Month: May 2023

ESPN News Services May 23, 2023, 08:18 PM ET CINCINNATI — St. Louis Cardinals third baseman Nolan Arenado and manager Oliver Marmol were ejected in the third inning of Tuesday night’s 8-5 win over the Cincinnati Reds after plate umpire Will Little angered them with his strike zone. St. Louis was leading 4-1 at Great
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Associated Press May 23, 2023, 11:52 PM ET ATLANTA — Bobby Miller took a while to get spiffed up after his big league debut. His Los Angeles Dodgers teammates celebrated Miller’s winning performance with an impromptu beer shower that expanded to include some other clubhouse condiments. “Ketchup, mustard, relish, beer — there was pretty nasty
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Adrian Wojnarowski, Senior NBA InsiderMay 23, 2023, 11:07 PM ET Close Host of The Woj Pod Joined ESPN in 2017 The Phoenix Suns are advancing four candidates to a final round of interviews this week, including two NBA championship coaches: Nick Nurse and Doc Rivers, sources told ESPN on Tuesday night. Nurse and Rivers will
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Associated Press May 23, 2023, 10:13 PM ET SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Playing a tight match winding toward the finish, Brianna Navarrosa looked across the green to see the ball of the world’s top-ranked amateur close to the hole. The Southern California junior kept her composure, as she had all day, confidently stroked her longer putt
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Jesse Rogers, ESPN Staff WriterMay 23, 2023, 09:32 PM ET Close Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. CHICAGO — A recent 2-7 road trip left the Chicago Cubs six games under .500, but their manager is staying positive about their playoff hopes thanks to a weak NL Central. “Thank
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ESPN News Services May 23, 2023, 10:10 PM ET ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Vladimir Guerrero Jr. had six RBIs and the Toronto Blue Jays stopped a five-game losing streak with a 20-1 rout of the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday night, scoring their last 10 runs off position players. Guerrero put Toronto ahead with an
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May 23, 2023, 04:57 PM ET The United States scored three second-half goals in a 3-0 U20 World Cup win over Fiji on Tuesday at the Bicentenario Stadium in San Juan, Argentina, to close in on a spot in the knockout rounds of the tournament. Michael Anthony Varas’ side dominated the match from the opening
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Greg Wyshynski, ESPNMay 23, 2023, 08:58 PM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. DALLAS — The Dallas Stars had a disastrous start to Game 3 of the Western Conference final on Tuesday night, already down 2-0 in the series to the Vegas Golden Knights. Captain Jamie Benn was ejected just 1:53 into
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Associated Press May 23, 2023, 09:12 PM ET LEXINGTON, Ky. — Charles “Cotton” Nash, a three-time All-America forward at Kentucky who played in the NBA, ABA and Major League Baseball, has died. He was 80. The school announced Nash’s death on Tuesday after being informed by his son, Patrick, but did not specify a cause.
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Mike Coppinger, ESPNMay 23, 2023, 07:06 PM ET Terence Crawford and Errol Spence Jr. have agreed to a deal to fight for the undisputed welterweight championship on July 29 at Las Vegas’ T-Mobile Arena, sources tell ESPN. PBC’s Al Haymon, who advises Spence, and CAA’s Ish Hinson, who advises Crawford, negotiated and now will deliver
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May 23, 2023, 08:58 PM ET Citing back pain, LPGA star Nelly Korda announced that she will miss next week’s inaugural Mizuho Americas Open in Jersey City, New Jersey. “Never fun or easy news to share but I have made the decision to withdraw from next week’s tournament at the advice of my medical team
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Joon Lee, ESPNMay 23, 2023, 08:21 PM ET Close Previously a Staff Writer at Bleacher ReportCornell University graduate NEW YORK — Gerrit Cole entered rarefied air on Tuesday against the Baltimore Orioles. The New York Yankees ace recorded his 2,000th career strikeout in the second inning, becoming the third-fastest pitcher in games played to reach
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Alex Scarborough, ESPN Staff WriterMay 23, 2023, 08:05 PM ET Close Covers the SEC. Joined ESPN in 2012. Graduate of Auburn University. Georgia senior receiver Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint was arrested and charged with reckless driving and speeding by Athens-Clarke County Police on Tuesday, marking the fourth driving-related arrest by a Bulldogs football player in the offseason.
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Associated Press May 23, 2023, 07:03 PM ET METAIRIE, La. — Newly acquired Saints tight end Foster Moreau refers to his recent cancer diagnosis as “a life sentence.” He will always have to monitor it, he said. But at the moment, he no longer requires treatment, and is returning to football “full steam ahead.” “I’ll
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Nick Wagoner, ESPN Staff WriterMay 23, 2023, 07:17 PM ET Close Covered Rams for nine years for stlouisrams.com Previously covered University of Missouri football Member of Pro Football Writers of America SANTA CLARA, Calif. — According to San Francisco 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan, only God knows for sure when quarterback Brock Purdy will be fully
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