12:30 AM ET ESPN staff The top-ranked Duke Blue Devils‘ reign as college basketball’s undisputed team to beat was short-lived. Despite leading for much of the game, the Blue Devils faded late in a 71-66 loss to the unranked Ohio State Buckeyes in Columbus, Ohio, resetting the national conversation yet again and opening the door
Month: December 2021
12:01 AM ET Closer Raisel Iglesias and the Los Angeles Angels are in agreement on a four-year contract, a source familiar with the deal told ESPN’s Jeff Passan on Tuesday night. Financial terms weren’t immediately known. Iglesias, 31, had turned down the qualifying offer from the Angels but now ends up back in Anaheim. He
9:55 PM ET Associated Press The Baltimore Orioles have agreed to a one-year deal with second baseman Rougned Odor. The team announced the move Tuesday night. The 27-year-old Odor spent last season with the New York Yankees, hitting .202 with 15 home runs and 39 RBI in 102 games. Odor played seven seasons with the
10:57 PM ET ESPN News Services LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles Kings forward Brendan Lemieux has been suspended for five games for biting Ottawa’s Brady Tkachuk last weekend. The NHL announced the discipline Tuesday night for Lemieux, who will forfeit $38,750 in salary while under suspension. The league posted video and a release on the
10:55 PM ET Alexander Callens capped a perfect 5-for-5 shootout for fourth-seeded New York City FC en route to a 5-3 win on penalty kicks over the top-seeded New England Revolution in an MLS Eastern Conference semifinal matchup on Tuesday night in Foxborough, Mass. The teams played to a 2-2 draw after 90 minutes plus
11:10 PM ET PHOENIX — Devin Booker left the Phoenix Suns‘ big matchup against the Golden State Warriors on Tuesday night with a left hamstring injury and did not return. He suffered the injury during the second quarter, grabbing his leg after a drive six minutes before halftime. He left the game moments later. Booker
9:32 PM ET Louisiana Tech has hired Texas Tech‘s Sonny Cumbie as its next football coach, the school announced Tuesday. Cumbie has been Texas Tech’s offensive coordinator but took over as interim head coach after the school fired Matt Wells on Oct. 25. New Red Raiders coach Joey McGuire retained Cumbie as offensive coordinator, but
10:50 PM ET A day of negotiating brought Major League Baseball and the MLB Players Association no closer to a new collective bargaining agreement, according to sources familiar with the talks. The sides met in Irving, Texas, on Tuesday, one day before the current agreement is set to expire at 11:59 p.m. ET Wednesday. Though
10:35 PM ET FRISCO, Texas — The NFL reduced the suspension of Dallas Cowboys defensive tackle Trysten Hill to one game after hearing an appeal on Tuesday, but he will miss Thursday’s game against the New Orleans Saints. On Monday, the NFL announced Hill would be suspended two games for punching Las Vegas Raiders guard
9:33 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Infielder Gio Urshela agreed to a $6.55 million, one-year contract with the New York Yankees on Tuesday, while starting pitcher Domingo German agreed to $1.75 million and pitcher Lucas Luetge to $905,000. New York also released infielder Chris Gittens, who plans to sign with a team in
8:30 PM ET Orlando Magic rookie Jalen Suggs will not need surgery on his fractured right thumb and will be reevaluated every two weeks before a decision is made on his return to the court, the team said Tuesday. Per the Magic, Suggs’ return “will ultimately depend on the healing of the bone.” Suggs fractured
6:14 PM ET The NBA has completed a study with infectious disease specialists and testing manufacturers on the preseason antibody test results of 2,300 players and staff, citing further evidence of a need for booster doses of Covid-19 vaccines for league personnel, according to a copy of the study’s findings obtained by ESPN. The NBA’s
8:07 PM ET The New York-based law firm leading the NBA’s investigation into the workplace culture of the Phoenix Suns under owner Robert Sarver has begun scheduling and conducting in-person interviews of current and former team employees, but it’s unclear whether those who have signed non-disclosure agreements will be able to speak freely to investigators.
6:36 PM ET Five-star quarterback Malachi Nelson committed to USC on Tuesday, following former Oklahoma coach Lincoln Riley to the Trojans. “Yeah, This feels right,” Nelson wrote on Twitter, along with a graphic that included the words “STAYING HOME.” Yeah, This feels right ✌🏾 pic.twitter.com/HyVe11X4mf — ✨Malachi Nelson✨ (@MalachiNelson9) November 30, 2021 Nelson is the
6:36 PM ET ESPN News Services The Miami Marlins acquired All-Star third baseman Joey Wendle as part of a deal with the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday. In return, the Rays got back Kameron Misner, a 23-year-old outfield/third base prospect. Wendle spent the past four seasons with Tampa Bay. He had a career-high 11 home
6:48 PM ET Michigan’s first victory over rival Ohio State in 10 years has given the Wolverines a clear path to their first appearance in the College Football Playoff. After upsetting the Buckeyes 42-27 at the Big House on Saturday, the Wolverines are No. 2 in the selection committee’s latest rankings, which were released on
7:20 PM ET EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — New York Giants quarterback Daniel Jones has a strained neck and could miss Sunday’s game against the Miami Dolphins, a source confirmed to ESPN on Tuesday. Jones took a hard hit on the second play of Sunday’s s 13-7 win over the Philadelphia Eagles. He finished the contest