Month: September 2024

Jesse Rogers, ESPN Staff WriterSep 2, 2024, 11:01 PM ET Close Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions CHICAGO — Cubs lefty Justin Steele was scratched from his scheduled start on Tuesday with elbow soreness, manager Craig Counsell announced after the team’s 5-3 loss to the Pittsburgh
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ESPN News Services Sep 2, 2024, 11:06 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ARLINGTON, Texas — New York Yankees ace Gerrit Cole exited his start at Texas with a right calf cramp after throwing his warmup pitches in the seventh inning Monday night. Before his last warmup pitch, Cole lifted his right leg and tried to
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Associated Press Sep 2, 2024, 11:39 PM ET Open Extended Reactions TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Treshaun Ward totaled 138 offensive yards, including a 13-yard touchdown reception, against his former team as Boston College stunned No. 10 Florida State 28-13 on Monday night. Ward, a Tampa native who played at Florida State from 2019 to ’22, had
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Associated Press Sep 2, 2024, 08:44 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ARLINGTON, Texas — Jacob deGrom likely will make his fourth rehab start Saturday in his comeback from elbow surgery, though the two-time Cy Young Award winner said his return to the Texas Rangers after more than 16 months could be an option that night.
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ESPN News Services Sep 2, 2024, 08:17 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Chicago White Sox had their latest skid extended to 11 games with a 13-3 rout at the hands of the Baltimore Orioles on Monday, the 20th straight loss in which Chris Flexen started to set a big league mark for most consecutive
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Lizzy Becherano Sep 2, 2024, 07:12 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Luis Suárez announced his retirement from the Uruguay national team in a news conference on Monday, saying he will step away from international duty after his team’s World Cup qualifier against Paraguay on Friday. The former Liverpool and Barcelona star, who is now playing
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Kyle Bonagura, ESPN Staff WriterSep 2, 2024, 07:48 PM ET Close Covers college football. Joined ESPN in 2014. Attended Washington State University. Open Extended Reactions The Mountain West and Pac-12 conferences did not come to an agreement before Sunday’s deadline to extend their football scheduling beyond the 2024 season, sources confirmed to ESPN. While it’s
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Pete Thamel, ESPNSep 1, 2024, 02:34 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Former Nebraska football coach Scott Frost is headed to the NFL, where he has joined the Los Angeles Rams‘ coaching staff, the team announced Monday. Frost coached Nebraska — where he starred as a quarterback in the 1990s — from 2018 to 2022, going
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Field Level Media Sep 2, 2024, 03:55 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Cincinnati Reds designated first baseman Dominic Smith for assignment Monday and recalled outfielder Blake Dunn from Triple-A Louisville. Smith, who was signed by the Reds on Aug. 22, two days after he was released by the Boston Red Sox, was 5-for-26 (.192)
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Jamison Hensley, ESPN Staff WriterSep 2, 2024, 07:03 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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Associated Press Sep 2, 2024, 01:42 PM ET Open Extended Reactions GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Florida could be without quarterback Graham Mertz against lower-division Samford on Saturday night, raising the possibility of highly touted freshman DJ Lagway making his first career start. Mertz was knocked out of last week’s 41-17 home loss to No. 19 Miami
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ESPN News Services Sep 2, 2024, 05:24 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Portugal forward Cristiano Ronaldo dismissed suggestions he had considered ending his international career in the near future, adding that post-Euro criticism did not worry him. Portugal host Croatia in their Nations League opener on Thursday before welcoming Scotland in League A Group One
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Associated Press Sep 2, 2024, 05:28 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SAN DIEGO — Star right fielder Fernando Tatis Jr. was activated Monday by the San Diego Padres after being sidelined for more than two months with a stress reaction in his right thighbone. Tatis was set to bat second in the opener of a
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Andrea Adelson, ESPN Senior WriterSep 2, 2024, 04:54 PM ET Close ACC reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2010. Graduate of the University of Florida. Open Extended Reactions Miami Hurricanes defensive end Rueben Bain Jr. will miss Saturday’s game against Florida A&M with what coach Mario Cristobal described as a soft-tissue injury. Bain was hurt on the
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Field Level Media Sep 2, 2024, 05:08 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Minnesota Twins sent veteran outfielder Byron Buxton on a rehab assignment to Triple-A St. Paul on Monday. Buxton, 30, last played in a major league game Aug. 12 and has been out with right hip inflammation. He was batting .275 with 16
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