Month: September 2023

Eric Woodyard, ESPNSep 19, 2023, 04:49 PM ET Close Eric Woodyard covers the Detroit Lions for ESPN. He joined ESPN in September 2019 as an NBA reporter dedicated to the Midwest region before switching to his current role in April 2021. The Flint, Mich. native is a graduate of Western Michigan University and has authored/co-authored
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Associated Press Sep 19, 2023, 09:24 PM ET LOS ANGELES — Detroit Tigers outfielder Riley Greene will have surgery on his right elbow on Wednesday in Dallas. The team termed the procedure as a “surgical intervention to address the elbow sprain.” The extent of the injury and rehab timetable will be known after the surgery
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David Newton, ESPN Staff WriterSep 19, 2023, 02:10 PM ET Close David Newton is an NFL reporter at ESPN and covers the Carolina Panthers. Newton began covering Carolina in 1995 and came to ESPN in 2006 as a NASCAR reporter before joining NFL Nation in 2013. You can follow Newton on Twitter at @DNewtonespn. CHARLOTTE,
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Katherine Terrell, ESPN Staff WriterSep 19, 2023, 07:55 PM ET Close Katherine Terrell came back to ESPN to cover the New Orleans Saints in the summer of 2022. She left the company in 2019 after joining in 2016 to cover the Cincinnati Bengals. Katherine is a graduate of LSU and a Baton Rouge, Louisiana, native,
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Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterSep 19, 2023, 07:48 PM ET Any potential for an Alexa Grasso vs. Valentina Shevchenko trilogy might have to wait a bit. Shevchenko, the former UFC women’s flyweight champion, will need surgery on a fractured right thumb, she wrote Tuesday on Instagram. She suffered the injury in the Noche UFC main
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Sep 19, 2023, 07:24 PM ET Miami Marlins second baseman Luis Arraez, who leads the majors with a .354 batting average, was scratched from the lineup prior to Miami’s game on Tuesday night against the visiting New York Mets. Arraez suffered a sprained left ankle during fielding practice on Tuesday. He bobbled a ball and
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Associated Press Sep 19, 2023, 06:57 PM ET ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Injured Los Angeles Angels star Mike Trout has accompanied the team on its last road trip of the season and took dry swings before Tuesday night’s game at the Tampa Bay Rays. The three-time American League MVP has played just one game since
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Sep 19, 2023, 06:38 PM Lock Eben Etzebeth has been passed fit to play for South Africa against Ireland in their Rugby World Cup Pool B clash in Paris on Saturday as coach Jacques Nienaber opted for seven forwards on the bench for the fixture that could decide the group. Etzebeth, a major ‘enforcer’ in
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ESPN News Services Sep 19, 2023, 04:00 PM ET No Jonathan Toews, the Blackhawks forward recognized as captain in Chicago, means the franchise is planning to withhold the “C” and not designate a team captain in 2023-24. General manager Kyle Davidson said Tuesday that a series of alternate captains are in place as the leadership
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Associated Press Sep 19, 2023, 05:52 PM ET DALLAS — Jordan Spieth missed out on the Ryder Cup scouting trip to Marco Simone outside Rome, and for good reason. His wife gave birth to their second child. Spieth posted on social media that his wife gave birth to a girl named Sophie. She was born
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Associated Press Sep 19, 2023, 05:03 PM ET CINCINNATI — Minnesota shortstop Carlos Correa likely will be sidelined until at least Friday because of plantar fasciitis in his left foot. Correa was not in the lineup Tuesday night, a day after he left a game against Cincinnati after one inning. Correa made a sudden stop
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Associated Press Sep 19, 2023, 05:32 PM ET KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee has extended coach Rick Barnes’ contract through the 2027-28 season, which should help ensure he finishes his career with the Volunteers. Athletic director Danny White on Tuesday announced the extension, which adds a year onto Barnes’ contract with no change in his supplemental
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Sep 19, 2023, 04:16 PM ET The Minnesota Wild re-signed defenseman Calen Addison to a one-year, $825,000 contract on Tuesday. The 23-year-old Addison tallied 29 points (three goals, 26 assists) in 62 games in his rookie season in 2022-23. He set a single-season franchise record for assists by a rookie. Editor’s Picks Over the past
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