February 19, 2026, 07:13 pm ET milwaukee brewers Pat Murphy, the two-time National League Manager of the Year, has been given a new contract that makes him one of the highest-paid managers in Major League Baseball, sources confirmed to ESPN on Thursday. The new contract, which adds two years to his contract and includes a…
NEW YORK – Statements are made at Madison Square Garden – for both teams and individual players on sports’ biggest stage. detroit pistons made another announcement and clarified new York Knicks In the season series with decider win 126-111 Two key players are missing due to suspension. And personally, Cade Cunningham Staked his claim to…
Max Verstappen has said that F1’s new-for-2026 cars are anti-racing. Mark Thompson/Getty Images BAHRAIN — Formula 1‘s new generation of cars haven’t completed a competitive lap yet but have already been singled out for criticism by the sport’s star drivers. F1’s careful messaging around its brand-new cars was shattered a week into the first official preseason…
February 19, 2026, 05:50 PM ET CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy – After a tumultuous two weeks at the Olympics that included allegations of cheating and profanity, the Canadian men will play for a gold medal at the Milan Cortina Games. Canada defeated Norway 5-4 in Thursday night’s semi-finals after losing to the Norwegians earlier in the…
Feb 19, 2026, 10:10 PM ET MILAN — Alysa Liu never set out to be an Olympic gold medalist. When she returned to figure skating after a two-year hiatus, she wanted to show the world what she could do, her creativity and her art, and who she was as a person. Anything beyond that was…
Ryan S. clarkeFeb 18, 2026, 06:50 pm ET to close Ryan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN. multiple authors Two of the first three quarterfinal games of the 2026 Olympic men’s hockey tournament went to overtime, so should hockey fans be surprised if the same thing happened in the game between the United…
Tim BontempsFebruary 19, 2026, 07:00 am ET to close Tim Bontemps is a senior NBA writer for ESPN.com covering the league and how it’s impacting him on and off the court, including trade deadline intel, expansion and their MVP straw poll. You can find Tim with Brian Windhorst and Tim McMahon The Hoop Collective podcast….
mark schlabachFebruary 19, 2026, 03:18 pm ET to close senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduated from University of Georgia multiple authors Georgia linebackers chris cole And Darren Ikinagbon He was arrested on Wednesday night for speeding over the maximum limit and other traffic related charges. In addition to the…
MILAN — In Hillary Knight’s last Olympics, she advanced once again. Veteran defenseman Megan Keller scored the golden goal in 3-on-3 overtime Thursday as the United States women’s hockey team defeated arch-rival Canada 2-1 to win the Olympic gold medal. “If you get to play against her and practice against her, Megan Keller can really…
David SchoenfieldFeb 18, 2026, 07:00 AM ET Close Covers MLB for ESPN.com Former deputy editor of Page 2 Been with ESPN.com since 1995 Multiple Authors Here we are, baseball fans. Spring training has started, the World Baseball Classic is just around the corner and the bright lights of the 2026 MLB regular season loom in…
