Month: September 2024

Associated Press Sep 10, 2024, 08:49 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CHICAGO — Ben Lively and the Cleveland Guardians were feeling fortunate Tuesday night after it looked as if the pitcher escaped what could have been a major injury. Lively departed Cleveland’s 5-0 victory at the Chicago White Sox after he was struck by a
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ESPN News Services Sep 10, 2024, 11:27 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PHILADELPHIA — Tampa Bay Rays reliever Edwin Uceta was ejected from the team’s 9-4 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies on Tuesday night after hitting Nick Castellanos with a pitch. Castellanos, for his part, said he knew it was coming. Uceta gave up a
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Mike Coppinger, ESPN Boxing InsiderSep 10, 2024, 10:11 PM ET Close Mike Coppinger has covered boxing since 2010 with roles at USA Today, Ring Magazine and The Athletic before he joined ESPN in 2021. You can follow him on Twitter: @MikeCoppinger Open Extended Reactions Mexico’s Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez and England’s Chris Billam-Smith will meet in
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Associated Press Sep 10, 2024, 09:00 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PHOENIX — Veteran stars Jacob deGrom and Max Scherzer will rejoin the Texas Rangers‘ pitching rotation later this week after both had an extended absence due to injuries. Rangers manager Bruce Bochy said Tuesday that deGrom will pitch on Friday and Scherzer on Saturday.
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Associated Press Sep 10, 2024, 10:15 PM ET Open Extended Reactions DETROIT — Rookie Keider Montero pitched Detroit’s first shutout in three seasons and the Tigers beat the Colorado Rockies 11-0 Tuesday night. Montero (5-6) was making his 14th major league start and became the first Tigers pitcher with nine shutout innings since Spencer Turnbull‘s
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Jeff Carlisle, U.S. soccer correspondentSep 10, 2024, 06:30 PM ET Close Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Open Extended Reactions Mauricio Pochettino is the new manager of the United States men’s national team, the U.S. Soccer Federation announced on Tuesday. Pochettino, 52, has signed a two-year contract that will
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Associated Press Sep 10, 2024, 08:49 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CHICAGO — Cleveland Guardians right-hander Ben Lively left the game against the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday night after he was struck by a comebacker. It looked as if Lively was hit on the outside of his right leg by Dominic Fletcher‘s liner in
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Andreas Hale, ESPNSep 10, 2024, 02:00 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Conor McGregor‘s return to the UFC won’t happen in 2024. After an injury forced him out of a highly anticipated return to action at UFC 303 against Michael Chandler in June, McGregor sought to fight before the end of the year. However, UFC CEO
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Associated Press Sep 10, 2024, 07:58 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia Phillies slugger Kyle Schwarber set the MLB single-season record with his 14th leadoff home run Tuesday night against the Tampa Bay Rays before being removed from the game in the fourth inning due to left elbow discomfort. In the bottom of
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Stephania Bell Close Stephania Bell ESPN Senior Writer Senior writer for ESPN.com Certified orthopedic clinical specialist and strength and conditioning specialist Clinician, author and teacher D’Arcy Maine Sep 10, 2024, 06:19 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Aryna Sabalenka, the eventual 2024 US Open champion, took the court for her third-round match against Ekaterina Alexandrova on
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Associated Press Sep 10, 2024, 07:04 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MINNEAPOLIS — Los Angeles Angels third baseman Anthony Rendon has been placed on the 10-day injured list with a strained left oblique muscle, the third time in yet another interrupted season that the 34-year-old has been sidelined by injury. The Angels also put closer
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Stephen Holder, ESPNSep 10, 2024, 05:00 PM ET Close Stephen joined ESPN in 2022, covering the Indianapolis Colts and NFL at large. Stephen finished first place in column writing in the 2015 Indiana Associated Press Media Editors competition, and he is a previous top-10 winner in explanatory journalism in the Associated Press Sports Editors national
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Associated Press Sep 10, 2024, 06:28 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CONCORD, N.C. — Rick Hendrick, the winningest owner in NASCAR history, said Tuesday “I was just tired” of the lengthy negotiations over a new charter agreement and that played into his decision to sign NASCAR’s final offer. NASCAR gave teams a deadline of last
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Marcel Louis-Jacques, ESPNSep 10, 2024, 01:50 PM ET Close Marcel Louis-Jacques joined ESPN in 2019 as a beat reporter covering the Buffalo Bills, before switching to the Miami Dolphins in 2021. The former Carolina Panthers beat writer for the Charlotte Observer won the APSE award for breaking news and the South Carolina Press Association award
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Brooke Pryor, ESPN Staff WriterSep 10, 2024, 12:34 PM ET Close Previously covered the Kansas City Chiefs for the Kansas City Star and Oklahoma University for the Oklahoman. Open Extended Reactions PITTSBURGH — With an aggravated calf injury continuing to limit Russell Wilson, the Steelers are preparing for quarterback Justin Fields to start against the
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Associated Press Sep 10, 2024, 06:23 PM ET SAN FRANCISCO — The attorney for a 17-year-old high school senior charged in the daytime shooting of San Francisco 49ers rookie receiver Ricky Pearsall said Tuesday that new video evidence supports his theory that the teenager should not be charged with attempted murder. San Francisco Deputy Public
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Baxter Holmes, ESPN Senior WriterSep 10, 2024, 02:55 PM ET Close Baxter Holmes (@Baxter) is a senior writer for ESPN Digital and Print, focusing on the NBA. He has covered the Lakers, the Celtics and previously worked for The Boston Globe and Los Angeles Times. The Phoenix Suns are embroiled in a dispute with a
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