10:29 PM ET The Cincinnati Bengals showed they are serious about protecting quarterback Joe Burrow, signing four-time Pro Bowl offensive tackle Orlando Brown Jr. to a four-year deal worth $64 million, including $43.5 million guaranteed, his agent, Michael Portner, confirmed to ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler. The Bengals paid a premium to land Brown, the former Kansas
6:42 PM ET Memphis Grizzlies superstar Ja Morant, in an interview Wednesday, said he realized how much he is risking with his pattern of poor off-court decisions during the week and a half since the incident that resulted in his eight-game suspension from the NBA. Hours after the Grizzlies played the Nuggets in Denver on
3:45 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent SEVILLE, Spain — Erik ten Hag said he is ready to risk Bruno Fernandes and Casemiro against Real Betis on Thursday despite the threat of suspension. Manchester United‘s midfield pair are one booking away from missing the Europa League quarterfinal first leg should Ten Hag’s team progress. – Europa League
8:13 PM ET Associated Press INDIAN WELLS, Calif. — Jagger Leach, the 15-year-old son of three-time major champion Lindsay Davenport, lost in the second round at the FILA International Junior Championships. Leach was beaten by ninth-seeded Stiles Brockett 6-4, 4-6, 6-2 on Wednesday at Indian Wells Tennis Garden, where Leach’s mother reached the finals of
8:06 PM ET ESPN News Services Freddie Freeman said Wednesday that he doesn’t expect to miss the Los Angeles Dodgers‘ season opener with a hamstring injury that kept him out of Team Canada’s final game of the World Baseball Classic. Freeman was forced to exit Canada’s game against Colombia in the fourth inning Tuesday after
6:12 PM ET Associated Press INDIAN WELLS, Calif. — Frances Tiafoe defeated 10th-seeded Cameron Norrie 6-4, 6-4 on Wednesday to reach the semifinals of the BNP Paribas Open. The 14th-seeded American ended the 2021 champion’s eight-match winning streak to earn his first semifinal berth in a Masters 1000 tournament. “Super happy about today,” Tiafoe said
6:15 PM ET MADRID — Karim Benzema‘s second-half goal earned Real Madrid a 1-0 win against Liverpool, clinching a spot in the Champions League quarterfinals for the defending title holders. The result at the Santiago Bernabeu completed a 6-2 aggregate victory for Carlo Ancelotti’s side in the round of 16. With Liverpool needing to win
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2:41 PM ET Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant has been suspended eight games without pay for conduct detrimental to the league, the NBA announced Wednesday. The suspension covers the six games he’ll miss, including Wednesday at Miami. Morant is eligible to play on Monday against Dallas, the same day he’s able to rejoin the Grizzlies
9:00 AM ET LONDON — Arsenal may have exceeded all expectations to top the Premier League in mid-March, but manager Mikel Arteta is just getting started. When Arteta, 40, laid out his blueprint for restoring the Gunners to pre-eminence in conversation with the Kroenke family upon his appointment in December 2019, his plan had five
7:00 AM ET Tim KavanaghESPN.com Close Tim Kavanagh is a senior NHL editor for ESPN. He’s a native of upstate New York. We are officially less than one month away from the end of the regular season. The Boston Bruins have clinched a playoff spot (and are well on their way to the Presidents’ Trophy),
8:05 AM ET Associated Press MONACO — Rafael Nadal is aiming to make his comeback from a hip injury at the clay-court Monte Carlo Masters next month, organizers said Wednesday. The 22-time Grand Slam champion has been sidelined with a left hip flexor injury since the Australian Open and pulled out of hard-court tournaments at
7:00 AM ET PHOENIX — Just over five months since he made his first MLB postseason appearance with the New York Mets, Pete Alonso was gearing up for another pressure-filled stretch of baseball — this time, for Team USA. “My first playoff experience was this past season,” Alonso told the gathered crowd at World Baseball
9:54 PM ET You might have noticed the Washington Capitals–New York Rangers game looked a little different. Was that Cricket Green playing for the Rangers? Editor’s Picks 2 Related Tuesday’s game was a first-of-its-kind production: A live hockey game rendered into an animated series in real-time and virtually recreated the action on the ice at
7:00 AM ET In the Boston Red Sox‘s clubhouse at JetBlue Park in Fort Myers, Florida, the gravitational pull emanates from the corner locker. While most players get one locker to store their equipment, this one is super-sized, with an extra cabinet and a bench. The space, next to the door nearest the field, is
9:40 PM ET The Detroit Lions and former Chicago Bears running back David Montgomery reached an agreement on a three-year, $18 million deal, including $11 million guaranteed, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Tuesday. With Montgomery departing, the Bears signed former Seattle Seahawks running back Travis Homer to a two-year deal worth a maximum
7:35 AM ET It’s crunch time in the NBA regular season, as players on contenders fight through late-season fatigue to put their teams in the best position possible for the playoffs. The Eastern Conference is currently a three-team race at the top between the Milwaukee Bucks, Boston Celtics and Philadelphia 76ers, with the young postseason
6:15 PM ET The races for the final spots in the 2023 World Baseball Classic quarterfinals are coming down to the last days of pool play and, thanks to the tournament’s unique five-team groups, several WBC tiebreaker scenarios could come into play. So what happens should either Pool C (which the United States currently leads