Month: September 2021

9:52 PM ET Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Royals star Salvador Perez hit his team-record-tying 48th home run in the first inning, then exited after the second due to a sprained right ankle Wednesday night. Perez homered on the first pitch he saw, extending his major league lead with a three-run drive against the
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5:21 PM ET Las Vegas Raiders defensive tackle Gerald McCoy was suspended without pay for six games for violating the NFL’s policy against performance-enhancing substances, the league announced Wednesday. McCoy, who suffered a season-ending knee injury in Week 1, said in a statement posted to Twitter that he was prescribed a banned substance “to help
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8:54 PM ET Bryson DeChambeau advanced to the next round of the Professional Long Drivers of America World Championships after finishing second in his group Wednesday in Mesquite, Nevada. DeChambeau moved on for the second straight day, with Wednesday’s cut seeing the field go from 64 to 32. Set Yds 1 344 336 327 343
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5:01 PM ET ESPN Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email Cristiano Ronaldo scored a dramatic goal for Manchester United in the Champions League game against Villarreal. Getty Cristiano Ronaldo grabbed an stoppage-time winner as Manchester United came from behind to secure a 2-1 Champions League Group F win over Villarreal at Old Trafford on Wednesday. After
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8:56 PM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson was sidelined Wednesday with a sore back. Jackson has never missed a game due to injury in his four-year NFL career. The only games in which he didn’t play were the 2019 season finale (when the Ravens had already clinched the No. 1
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9:24 PM ET Jeff Borzello Close ESPN Staff Writer Basketball recruiting insider. Joined ESPN in 2014. Graduate of University of Delaware. Paul Biancardi Close Basketball Recruiting National Recruiting Director for ESPN.com 18 years of coaching experience at Division I level Former Horizon League coach of the year at Wright State Nick Smith, the highest-ranked available
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8:37 PM ET ESPN News Services TORONTO — Blue Jays slugger Marcus Semien set a major-league record for home runs by a second baseman when he hit his 44th of the season on Wednesday night against Yankees ace Gerrit Cole. Semien’s homer, a two-run drive into the left field bullpen, broke a tie with Davey
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8:07 PM ET Shohei Ohtani‘s season as a pitcher is over. Los Angeles Angels manager Joe Maddon said Wednesday that he spoke with Ohtani recently and the two decided he would not make his next scheduled start in Sunday’s season finale against the Seattle Mariners, a team that entered play Wednesday only a half-game back
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8:00 PM ET Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. — FedEx Forum will continue requiring face masks for everyone attending basketball games for NBA Memphis Grizzlies and University of Memphis Tigers games and other arena events regardless of vaccination status through the end of October. Wednesday’s announcement follows Shelby County’s health directive continuing its mask mandate. A
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7:02 PM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — In the days after the San Francisco 49ers‘ last-second loss to the Green Bay Packers, the public drumbeat for rookie quarterback Trey Lance to be more involved in the offense has gotten louder. But Niners coach Kyle Shanahan made it clear on Wednesday that Lance still isn’t pushing
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7:52 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Instant replay of out-of-bounds violations in the final two minutes of regulation or overtime of NBA games this season will be initiated by a coach’s challenge rather than by referees. The NBA’s Board of Governors approved the change Wednesday on a one-year trial basis. Under the previous
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5:12 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — Nine years after cornerback Richard Sherman infamously trolled quarterback Tom Brady with T-shirts that read “U mad bro?” after a 24-23 win over the New England Patriots, the two are now teammates as members of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Brady played an integral role in recruiting Sherman. He reached
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5:58 PM ET The Milwaukee Brewers will likely be without top setup reliever Devin Williams for the playoffs after the right-hander broke his pitching hand after punching a wall after having a few drinks following Sunday’s game that clinched the National League Central division title for the Brewers. President of baseball operations David Stearns told
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6:49 PM ET EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — Following their first official practice together as teammates, Russell Westbrook dubbed Anthony Davis as “the ultimate weapon” and vowed to maximize the big man’s impact for the Los Angeles Lakers this season. “He’s one of a kind,” Westbrook said of Davis on Wednesday. “There’s nobody like him who
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4:50 PM ET After further medical examinations, New England Patriots running back James White is expected to miss the rest of the season with a hip injury, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter and Field Yates. White immediately rolled over and grabbed for his right hip after after a 6-yard gain — his only carry of
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4:45 PM ET Julia Budd, the former Bellator women’s featherweight champion, has signed a contract with PFL, sources told ESPN on Wednesday. Budd will make her debut Oct. 27 on the undercard of PFL’s championship event in Hollywood, Florida, against an opponent to be determined. She will then be a part of PFL’s season structure
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4:17 PM ET Associated Press CHICAGO — Olympic gold medalist Belinda Bencic overcame 10 double-faults and some first-set frustration to grab 12 of the last 13 games against qualifier Maddison Inglis on Wednesday and reach the third round of the Chicago Fall Tennis Classic. The third-seeded Bencic got past 130th-ranked Inglis 5-7, 6-1, 6-0 at
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