it backed
4:51 PM GMT A Black Italian rugby player accused his teammates of racism on Wednesday after they gave him a “rotten banana” during a Secret Santa anonymous gift exchange. Cherif Traore wrote on Instagram that he received the unwanted present, inside a rubbish bag, during a Christmas dinner for Benetton Treviso players. “Apart from finding
12:33 PM ET Five-star safety Peyton Bowen flipped from Notre Dame to Oregon on Wednesday, becoming the third five-star recruit to flip in as many days. The 6-foot-1, 195-pound Bowen, No. 14 overall in the 2023 ESPN 300 and the cycle’s second-best safety, gives Dan Lanning’s staff one heck of a response to five-star QB