Month: September 2021

7:00 AM ET Editor’s Note: This story includes a graphic description of a suicide attempt. If you or someone you know is having thoughts of suicide or is in emotional distress, contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK(8255) or at suicidepreventionlifeline.org. SIX YEARS AGO, in an apartment he was renting for the offseason in
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News Australian opener joins from Leicestershire on all-format, two-year deal Gloucestershire have billed the signing of Marcus Harris, the Australian opener, as a “big statement of intent” after convincing him to join on an all-format, two-year contract as an overseas player. Harris, 29, spent the 2021 summer playing for Leicestershire in the County Championship and
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12:36 AM ET It’s a little melodramatic to suggest the Toronto Blue Jays‘ season was on the line Wednesday night against the New York Yankees, but it’s not exactly incorrect. With the Boston Red Sox closing out a 6-0 victory over the hapless Baltimore Orioles, the Blue Jays were tied 5-5 in the eighth inning,
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12:58 AM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Luis Rojas’ fate as New York Mets manager likely will be determined before the team hires a president of baseball operations. With a disappointing 2021 season coming to a close, New York holds an option on Rojas’ contract for next year. The club plans to bring in
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1:06 AM ET METAIRIE, La. — New Orleans Saints and Pelicans owner Gayle Benson and team officials revealed the teams’ long-term succession plans in detail for the first time on Wednesday, telling The Times-Picayune and WVUE-TV that they would be sold with the goal of keeping the teams in New Orleans and distributing the proceeds
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1:59 AM BST ESPN staff Sean McMahon will make his long-awaited return to the Test arena with confirmation he will be named among the Wallabies replacements for their closing Rugby Championship clash with Argentina. McMahon hasn’t played for the national team since the Wallabies were thumped 53-24 by Scotland in the final game of their
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5:42 PM ET The UFC has added another important bantamweight fight to its late-year slate. Former longtime UFC and WEC featherweight champion Jose Aldo will meet the surging Rob Font in the main event of a UFC Fight Night card Dec. 4 in Las Vegas, sources confirmed Tuesday with ESPN. The bout was first mentioned
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6:28 PM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Carolina Panthers won’t change their offensive approach for the Dallas Cowboys just because rookie Chuba Hubbard will replace Pro Bowl running back Christian McCaffrey, who is out several weeks with a hamstring injury. Hubbard will start against Dallas and will be backed up by Royce Freeman, coach Matt
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11:08 PM ET ESPN News Services ST. LOUIS –The Cardinals’ team-record 17-game winning streak ended when Daniel Vogelbach hit a two-run homer that backed starting pitcher Adrian Houser and led the Milwaukee Brewers over St. Louis 4-0 on Wednesday night. St. Louis was given a standing ovation after the defeat by the crowd of 35,283.
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7:25 PM ET Marcel Louis-JacquesESPN MIAMI — Dolphins wide receiver Will Fuller missed practice Wednesday with chest and elbow injuries. Fuller left in overtime of Sunday’s 31-28 loss to the Las Vegas Raiders after fully extending for an incomplete pass and landing awkwardly. He did not return. Before exiting, he reeled in three catches for
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11:07 PM ET SAN DIEGO — The LA Clippers are mourning the death of a video assistant in the organization’s digital content group. Assane Drame, 26, died in a car accident Monday night. The native of Blackwood, New Jersey, had just worked earlier Monday at the team’s media day. Drame joined the Clippers in 2019
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