Month: June 2021

8:32 PM ET Associated Press RIDGELAND, S.C. — Chesson Hadley moved a step closer to his first PGA Tour victory in seven years, opening a four-stroke lead over Harris English and six over Dustin Johnson on Sunday in the rain-delayed Palmetto Championship at Congaree. Hadley, English, Johnson and Lee Tain were all on the 18th
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10:09 PM ET Associated Press LOS ANGELES — First baseman Max Muncy is going on the Los Angeles Dodgers‘ injured list with a right oblique muscle strain. The Dodgers recalled outfielder Luke Raley on Saturday night to take the roster spot of Muncy, who left Friday’s game in the second inning with the defending World
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6:35 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Yankees right-hander Luis Severino was removed from a minor league rehab start Saturday because of a right groin injury and will get an MRI. Severino, 27, was making his second rehab start following Tommy John surgery in February 2020, pitching for High Class A Hudson Valley against
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6:40 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN The NBA has barred the Brooklyn Nets security official who made contact with Milwaukee Bucks forward PJ Tucker during Game 3 of the Eastern Conference semifinals from working the series’ remaining games in Milwaukee, a league spokesperson told ESPN. He will also be barred from being on the court during
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5:49 PM ET Associated Press MONTREAL — Montreal forward Jake Evans, who has not played since sustaining a concussion on a hit by Winnipeg’s Mark Scheifele on June 2, will accompany the Canadiens to Las Vegas for their Stanley Cup semifinal series against the Golden Knights. Interim Canadiens coach Dominque Ducharme said Saturday that Evans,
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6:09 PM ET Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS — Jim “Mudcat” Grant, the first Black 20-game winner in the American League and a key part of the Minnesota Twins‘ first World Series team in 1965, has died. He was 85. The Twins announced Grant’s death Saturday. No cause was given. Grant’s personal assistant, on behalf of the
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4:11 PM ET Associated Press FORT WORTH, Texas — John Hunter Nemechek won his second consecutive NASCAR Truck Series race, leading the final 22 laps and finishing more than 3.3 seconds ahead of reigning Cup champion Chase Elliott on a steamy Saturday in Texas. Nemechek, already the series points leader, got his fourth victory this
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4:36 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN Danny Green will be re-evaluated in two weeks after an MRI confirmed he strained his right calf, the Philadelphia 76ers said on Saturday. The injury occurred during the Sixers’ victory over the Atlanta Hawks in Game 3 on Friday night. The veteran will miss the rest of this series, and
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1:49 PM ET Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Nationals placed reliever Daniel Hudson on the 10-day injured list with right elbow inflammation on Saturday. Hudson has a 4-1 record with a 2.59 ERA and 35 strikeouts in 23 games. He joined the Nationals in a midseason trade with the Toronto Blue Jays in 2019 and
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3:07 PM ET Associated Press MILWAUKEE — Reliever Hunter Strickland is switching teams again as the Milwaukee Brewers attempt to see if he can regain his early-season form. The Brewers announced Saturday that they have acquired Strickland from the Los Angeles Angels for cash. This marks the second time this season that the 32-year-old right-hander
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