Month: June 2023

Jun 14, 2023, 03:49 PM ET Houston Astros pitcher Lance McCullers Jr. will miss the remainder of the season after undergoing surgery Tuesday on his injured right forearm. The Astros announced that McCullers had surgery to repair the flexor tendon in his pitching arm and to remove a bone spur. The injury-plagued right-hander is expected
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Paula Lavigne, ESPN Staff WriterJun 14, 2023, 12:42 PM ET Close Data analyst and reporter for ESPN’s Enterprise and Investigative Unit. Winner, 2014 Alfred I. duPont Columbia University Award; finalist, 2012 IRE broadcast award; winner, 2011 Gannett Foundation Award for Innovation in Watchdog Journalism; Emmy nominated, 2009. Georgia football players and their cars were involved
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Stephen Holder, ESPNJun 14, 2023, 03:19 PM ET INDIANAPOLIS — Jonathan Taylor has assessed the current economic attitudes toward running backs in the NFL, and the All-Pro is beginning to wonder what it all means for him. The Indianapolis Colts star said Wednesday that recent developments with backs such as Dalvin Cook, Saquon Barkley and
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Dave Wilson, ESPN Staff WriterJun 14, 2023, 02:51 PM ET Close Dave Wilson is an editor for ESPN.com since 2010. He previously worked at The Dallas Morning News, San Diego Union-Tribune and Las Vegas Sun. Texas Tech will recognize Mike Leach, the winningest coach in Red Raiders history, with a spot in its hall of
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Associated Press Jun 14, 2023, 02:44 PM ET ST. LOUIS — The St. Louis Blues have hired Mike Babcock’s son, Michael, as a skills coach. Babcock and former defenseman Mike Weber are joining Craig Berube’s staff, general manager Doug Armstrong announced Wednesday. Berube oversaw the search for replacements for Craig MacTavish and Mike Van Ryn,
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Jamison Hensley, ESPN Staff WriterJun 14, 2023, 02:16 PM ET Close Jamison Hensley is a reporter covering the Baltimore Ravens for ESPN. Jamison joined ESPN in 2011, covering the AFC North before focusing exclusively on the Ravens beginning in 2013. Jamison won the National Sports Media Association Maryland Sportswriter of the Year award in 2018,
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Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterJun 14, 2023, 12:27 PM ET A major welterweight bout is set for Beantown. Perennial contender Geoff Neal will face the undefeated, up-and-coming Ian Machado Garry at UFC 292 on Aug. 19 in Boston, Garry announced via Instagram. Sources confirmed the matchup to ESPN on Wednesday. Neal is currently No. 9
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Tristan H. Cockcroft Jun 14, 2023, 12:52 PM ET Editor’s Picks 1 Related Stats make the fantasy baseball world go ’round. It’s the numbers that ultimately decide the champions in our leagues, but they’re also what provide us the valuable insights as to what might come next from individual players. I’m constantly sifting through the
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Associated Press Jun 14, 2023, 01:06 PM ET ST. LOUIS — The San Francisco Giants recalled outfielder Luis Matos on Wednesday from Triple-A Sacramento. Matos will bat second against the St. Louis Cardinals in the final game of their three-game series. Matos, from Venezuela, was hitting .398 with a 1.120 OPS and seven home runs
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ESPN News Services Jun 14, 2023, 01:29 PM ET Houston Astros slugger Yordan Alvarez will be sidelined at least four weeks with the oblique strain that landed him on the injured list Friday. Astros general manager Dana Brown gave the update on the timeline for Alvarez’s return Wednesday during an interview on SportsTalk 790 AM.
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Chris Low, ESPN Senior WriterJun 14, 2023, 01:08 PM ET Close College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of the University of Tennessee Alabama and Georgia will meet during the 2024 regular season in Tuscaloosa, which will be only their fifth regular-season matchup in the past 20 years, sources told ESPN on Wednesday. With
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Adrian Wojnarowski, Senior NBA InsiderJun 14, 2023, 01:09 PM ET Close Host of The Woj Pod Joined ESPN in 2017 As rival teams begin reaching out to the Washington Wizards to explore the possibility of trading for three-time All-Star guard Bradley Beal, team president Michael Winger and Beal’s agent, Mark Bartelstein of Priority Sports, are
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Blake Baumgartner, ESPN Staff WriterJun 14, 2023, 11:44 AM ET Four-star running back Gideon Davidson became the first member of Clemson‘s 2025 recruiting class Wednesday. Davidson, No. 51 in the 2025 ESPN 300, is the cycle’s fifth-ranked running back and would be the first ESPN 300 running back to sign with the program since Will
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Associated Press Jun 14, 2023, 12:27 PM ET PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Penguins have hired two-time NHL All-Star Jason Spezza as assistant general manager. President of hockey operations Kyle Dubas announced the move on Wednesday. Spezza spent the 2022-23 season working as a special assistant to Dubas when Dubas served as the general manager in
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Jun 14, 2023, 12:52 PM ET Arkansas defensive tackle recruit Dion Stutts died Tuesday in an apparent ATV crash, according to police. He was 18. Panola County Sheriff Shane Phelps told multiple outlets that Stutts crashed on his family’s property in Batesville, Mississippi. “We are heartbroken over the passing of Dion Stutts,” the Arkansas football
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