Month: August 2022

6:07 PM ET NEW YORK — The New York Yankees shipped pitcher Jordan Montgomery to the St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for outfielder Harrison Bader on Tuesday, the teams announced. New York also will receive a player to be named later or cash considerations as part of the deal, which was struck just before the
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5:38 PM ET A busy week of NFL discipline continued Tuesday as the league stripped the Miami Dolphins of their 2023 first-round pick, among other measures, for tampering violations commissioner Roger Goodell said were of “unprecedented scope and severity.” The announcement came one day after an independent disciplinary officer suspended Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson
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4:53 PM ET Associated Press Webb Simpson will be on his home course of Quail Hollow in September for the Presidents Cup but without clubs. Simpson and Steve Stricker have been added as assistant captains for Davis Love III. They will be joining Ryder Cup captain Zach Johnson and Fred Couples as assistants for the
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3:57 PM ET The Philadelphia Phillies acquired closer David Robertson and outfielder Brandon Marsh on Tuesday in separate trades with the Chicago Cubs and Los Angeles Angels, respectively. The Angels acquired minor league catcher Logan O’Hoppe in exchange for Marsh while the Cubs received minor league pitcher Ben Brown for Robertson. The Phillies announced that
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5:20 PM ET Alaina GetzenbergESPN PITTSFORD, N.Y. — Buffalo Bills safety Jordan Poyer hyperextended his elbow during the team’s training camp practice Tuesday and will miss “a few weeks,” a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The Bills are set to play in the league’s season opener Sept. 8 vs. the Los Angeles Rams, and the
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4:08 PM ET ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Denver Broncos wide receiver Tim Patrick, who led the team in touchdown catches last season, was carted off the practice field Tuesday with a right knee injury team officials feared will force the fifth-year player to miss significant time. “Guy like Tim … it breaks your heart,” Broncos coach
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8:30 AM ET The 2022-23 Premier League season kicks off on Friday when Arsenal travel to Crystal Palace, and it already looks as though the top six in the table will once again be contested by the so-called Big Six of Manchester City, Liverpool, Chelsea, Tottenham, Manchester United and the Gunners. 2 Related Defending champions
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3:26 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 Kwame Evans, the No. 2-ranked
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2:46 PM ET San Diego Padres first baseman Eric Hosmer, who earlier rejected a trade to the Washington Nationals as part of the Juan Soto deal, is now heading to the Boston Red Sox, sources confirmed to ESPN on Tuesday. As part of the deal, San Diego will be paying down a significant portion of
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1:40 PM ET LATROBE, Pa. — Though Pittsburgh Steelers put on pads Monday, wide receiver Diontae Johnson is still attending practice without them. Johnson is the last remaining wide receiver hold-in from the 2019 draft class after Deebo Samuel and DK Metcalf received significant extensions during the first week of training camp. The Steelers have
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10:13 AM ET Associated Press ARLINGTON, Texas — The NL Central-leading Milwaukee Brewers acquired hard-throwing reliever and former No. 1 draft pick Matt Bush from the Texas Rangers on Monday night for infielder Mark Mathias and a top pitching prospect. Bush is 2-1 with a 2.95 ERA and one save in 40 games this season,
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1:34 PM ET BEREA, Ohio — Jacoby Brissett said his past experiences as a backup quarterback have prepared him for the situation in Cleveland, where he’s in line take over for suspended Cleveland Browns starter Deshaun Watson. “It’s been my situation throughout my career,” Brissett said Tuesday. “Nothing that I’m unfamiliar with. Always been ready
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11:54 AM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” The San Diego Padres have agreed to a deal to acquire superstar outfielder Juan Soto and first baseman Josh Bell from the Washington Nationals, sources told ESPN on Tuesday. Soto has been
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12:13 PM ET Marcel Louis-JacquesESPN MIAMI — The NFL notified the Miami Dolphins on Tuesday that the team would be stripped of its 2023 first-round pick, among other disciplinary measures, for violations of league policies relating to the integrity of the game. Following a six-month investigation, the league found the Dolphins — primarily team owner
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