5:27 PM ET Associated Press BALTIMORE — The fans at Camden Yards wanted to give Trey Mancini a nice send-off — just in case. Then the Baltimore slugger lifted a routine flyball to right, and it turned into a wild trip around the bases. Mancini hit an inside-the-park home run in what might have been
Month: July 2022
7:27 PM ET Defensive linemen Derrick LeBlanc committed to Oklahoma on Thursday. The 6-foot-5, 250-pound LeBlanc, ranked No. 37 in the 2023 ESPN 300, picked Oklahoma over Penn State and Florida. LeBlanc, a defensive end from Osceola High School in Kissimmee, Florida, is the 10th ESPN 300 recruit Brent Venables has reeled in. Nine of
7:05 PM ET Brady HendersonESPN Seattle Seahawks receiver DK Metcalf is signing a three-year, $72 million extension that includes $58.2 million guaranteed, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Thursday. The deal, the source said, includes a $30 million signing bonus, the highest ever for a receiver. Metcalf will be a free agent again at
6:25 PM ET Associated Press KITZBUHEL, Austria — Yannick Hanfmann stunned former world No. 3 Dominic Thiem 6-4, 3-6, 6-4 to reach the semifinals at the Generali Open on Thursday. Thiem was trailing 5-4 in the third set when play was suspended because of rain, and the 2020 U.S. Open champion failed to hold his
11:35 AM ET Adam Snavely Surveying the rolling hills and sun-spackled plains of North America, one cannot help but feel the sense of space, the vast openness, the sense of adventure, exploration, and corporate brand partnerships for meaningless tournaments involving clubs from the Premier League, LaLiga and beyond. 2 Related That’s right, this preseason across
5:12 PM ET ESPN News Services CINCINNATI — Pitcher Daniel Castano was hit on the forehead by a 104 mph line drive off the bat of Donovan Solano in the first inning of the Miami Marlins‘ 7-6 win over the Cincinnati Reds on Thursday. The ball hit the bill of his cap and ricocheted off
5:53 PM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — While San Francisco 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan’s definitive declaration that this team now belongs to quarterback Trey Lance might have come as news to outside observers, it was just another day at the office for Lance himself. “Honestly, the only difference is I was hoping you guys would
4:51 PM ET Veteran linebacker Kwon Alexander is signing a one-year deal with the New York Jets, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Thursday. The move reunites Alexander with Jets head coach Robert Saleh, who was his defensive coordinator with the San Francisco 49ers in the 2019 and ’20 seasons. The Jets plan to
2:29 PM ET William E. Ricks Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James and his charity, the LeBron James Family Foundation, have entered the NASCAR world. 1 Related The foundation’s logo and colors will be the paint scheme for NASCAR driver Chris Buescher‘s No. 17 car at the FireKeepers Casino 400 in Michigan on Aug. 7,
3:22 PM ET Adidas will not return as the NHL’s official supplier of uniforms and apparel when their agreement expires after the 2023-24 season, the NHL confirmed to ESPN on Thursday. Sources told ESPN that Adidas, which has two years remaining on its seven-year deal, was the catalyst in not seeking to renew with the
3:36 PM ET Associated Press TORONTO — The Blue Jays announced plans Thursday for a $230 million renovation of Rogers Centre, their downtown home since 1989, but the changes will not involve replacing the artificial turf surface with grass. The renovation, to be undertaken in stages over the next two or three winters, will begin
3:20 PM ET Pete ThamelESPN STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — No program has come closer to breaking through to the College Football Playoff without actually crashing into the field than Penn State, which managed to win the Big Ten and still get shut out back in 2016. The Nittany Lions have emerged as a curious dichotomy
3:27 PM ET EAGAN, Minn. — Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins on Thursday brushed off recent comments from general manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah, closing the door on an awkward start to training camp at TCO Performance Center. Asked if he had any reason to question the Vikings’ commitment to him, Cousins said: “I haven’t given it
1:56 PM ET The Professional Fighters League will crown a new heavyweight champion later this year. Bruno Cappelozza, the PFL’s 2021 heavyweight title winner, is out of the promotion’s 2022 playoffs because of an undisclosed injury, sources told ESPN on Thursday. Cappelozza will be replaced by Matheus Scheffel in the semifinals against Denis Goltsov on
1:21 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Belmont Park will hold its fall meet at Aqueduct during construction of vehicle and pedestrian tunnels that will allow access to the horse racing track’s 45-acre infield. The New York Racing Association said the 28-day “Belmont at the Big A” meet begins Sept. 15 and runs through
1:59 PM ET It wasn’t the Brickyard 400, but AJ Allmendinger still kissed the bricks after winning at Indianapolis last season. Stacy Revere/Getty Images The Brickyard is the Brickyard no longer. Yes, the race still has the word in the title — the Verizon 200 at the Brickyard. Indy is still Indy and Indy will always
11:16 AM ET As the question was asked, you could start to see the amused look creep across the face of Austin FC head coach Josh Wolff. Austin FC was just days away from the season opener against FC Cincinnati and a local reporter noted that the oddsmakers in Las Vegas had the Texan capital
2:13 PM ET John BarrESPN.com Close Joined ESPN in June 2003 Winner: 2013 Peabody Award; 2011 Edward R. Murrow Award/Video Investigative Reporting Covers breaking news, investigative pieces and human interest features BEDMINSTER, N.J. — Basketball Hall of Famer Charles Barkley, who has enjoyed tremendous popularity in his post-playing days through his work as an analyst
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