10:39 AM GMT Derbyshire have signed former South Africa U19 seamer Michael Cohen. Cohen, who qualifies for EU citizenship and is therefore not considered an overseas player, has played 15 first-class games – mostly for Western Province – and claimed 50 wickets at an average of 26.12. He bowls left-arm, is 21 years old and
3:18 AM ET LOS ANGELES — LeBron James‘ Tuesday began with him feeding first responders battling the Getty Fire in Los Angeles with tacos and it ended with him dancing along to a boisterous “Taco Tuesday!” chant at Staples Center. With under two minutes left and the Lakers cruising toward a 120-91 victory over the
3:07 AM BST Captain Kieran Read will lead the All Blacks in his final Test alongside other departing veterans Ben Smith, Ryan Crotty and Sonny Bill Williams in the Rugby World Cup third-place match against Wales in Tokyo on Friday. Read, who turned 34 on Saturday, will effectively finish his 127-Test career with the All
2:08 AM ET HOUSTON — It looked like it might be a nightmare Game 6 of the World Series for Stephen Strasburg when the Astros smoked four balls off him in the bottom of the first inning and nearly hit three home runs. Turns out there was a reason for the two-run explosion out of
Design offices in Formula 1 teams, such as the one I work in as a senior aerodynamics engineer, face a tricky balancing act at this time of year. There is still some work going into the last few end-of-season car upgrades, but the vast majority of our efforts are now on next year’s car. It’s
6:15 PM ET In the new, trade-happy NFL, there’s plenty of deals to discuss around the trade deadline, which is 4 p.m. ET on Tuesday, Oct. 29. As the deadline approaches, I’ll grade each swap: Monday, Oct. 21 Oakland Raiders get: 2020 third-round pick (via Seattle)Houston Texans get: CB Gareon Conley Raiders grade: B-Texans grade:
1:19 AM ET Tory BarronESPN Editor Close Tory Barron is a Bristol-based writer and editor for ESPN.com. After retiring from playing lacrosse at UConn, the DC native decided to try her hand at writing about people playing sports. You could call it karmic justice. You could call it luck. Heck, you could say the baseball
Michael Snedden’s first-class debut came after a switch to Wellington © Getty Images Tuesday was special for the Snedden family as Michael Snedden, the 27-year-old medium-fast bowler, became the latest from the family to play first-class cricket – he is the first fourth-generation cricketer in New Zealand’s first-class history. Michael follows in the footsteps of
9:43 PM ET The highly anticipated middleweight title fight between Israel Adesanya and Paulo Costa is in jeopardy. Costa underwent surgery on his left biceps in early October, his manager, Wallid Ismail, told ESPN. UFC president Dana White first revealed the surgery news on the YouTube show “The Schmo and The Pro.” According to Ismail,
8:44 PM ET Penn State starting defensive tackle Antonio Shelton will be suspended for the Nittany Lions’ Nov. 9 game against Minnesota, coach James Franklin announced Tuesday night. Shelton appeared to spit on a Michigan State player and was ejected at the 7:30 mark of the fourth quarter against the Spartans on Saturday. The Big
7:19 PM ET Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS — Nelson Cruz‘s $12 million option for next season has been exercised by the Minnesota Twins. The 39-year-old designated hitter agreed in January to a contract with a $14 million salary for 2019 and the club option. He hit .311 with a team-high 41 homers and had 108 RBIs
7:14 PM ET A former UFC title contender is headed to Bellator. Cat Zingano has signed a multifight deal with the promotion and will compete in Bellator’s featherweight division. Her debut date and opponent are unknown. The 37-year-old Zingano (10-4) was somewhat surprisingly released from the UFC in August when the two sides couldn’t agree
6:36 PM ET FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — The New York Jets‘ disappointing season has taken another weird turn, this time involving an off-the-cuff comment by CEO Christopher Johnson that blew up into embarrassing headlines. Before Sunday’s loss in Jacksonville, Johnson spoke to a small group of Jets fans in the crowd. One of them said
7:19 PM ET Last week, I called Denny Hamlin’s win at Kansas a statement win. Martin Truex Jr., I bow to your dominance. If Hamlin’s win was a statement, Truex’s win at Martinsville was a proclamation. Despite a late charge from first-win seeking William Byron, Truex dominated, leading 464 of the 500 laps, including the
5:25 PM ET Eric WoodyardESPN After an intense hike in the mountains around Heber City, Utah, Karl Malone stopped into one of his local businesses and received some interesting news. Someone working there told “The Mailman” that Salt Lake City would host NBA All-Star Weekend in 2023. The scoop beat the official announcement last Wednesday
4:14 PM ET The Pittsburgh Penguins have activated forward Alex Galchenyuk and defenseman Brian Dumoulin. Galchenyuk was acquired from the Coyotes in the Phil Kessel trade this offseason but was limited in the preseason with an undisclosed injury. He was put on IR Oct. 9. Dumoulin has been dealing with a lower-body injury. He has
3:16 PM ET Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. — Starting tailback Rico Dowdle will miss his second straight game for South Carolina as he recovers from a sprained right knee. Gamecocks coach Will Muschamp says Dowdle won’t play Saturday against Vanderbilt after missing last week’s 41-21 loss at Tennessee. Dowdle, a senior from Asheville, North Carolina,
11:08 AM BST Sale flanker Ben Curry will be in Yokohama to watch twin brother Tom play for England in Saturday’s Rugby World Cup final after his club agreed to release him for the weekend. While Tom packs down against South Africa in England’s first final since 2007, Ben was preparing to play Bristol in