12:07 AM ET ESPN News Services HOUSTON — The Tampa Bay Rays and Houston Astros both had reasons to like how things turned out Friday night. Drew Rasmussen and the Rays were the only ones celebrating, however. Rasmussen pitched seven effective innings, and the Rays clinched a playoff spot for the fourth straight season, posing
Month: October 2022
1:25 AM ET Mets ace Jacob deGrom left Friday night’s series opener against the Braves in Atlanta after 86 pitches over six innings due to a developing blister. Mets manager Buck Showalter told the media after the game that the blister came to his attention around the 5th inning and when he noticing diminished velocity
12:59 AM ET Associated Press SEATTLE — Cal Raleigh hit a game-winning home run with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning and the Seattle Mariners ended the longest playoff drought in baseball with a 2-1 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Friday night. Raleigh, pinch-hitting for Luis Torrens, hit a 3-2 pitch
Sep 30, 2022 Lisandro Martinez has already cracked the code of keeping Erling Haaland quiet over 90 minutes. When the Manchester United defender played for Ajax in last October’s 4-0 Champions League win against Haaland’s Borussia Dortmund, the Argentina international worked in tandem with defensive partner Jurrien Timber to nullify the threat of the man
11:31 PM ET ESPN News Services ST. LOUIS — Cardinals slugger Albert Pujols hit his 701st home run, connecting Friday night in a 2-1 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates. Pujols launched a slider from former teammate Johan Oviedo over the Big Mac Land sign in left field at Busch Stadium. The solo drive in the
10:06 PM ET Quarterback Arch Manning broke his high school’s career passing yard and touchdown record on Friday, marks previously held by his uncles, Eli and Peyton Manning. Coming into Friday’s game, Arch Manning was 110 yards away from breaking Eli’s career passing record at Isidore Newman School in New Orleans. Arch broke that mark,
8:22 PM ET Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. — Mackenzie Hughes thought he had a chance to be picked for the Presidents Cup because of his putting. The strength of his game helped carry him to a 9-under 63 on Friday and a share of the lead in the Sanderson Farms Championship. Hughes birdied his last
7:36 PM ET Associated Press SYDNEY — Adam Scott says Greg Norman‘s association with LIV Golf hasn’t strained his relationship with his long-time mentor and adds he doesn’t see the new tour as “pure evil” for the sport. “Definitely not,” Scott said in a conference call Friday from his home in Switzerland when asked if
8:29 PM ET Associated Press THE COLONY, Texas — Charley Hull has forced herself to work a little harder on the putting and she saw it pay off Friday with eight birdies in her round of 7-under 64 to take the 36-hole lead in The Ascendant LPGA. Hull seized control with four birdies in a
Sep 27, 2022 Former UFC bantamweight champion Holly Holm is unlikely to fight again this year, but is eyeing a return in early 2023 — and she has an ideal opponent in mind. Holm, 40, told ESPN she is recovering from a surgery she underwent following a split decision loss to Ketlen Vieira in May.
Ellyse Perry believes there could be long-term benefits of her recent downtime from bowling as she looks to regain her role as a fully-fledged allrounder in the Australia side. Perry bowled for the first time since March, when she was diagnosed with a stress fracture of the back, in last weekend’s WNCL clash against South
7:58 PM ET NFL NationESPN Week 4 of the NFL season is here, and teams continue to assess injuries to their players ahead of game time. The San Francisco 49ers have suffered another blow to their offense, as star left tackle Trent Williams is expected to be out four to six weeks with an ankle
6:44 PM ET Associated Press TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays punched their postseason ticket without taking the field, so the celebration will wait until Friday night. The Blue Jays locked up an American League wild-card spot a night earlier when Baltimore lost 5-3 at Boston. “It was easy,” interim manager John Schneider said jokingly
6:41 PM ET Associated Press TORONTO — The Boston Red Sox put right-handed pitcher Kaleb Ort on the restricted list Friday and recalled outfielder Jarren Duran from Triple-A Worcester. A Canadian requirement that prevents foreign nationals who aren’t vaccinated against COVID-19 from entering the country expires Saturday, the first day of October. Throughout the season
7:08 PM ET The Atlanta Braves signed veteran pitcher Charlie Morton to a one-year extension, the team announced Friday. Morton, 38, will earn $20 million in 2023, his 16th year in the big leagues. The deal includes a team option for 2024, also worth $20 million. Morton is in his second stint with Atlanta after
3:27 PM ET LAKE FOREST, Ill. — Chicago Bears running back David Montgomery has been ruled out for the team’s Week 4 game at the New York Giants. Montgomery suffered injuries to his right knee and ankle during the first quarter of Chicago’s 23-20 win over the Houston Texans and did not return. He did