7:41 PM ET Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Kobe Bryant’s widow, Vanessa, was awarded $16 million as part of a $31 million jury verdict Wednesday against Los Angeles County for deputies and firefighters sharing grisly photos of the NBA star, their 13-year-old daughter, Gianna, and other victims killed in a 2020 helicopter crash. The nine
Month: August 2022
5:16 PM ET Associated Press The Savannah Bananas, who became a national sensation with their irreverent style of baseball, are leaving the Coastal Plains League to focus full attention on their professional barnstorming team. Owner Jesse Cole made the announcement in a YouTube video, saying “we’ll be able to bring the Savannah Bananas to more
5:56 PM ET EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — The New York Giants lost wide receiver Collin Johnson for the season Wednesday on the same day that veteran Sterling Shepard returned to the practice field. Johnson tore his Achilles tendon during Wednesday’s practice, per the team. The big receiver (6-foot-6, 220 pounds) out of the University of
5:14 PM ET Newly crowned British Open champion Cameron Smith will make an emotional return home to Brisbane in November to contest the Australian PGA Championship. Smith will bring the famous Claret Jug with him when he returns to Australia for the first time since 2019 and also contest the Australian Open in Melbourne from
5:44 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Edwin Díaz blazing on the hill, Timmy Trumpet blaring the horn live at Citi Field — how’s that sound, Mets fans? The NL East-leading Mets announced Wednesday that Australian musician Timmy Trumpet, who teamed with Dutch pair Blasterjaxx to create the wildly popular “Narco” that Díaz uses
Formula 1 president Stefano Domenicali says he does not expect a woman to race at the top level of the sport in the next five years. Domenicali said it was “crucial to give the maximum possibility for women to come to F1 – we are totally dedicated to that”. But he added: “Realistically speaking, unless
3:59 PM ET METAIRIE, La. — New Orleans Saints quarterback Jameis Winston said the right foot sprain that kept him out of the first two preseason games is “getting better every single day,” and he doesn’t consider it to be a major setback. Winston has been a full participant in practice this week for the
5:00 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Depending on who you ask, Casemiro is either Manchester United‘s heir to midfield legend Roy Keane or a washed-up has-been Real Madrid couldn’t wait to offload. The Brazilian’s €70 million arrival at Old Trafford on Monday has split opinion and raised questions about what the transfer policy at Old Trafford
New Zealand have packed their squad with plenty of pace as they attempt to wrest the Chappell-Hadlee trophy out of Australia’s hands next month. In addition to the more established Lockie Ferguson, they have also brought in the 23-year old Ben Sears, who may well make his ODI debut in the three-match series starting on
3:38 PM ET Oklahoma City Thunder rookie Chet Holmgren is undergoing tests for a possible right foot injury suffered in a pro-am game Saturday in Seattle, a team spokesperson told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. “Chet is in the process of undergoing evaluation, and when we have an update, we will communicate,” the spokesperson told Wojnarowski. Holmgren,
Aug 24, 2022 Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio — Columbus Blue Jackets center Alexandre Texier will not join the team for the upcoming season because of unspecified personal problems. The Blue Jackets said in a release Wednesday that the 22-year-old native of Saint-Martin-d’Hères, France, would not be with the team for the 2022-23 season, “per the
2:01 PM ET Pittsburgh Pirates rookie shortstop Oneil Cruz ripped a line drive Wednesday with an exit velocity of 122.4 miles per hour, the hardest-hit batted ball in a Major League Baseball game during the Statcast era. Batting with two outs in the bottom of the third inning, the 6-foot-7 Cruz rocketed a first-pitch fastball
2:18 PM ET CINCINNATI — Bengals safety Jessie Bates III has long wanted to show he’s one of the top players at his position. The fifth-year player who signed his franchise tender on Tuesday said he’s viewing the upcoming 2022 season as a chance to again showcase his talents ahead of a potential payday. “It’s
1:13 PM ET D’Arcy MaineESPN.com Victoria Azarenka, the two-time major champion from Belarus, will no longer be participating in Wednesday’s “Tennis Plays for Peace” exhibition at the Billie Jean King National Center in New York. The United States Tennis Association announced Azarenka’s removal from the event in a statement. “In the last 24 hours, after
1:05 PM ET All 30 teams will play one another in a season for the first time in the interleague era, Major League Baseball announced Wednesday as it released the schedule for the 2023 season. As a result, division opponents will play each other just 13 times — down from 19. The new balanced schedule
12:55 PM ET Notre Dame executive deputy athletics director Mario Morris has been hired as the NCAA’s vice president of administration and chief financial officer, the organization announced on Wednesday. Morris, a former starting linebacker at Alabama, where he won a national championship in 1992, was hired by outgoing NCAA president Mark Emmert, and will
Aug 24, 2022 The NHL doesn’t anticipate any Russian players having issues with obtaining visas this season, deputy commissioner Bill Daly told ESPN on Wednesday. “We’re expecting them all to be good — and in North America,” Daly said while attending the league’s European media tour in Paris. “That whole situation is difficult, but kind
11:59 AM ET ATLANTA — Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy are launching a tech-infused golf league in partnership with the PGA Tour that will have players competing on six three-man teams in 15 regular-season matches and a playoff starting in January 2024. The new league, TGL, will feature two-hour, 18-hole matches on a virtual course.
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