10:37 PM ET NEW YORK — — Not long after landing free-agent catcher Omar Narváez, the active New York Mets signed five players to minor league contracts Friday. Narváez and the Mets agreed to a $15 million, two-year deal, a person familiar with the negotiations confirmed to The Associated Press. The person spoke on condition
10:56 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Ryan Garcia has decided to forgo a Jan. 28 junior welterweight tuneup bout against Mercito Gesta to focus on a planned April 15 superfight against Gervonta Davis at 136 pounds in Las Vegas. The decision comes despite the fact Garcia and Gesta have signed contracts for a fight, sources told
LunchSouth Africa 84 for 4 (Bavuma 21*, Verreynne 35*) v Australia Australia’s attack justified Pat Cummins’ decision to bowl first on a Gabba green top and reduced South Africa to 27 for 4 in the first hour of this highly anticipated Test series. But it wasn’t just he bite of the bowlers that South Africa
3:34 PM ET ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Russell Wilson has cleared the concussion protocol but will not play Sunday against the Arizona Cardinals after coach Nathaniel Hackett said the Denver Broncos decided to sit the quarterback for one game. Hackett said Wilson, who will be a game-day inactive, will start Christmas Day against the Los Angeles
1:40 PM ET PITTSBURGH — Mike Tomlin isn’t ready to land the plane quite yet. While Pittsburgh Steelers rookie quarterback Kenny Pickett will be listed as doubtful for Sunday’s game at the Carolina Panthers, Tomlin said Friday he wouldn’t name a starting quarterback until Saturday. Both Mitch Trubisky and Mason Rudolph have taken first-team practice
1:36 PM ET Associated Press WASHINGTON — Louis Orr, a star forward at Syracuse who played eight NBA seasons before going into a lengthy career in coaching, has died. He was 64. Orr’s family said Friday in a statement through Georgetown that he died Thursday after having pancreatic cancer. Orr helped Syracuse make four NCAA
4:37 AM ET LUSAIL, Qatar — You thought the final of the Qatar 2022 World Cup was in Doha, right? Doha, the capital city of the tiny Gulf state, has been the central hub of this tournament, but it isn’t staging the final between France and Argentina on Sunday. That honour has been bestowed upon
6:49 PM ET Associated Press BOSTON — The Boston Red Sox designated veteran first baseman Eric Hosmer for assignment on Friday to make room for right-hander Wyatt Mills, who was acquired from Kansas City for minor league righty Jacob Wallace. 2 Related Hosmer, 33, batted .268 with eight home runs and 44 RBIs last season,
Dec 15, 2022 Texas added its second five-star recruit to the 2023 class on Thursday, when linebacker Anthony Hill committed to the Longhorns. Hill is a 6-foot-2, 230-pound linebacker from Denton, Texas, ranked No. 18 overall and the No. 2 outside linebacker in the class. Hill had been committed to Texas A&M since July, but
5:24 PM ET ESPN News Services The former Tampa Bay Buccaneers executive hired to be the chief operating officer of LIV Golf has resigned after one year as the Saudi-backed rival circuit moves toward a league format, sources confirmed to ESPN’s Mark Schlabach. The news was first reported by The New York Times. Atul Khosla