4:13 PM ET ESPN News Services Los Angeles Angels star Shohei Ohtani will make $30 million in 2023 after he and the team agreed to a one-year contract for next season to avoid arbitration. The contract is the largest ever given to an arbitration-eligible player, surpassing the $27 million given to Mookie Betts by the
Month: October 2022
4:13 PM ET ESPN News Services BOSTON — Louisville quarterback Malik Cunningham left with an injury in the second half, missing the Cardinals’ final two drives in a 34-33 loss to Boston College on Saturday. After a third-quarter possession, Cunningham visited Louisville’s medical tent following a hit to the head. He came back for two
2:10 PM ET Marcel Louis-JacquesESPN MIAMI — The unaffiliated neurotrauma consultant involved in clearing Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa during the game Sunday against the Buffalo Bills has been fired after it was found he made “several mistakes” in his evaluation, sources told ESPN. A source said the NFL Players Association exercised its right to
2:43 PM ET Associated Press Richard Mansell doubled his lead to four strokes at the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship by shooting 5-under 67 at Carnoustie in the third round on Saturday. The No. 218-ranked Mansell was on course for his first victory on the European tour as the Englishman heads back to St. Andrews for
3:11 PM ET Kendra AndrewsESPN TOKYO — The Golden State Warriors had just one free day during their five-day trip to Tokyo for their preseason games against the Washington Wizards. Saturday was their opportunity to walk the city, see sights and do some shopping. For Jordan Poole, it was his chance to visit a hedgehog
Oct 1, 2022 Associated Press NASCAR’s most popular driver says the sport has taken an unacceptable step backward in safety with its new Next Gen car, a rare public offering of opinion Saturday by Chase Elliott. NASCAR’s top drivers essentially have turned into an angry mob as they head into Sunday’s playoff race at Talladega
2:59 PM ET Associated Press Canada’s Denis Shapovalov will face Japan’s Yoshihito Nishioka in the final of the Korea Open in Seoul after he eased to a straight-sets victory over United States’ Jenson Brooksby on Saturday. Shapovalov claimed a 7-5, 6-4 win over Brooksby to reach his first ATP Tour final this year. The fourth-seeded
The joint concussion protocol of the NFL and NFL Players Association is facing serious questions Friday, one day after Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa suffered a concussion and was briefly hospitalized during his team’s 27-15 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals. The injury occurred with 5 minutes, 15 seconds remaining in the second quarter at Paycor
2:01 PM ET Oklahoma quarterback Dillon Gabriel is out of the game after taking a blow to the head on a slide in the second quarter of the Sooners’ matchup against TCU. With Oklahoma trailing 34-10 on Saturday, Gabriel ran around the left end, slid feet-first and was hit hard by TCU linebacker Jamoi Hodge,
1:49 PM ET GREEN BAY, Wisc. — Already without starting quarterback Mac Jones, the New England Patriots will also be without leading receiver Jakobi Meyers against the Green Bay Packers on Sunday, the team announced. This marks the second straight game that Meyers will miss because of a knee injury, but his 13 receptions are
1:12 PM ET Associated Press Christopher Bell won the pole for Sunday’s race at Talladega Superspeedway, the middle race of the Round of 12 of the playoffs. The Joe Gibbs Racing driver turned a lap at 180.591 mph in his Toyota in Saturday qualifying to top reigning NASCAR champion Kyle Larson, in a Chevrolet for
11:50 AM ET Leandro Trossard tormented Liverpool at Anfield. Clive Brunskill/Getty Images A hat trick from Leandro Trossard earned Brighton & Hove Albion a point in an exhilarating 3-3 draw with Premier League title-chasing Liverpool on Saturday. Brighton coach Roberto de Zerbi’s first game in charge could not have got off to a better start as
New Zealand Women 108 for 4 (Bates 54, A Kerr 21, Fraser 1-13) beat West Indies Women 107 for 5 (Knight 42, Jensen 3-24, Carson 2-12) by six wickets Hayley Jensen‘s three wicket-haul and Suzie Bates‘ half-century helped New Zealand beat West Indies by six wickets on the penultimate ball of a low-scoring second T20I at North
12:49 PM ET New Orleans Pelicans forward Larry Nance Jr. has agreed to a two-year, $21.6 million contract extension, his agent, Mark Bartelstein of Priority Sports, told ESPN on Saturday. The extension, tying Nance to the franchise through the 2024-2025 season, allows him to join the Pelicans’ key players — including Zion Williamson, Brandon Ingram
The “disrespect” that was directed at Jamaica Tallawahs spurred the team to go all the way and clinch the CPL title, their captain Rovman Powell has said. Not many gave Tallawahs a chance to qualify for the playoffs, let alone make the final, and despite losing key personnel at various stages, they rallied to beat
12:35 PM ET Marly RiveraESPN Writer Close Marly Rivera is a writer for ESPNdeportes.com and ESPN.com. NEW YORK — Zack Britton may have played his last game in pinstripes Friday night, as the New York Yankees returned the veteran left-handed reliever to the injured list after struggling in his attempt to come back early from
12:24 PM ET BEREA, Ohio — The Cleveland Browns have downgraded Myles Garrett to out for Sunday’s game against the Atlanta Falcons following his single-car crash earlier in the week. The Browns had initially listed the star pass-rusher as questionable on Friday. Garrett hadn’t practice since the crash Monday, though he noted Friday that he
10:53 AM ET The Montreal Canadiens signed goaltender Jake Allen to a two-year, $7.7 million contract extension on Saturday. The deal has an average annual value of $3.85 million and runs through the end of the 2024-25 season. Allen, 32, was 9-20-4 with a 3.30 goals-against average, .905 save percentage and two shutouts in 35