12:32 PM ET Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Pitcher Max Fried lost to the Atlanta Braves in salary arbitration on Saturday, and will make $13.5 million in the upcoming season instead of his $15 million request. Mark Burstein, Fredric Horowitz and Jeanne Vonhof issued their decision a day after hearing arguments. Fried won a
7:00 AM ET ESPN staff The 2023 NHL All-Star Weekend is underway. The skills competition was Friday night and the All-Star Game itself will be Saturday at FLA Live Arena in Sunrise, Florida, with coverage beginning at 3 p.m. ET on ABC and ESPN+. The first matchup will pit the Central Division against the Pacific
9:34 PM ET NEW YORK — Promoter Eddie Hearn’s attempt to get Ireland’s Katie Taylor her homecoming fight to take place at Croke Park in Dublin, Ireland, might be getting some extra help from another Irish fighting legend. From Conor McGregor. McGregor, the former UFC featherweight and lightweight champion, who along with Taylor are the
12:49 AM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Emanuel Navarrete outlasted Liam Wilson in a back-and-forth slugfest on Friday night in Glendale, Arizona, to claim the vacant WBO junior lightweight title with a ninth-round TKO. Navarrete, who is from Mexico, was floored by the 8-1 underdog in Round 4 — the first knockdown of his career — but
10:44 PM ET ESPN News Services MINNEAPOLIS — A fight broke out and punches were thrown during the game between the Orlando Magic and Minnesota Timberwolves on Friday night. Five players were ejected following the brawl, which started in front of the Orlando bench late in the third quarter. Minnesota guard Austin Rivers and Magic
7:28 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN The NBA on Friday suspended the Grizzlies‘ Dillon Brooks for one game and fined the Cavaliers‘ Donovan Mitchell $20,000 for their roles in an altercation that got them both ejected from Thursday night’s game in Cleveland. Midway through the third quarter of Cleveland’s 128-113 victory, Brooks rolled into Mitchell’s leg
6:58 PM ET Connor O’Halloran LONDON — Chelsea head coach Graham Potter has said he remains “confident” his side can make a push to qualify for the Champions League next season, despite sitting nine points behind fourth-placed Manchester United. Chelsea took their transfer spending under owner Todd Boehly above £500 million when they signed midfielder
9:54 PM ET FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Hockey fans have seen Sidney Crosby raise the Stanley Cup, win Olympic gold and receive MVP honors. They had never, until this week, seen him emerge saturated and giggling after tumbling into a water-filled tank on a Florida beach. For the past two seasons, the NHL has incorporated
10:16 PM ET Sumit Nagal brought India back in the Davis Cup World Group playoff tie against Denmark, winning the second singles after Yuki Bhambri was outplayed in the opening match on Friday. It was always a tall task for Bhambri to counter world number nine Holger Rune and there was no surprise as Denmark’s
9:27 PM ET Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS — Mike Radcliff, who was scouting director for 14 of his 35 years evaluating prospects for the Minnesota Twins, died Friday at age 66 after a nearly four-year bout with pancreatic cancer. The Twins said Radcliff died in suburban Kansas City, where he and his wife, Sherry, kept their
2:35 PM ET CINCINNATI — A misdemeanor menacing charge against Cincinnati Bengals running back Joe Mixon was dismissed Friday. The Hamilton County Prosecutor’s Office requested that the aggravated menacing charge against Mixon be dismissed, according to a filing issued Friday afternoon. “We need additional investigation before we would move forward with this case,” a prosecutor
7:21 PM ET Danny Lewis After an incredibly dramatic (and expensive) January, the transfer window is now closed! But now we turn toward the summer and the rumours are already in full force! The latest in transfer news, gossip, and buzz — as well as all the done deals! TOP STORY: Man Utd keen on
5:00 PM ET ESPN staff Sidney Crosby, Alex Ovechkin, Connor McDavid & Co. have descended upon South Florida. Editor’s Picks 1 Related The NHL’s finest will compete in a slew of events ranging from hardest shot to accuracy shooting on Friday night (7 p.m. ET, ESPN and ESPN+) at the home to the Florida Panthers,
7:30 AM ET ESPN Betting Analysts Super Bowl LVII is just over a week away and now is the perfect time to get ahead on all of the bets that will coming in up until kickoff from State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, at 6:30 p.m. ET. Much of the game might come down to
1:59 PM ET After failing to negotiate terms on a long-term contract extension with the organization, Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving has issued a trade request to the franchise, sources told ESPN on Friday. Irving, who will become a free agent this summer, wants out ahead of Thursday’s NBA trade deadline — with the Los
3:39 PM ET Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Pitcher Max Fried went to salary arbitration with the Atlanta Braves for the second straight year, asking for $15 million instead of the team’s $13.5 million offer. The 29-year-old left-hander went 14-7 for the second straight season and lowered his ERA to 2.48 from 3.04 in
12:27 PM ET Associated Press Former top-20 tennis player and U.S. Olympian Varvara Lepchenko‘s doping suspension for use of a banned stimulant was reduced from four years to 21 months as part of an agreement with the International Tennis Federation. The agreement was reached after Lepchenko appealed her suspension to the Court of Arbitration for
Feb 3, 2023 Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Royals finalized Zack Greinke‘s $8.5 million contract for the upcoming season on Friday, bringing back a well-known and veteran arm to their otherwise young starting rotation. The deal for the 39-year-old right-hander includes up to $7.5 million in performance bonuses. He made $13