Month: April 2022

12:21 AM ET The New York Mets say an MRI and a CT scan on ace Jacob deGrom showed “considerable healing” as he works his way back from a stress reaction on his right shoulder blade that has sidelined him since spring training. According to a statement from the team on Monday night, the right-hander
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11:48 PM ET Atlanta Braves outfielder Eddie Rosario saw a retinal specialist on Monday, and will undergo a laser procedure in the coming days to correct blurred vision and swelling in his right eye, the team announced. Rosario played in the Braves’ 5-4 loss to the Miami Marlins on Sunday, appearing as a pinch hitter
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11:07 PM ET Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Trevor Bauer filed suit Monday against the San Diego woman who accused him of sexual assault, claiming defamation and tortious interference while seeking unspecified monetary and punitive damages. In the suit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, Bauer’s attorneys say that the
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7:13 PM ET A former Phoenix Suns ticket manager has pleaded guilty to illicitly selling more than 2,800 of the team’s tickets through a third party from 2017 to 2019 and agreed to pay $458,218 to the team in restitution, according to a plea agreement filed in Maricopa County Superior Court. Jeffrey Marcussen, who worked
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9:53 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Jayson Tatum scored 29 points, Jaylen Brown had 22 and the Boston Celtics completed a four-game sweep of the Brooklyn Nets, becoming the first team to reach the second round of the playoffs with a 116-112 victory Monday night. Marcus Smart added 20 points and 11 assists
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6:33 PM ET Phil Mickelson has registered to play in next month’s PGA Championship and the U.S. Open in June, and his agents have requested a release from the PGA Tour to allow the six-time major champion to play in the first event of the Saudi Arabian-financed LIV Golf Invitational Series in London in June.
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8:09 PM ET Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker has been ruled out for Game 5 of the team’s first-round playoff series against the New Orleans Pelicans on Tuesday because of his right hamstring strain. The series is tied 2-2. It will be the third consecutive game Booker has missed since he suffered the injury in
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2:55 PM ET James Tyler Close Senior Editor, ESPN FC James Tyler is an ESPN editor for soccer. Austin Lindberg Another week, another LAFC victory, another edition of MLS Power Rankings topped for Steve Cherundolo & Co. Behind the Black and Gold, though, their closest rivals are steadily sneaking up the order. The LA Galaxy
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7:50 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — A businessman who was one of the early investors in a failed professional football league called the Alliance of American Football pleaded guilty Monday to charges accusing him in a $600 million cryptocurrency scheme. Reginald Fowler was charged with bank fraud, wire fraud and other offenses that
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7:31 PM ET ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Year 1 of the Russell Wilson experience for the Denver Broncos officially got underway Monday as the team went through the first day of a three-day voluntary veteran minicamp. The Broncos completed the blockbuster trade to acquire Wilson in March, and he has since quickly found his way around
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5:56 PM ET Associated Press CHICAGO — Chicago Bulls guard Alex Caruso is in the NBA’s concussion protocol and is questionable for Game 5 of the first-round playoff series at Milwaukee, coach Billy Donovan said Monday. The Bucks lead 3-1 and will try to wrap up the series at home on Wednesday. Milwaukee won the
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5:30 PM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — San Francisco 49ers general manager John Lynch was in no hurry to field questions about receiver Deebo Samuel in his pre-draft media availability Monday. Before opening the nearly 30-minute session to queries, Lynch spent about 5½ of those minutes thanking his staff for its hard work on the
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5:00 PM ET ASHBURN, Va. — The Virginia Attorney General’s office will open an investigation into allegations that the Washington Commanders engaged in financial improprieties, according to a letter it emailed the franchise Monday. The letter comes after the House Oversight and Reform Committee sent a letter to the Federal Trade Commission on April 12.
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5:19 PM ET ESPN News Services TORONTO — The Boston Red Sox put right-handers Tanner Houck and Kutter Crawford on the restricted list before Monday night’s game in Toronto, the opener of a four-game series north of the border. To enter Canada, the Canadian government requires a person must have received a second vaccine dose
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5:24 PM ET In a meeting with Brooklyn Nets leadership on Monday afternoon, Ben Simmons and Klutch Sports CEO Rich Paul spoke about the physical and mental hurdles remaining in the All-Star’s pursuit of a return to play, a discussion that made clear to the participants a need to keep addressing the mental side of
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