7:30 PM ET ESPN News Services The Houston Astros have landed one of the top relievers in baseball, acquiring right-hander Kendall Graveman from the Seattle Mariners on Tuesday in a four-player intra-division trade while the teams were preparing to play each other. Graveman and Rafael Montero were traded to Houston in exchange for infielder Abraham
Month: July 2021
5:21 PM ET RICHMOND, Va. — Washington Football Team coach Ron Rivera said he’s “beyond frustrated” with his players’ lower vaccination rate and worries about the potential impact it will have on their team. Rivera said more than 50% of Washington’s players have been vaccinated against COVID-19 as they reported to training camp Tuesday. “We’re
5:45 PM ET HOUSTON — Despite the 22 active civil lawsuits filed against Deshaun Watson, there are “no restrictions” on from the NFL on the quarterback’s participation in club activities, the league said in a statement Tuesday. The Houston Texans are scheduled to hold their first training camp practice Wednesday. In April, the first of
6:38 PM ET Associated Press SEATTLE — The Seattle Mariners hired Catie Griggs as the club’s new president of business operations on Tuesday. Griggs joins the Mariners after spending the past four seasons as the chief business officer for the Atlanta United of Major League Soccer. Griggs will oversee all aspects of the Mariners organization
5:03 PM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — One day after Aaron Rodgers verbally agreed to the terms of his return to the Green Bay Packers, the team seemingly met one of his requests by bringing back receiver Randall Cobb. The Packers were on the verge of re-acquiring Cobb late Tuesday afternoon. A source said Cobb
11:00 AM ET Sid LoweSpain writer When the board went up, so did Carlo Ancelotti. They were coming towards the end of Real Madrid‘s first proper preseason game at Ibrox, just not quite quick enough. Their new coach, who is also one of their old coaches, had seen enough so he approached the referee and
5:44 PM ET Associated Press PHILADELPHIA — Stephen Strasburg will have season-ending neck surgery, ending another frustrating year for the Washington Nationals‘ 2019 World Series hero. The three-time All-Star right-hander felt discomfort after a 27-pitch bullpen session last week and saw a specialist on Monday. Strasburg, who is 1-2 with a 4.57 ERA in five
3:39 PM ET Milwaukee Brewers star Christian Yelich tested positive for COVID-19 on Monday and is experiencing “mild symptoms,” according to David Stearns, the team’s president of baseball operations. Yelich, 29, will be out a minimum of 10 days, while teammate Jace Peterson has been placed on the COVID-19 injured list, as well, because of
4:52 PM ET Marc J. Spears Former President Barack Obama has joined NBA Africa as a strategic partner and minority owner, sources have told ESPN’s The Undefeated on Tuesday. NBA Africa conducts the league’s business on that continent, including most notably the new Basketball Africa League (BAL). Obama plans to help the league’s social-responsibility efforts,
1:32 PM ET Washington State coach Nick Rolovich says the school’s administration respects his decision not to be vaccinated against COVID-19, and that he intends to follow all policies “for the unvaccinated.” Rolovich on Tuesday spoke at Pac-12 media day in Los Angeles from Pullman, Washington, via Zoom, since the event required all coaches to
4:15 PM ET The Florida Gators and UCF Knights have agreed to a three-game series that is scheduled to start in 2024, it was announced Tuesday. The Gators will host the Knights in Gainesville on Oct. 5, 2024, travel to Orlando on Sept. 14, 2030, and then host UCF again on Sept. 3, 2033. New
3:43 PM ET Stanford coach David Shaw, on Tuesday, said of Alabama quarterback Bryce Young’s reported seven-figure name, image and likeness deals that it wasn’t fair market value. A player like Young who hasn’t started a game making that much money, he said, “is not what this whole thing is supposed to be about.” “I
2:40 PM ET UNLV is set to add former Ohio State and Miami quarterback Tate Martell as an athlete, a school source confirmed to ESPN. Martell, a Las Vegas native and ESPN’s No. 127 overall recruit in the 2017 class, entered the NCAA’s transfer portal in January after opting out of the 2020 season at
6:00 AM ET OXNARD, Calif. — It was only the first walk-through of Dallas Cowboys training camp, but quarterback Dak Prescott knew where he was throwing the football even before he saw the defense. “I made sure I threw it to Blake,” Prescott said, referring to tight end Blake Jarwin, who is coming back from
6:00 AM ET The Los Angeles Chargers‘ defense ranked 23rd last season but with new head coach Brandon Staley calling the plays and bringing in a new 3-4 scheme, they should be much better. Staley comes to the Chargers after leading the crosstown Los Angeles Rams to the NFL’s No. 1 defense in his only
3:24 PM ET The administrative leave for Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Trevor Bauer was extended a third time on Tuesday, this time through Aug. 6, sources told ESPN. Major League Baseball was once again given consent by the MLB Players’ Association to keep Bauer on leave — a non-disciplinary measure that guarantees a player his
7:00 AM ET “You have to be happy for that man. Talk about Cinderella stories — Chicano, worked at six, seven years old in the fields, became a fine athlete, on to Pacific, had a fine pro career and now, maybe the most important moment in his life.” — Dick Enberg, as the camera zoomed
3:08 PM ET Andrew LopezESPN METAIRIE, La. — When the New Orleans Pelicans were searching for a new head coach, they found the answer in Phoenix Suns assistant Willie Green. Green, the lead assistant during the Suns’ improbable run to the NBA Finals, now shifts his attention to trying to find success in New Orleans
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