Month: September 2024

Associated Press Sep 11, 2024, 08:13 PM ET Open Extended Reactions DALLAS — The Mavericks are bringing back forward Markieff Morris, a 13-year veteran who has played sparingly since joining Dallas but brings leadership that is valued by the defending Western Conference champion. The deal announced Wednesday comes after Morris played 26 regular-season games in
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Jesse Rogers, ESPN Staff WriterSep 11, 2024, 07:24 PM ET Close Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions CHICAGO — With his team on a record losing pace, Chicago White Sox owner Jerry Reinsdorf said the “year has been very painful for all,” in a statement released
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Sep 11, 2024, 07:25 PM ET Open Extended Reactions James Paxton still is holding out hope that he can recover from injury and pitch for the Boston Red Sox this season. But if he doesn’t, the veteran left-hander said he plans to retire once the season ends. “I’m hoping that we can squeak into the
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Rob Demovsky, ESPN Staff WriterSep 11, 2024, 05:47 PM ET Close Rob Demovsky is an NFL reporter at ESPN and covers the Green Bay Packers. He has covered the Packers since 1997 and joined ESPN in 2013. Demovsky is a two-time Wisconsin Sportswriter of the Year as selected by the NSSA. You can follow him
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Associated Press Sep 11, 2024, 06:40 PM ET Open Extended Reactions TORONTO — Francisco Lindor broke up Bowden Francis’ no-hit bid with a tying homer leading off the ninth inning, Francisco Alvarez added a three-run shot and the New York Mets scored six times in their last at-bat to beat the Toronto Blue Jays 6-2
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Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterSep 11, 2024, 05:53 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions Rory McIlroy said Wednesday he wasn’t trying to send a message by agreeing to team up with world No. 1 golfer Scottie Scheffler in
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Ben Baby, ESPN Staff WriterSep 11, 2024, 05:50 PM ET Close Ben Baby covers the Cincinnati Bengals for ESPN. He joined the company in July 2019. Prior to ESPN, he worked for various newspapers in Texas, most recently at The Dallas Morning News where he covered college sports. He provides daily coverage of the Bengals
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Associated Press Sep 11, 2024, 05:35 PM ET COLUMBIA, S.C. — Kevin Long, who played running back at South Carolina before getting drafted by the New York Jets, has died at age 69. The university said Long died Tuesday. Curtis Frye, the former track coach at South Carolina who was a close friend of Long,
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Associated Press Sep 11, 2024, 05:24 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PHOENIX — Arizona Diamondbacks right-hander Merrill Kelly left his start against the Texas Rangers on Wednesday after throwing a pitch in the fifth inning. Kelly walked the opening batter in the fifth and winced after throwing a pitch to Marcus Semien. The right-hander doubled
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Andreas Hale, ESPNSep 11, 2024, 04:43 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LAS VEGAS — Sean O’Malley believes he’s very close to eclipsing Conor McGregor as the biggest star in the UFC. The current UFC bantamweight champion will defend his championship against Merab Dvalishvili in the main event of Noche UFC at The Sphere in Las
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ESPN News Services Sep 11, 2024, 03:48 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Tampa Bay Rays reliever Edwin Uceta was suspended three games and fined an undisclosed amount by Major League Baseball for intentionally throwing at Nick Castellanos during Tuesday’s game against the Philadelphia Phillies. MLB also announced that Rays manager Kevin Cash has been suspended
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