8:28 PM ET Associated Press LOS ANGELES — An attorney for Trevor Bauer asked a woman Tuesday why she left out “dozens of key facts” in her petition for a five-year restraining order against the Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher. “I don’t know,” answered the woman, who testified that Bauer choked her until she was unconscious
4:55 PM ET PITTSBURGH — Chase Claypool and the Pittsburgh Steelers avoided a worst-case scenario after the second-year wide receiver went down hard in the final minutes of Tuesday’s practice. Claypool suffered a “minor ankle sprain” after landing awkwardly on the ankle and “should be fine,” a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. After going for
5:07 PM ET EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Co-owner John Mara believes this is an important year for the New York Giants. It just doesn’t mean that general manager Dave Gettleman is necessarily on the hot seat. Instead, the entire organization should be on notice. “We’re all on the hot seat, with our fans in particular,”
7:23 PM ET ESPN News Services Washington Nationals right-hander Joe Ross will miss the rest of the season but won’t need surgery for his partially torn ulnar collateral ligament at this time, manager Dave Martinez said Tuesday. Instead, Ross will rest his injury and “go through some extensive rehab” with the hope he can return
6:57 PM ET The Big 12 Conference announced on Tuesday an updated policy that teams that do not have enough players to compete due to COVID-19, or for any reason, will be charged with a forfeit. The league said for conference games, it will be handled as if a game has been played. The team
6:41 PM ET Eric WoodyardESPN ALLEN PARK, Mich. — Normally jovial Detroit Lions head coach Dan Campbell opened Tuesday’s news conference with empathy to deliver breaking news: the team was releasing veteran long snapper Don Muhlbach on Wednesday. The move signifies the end of an era in Motown, as Muhlbach ranks second in franchise history
6:19 PM ET New Mexico is set to announce Kentucky transfer Terry Wilson as its starting quarterback later Tuesday, a source told ESPN. Wilson, who transferred to New Mexico in March, went 17-8 as Kentucky’s starter and is the only player in team history to record 3,000 career passing yards (3,436) and 1,000 career rushing
5:48 PM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — The San Francisco 49ers waived quarterback Josh Rosen on Tuesday, sending the former No. 10 overall pick back to an uncertain football future. With Jimmy Garoppolo and Trey Lance cemented as the Niners’ top two quarterbacks and veteran Nate Sudfeld outplaying Rosen in the battle for a possible
5:50 PM ET On Tuesday, the NBA released its slate of nationally televised games for opening week and Christmas Day. The defending champion Milwaukee Bucks will kick off the 2021-22 season on Oct. 19, hosting the Brooklyn Nets, who they sent home in a Game 7 overtime thriller to advance to the NBA Finals. Russell
5:26 PM ET Associated Press PHILADELPHIA — A former United States Golf Association employee has been charged in a scheme to embezzle funds from the unauthorized sale of U.S. Open Championship tickets, Acting United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced Tuesday. According to a statement released by Williams, Robert Fryer, 39, of Perkasie, Pennsylvania, faces
5:13 PM ET Associated Press CHICAGO — The Oakland Athletics reinstated shortstop Elvis Andrus from the paternity list on Tuesday. Andrus was in the starting lineup for Oakland’s game against the Chicago White Sox. He was placed on the paternity list on Saturday. Andrus entered Tuesday batting .231 with three homers and 28 RBI in
4:58 PM ET Associated Press GREENSBURG, Pa. — A former Pittsburgh Pirates reliever was sentenced Tuesday to at least two years behind bars for statutory sexual assault and child pornography, among other charges, in a case involving a girl who was 13 when the encounters began. Felipe Vazquez, 30, was sentenced to two to four
5:00 PM ET Oregon defensive end Kayvon Thibodeaux, a potential No. 1 overall pick in the 2022 NFL draft, has entered into a marketing deal with United Airlines, which will provide special direct flights from Eugene, Oregon, to select Ducks away games this season. “Partnering with United Airlines was a no brainer for me, as
4:47 PM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — With Jordan Love‘s shoulder still an issue and Aaron Rodgers not expected to play in the preseason, the Green Bay Packers are bringing back quarterback Jake Dolegala. The signing was not announced by the team but was made public by his agency, Generation Sports Group. The team will
4:55 PM ET Associated Press DETROIT — The Detroit Pistons signed Luka Garza and Chris Smith to two-way contracts on Tuesday. Detroit selected Garza, the AP national player of the year, with the No. 52 overall pick in the draft. The 6-foot-11, 235-pound center played well for the Pistons during the NBA Summer League, averaging
4:09 PM ET JERSEY CITY, N.Y. — Tiger Woods‘ long-time caddie, Joe LaCava, is back between the ropes for Patrick Cantlay — for one week at the Northern Trust. Cantlay’s regular caddie, Matt Minister, is out due to COVID-19, and so Cantlay reached out to LaCava, who lives approximately two hours away in Connecticut. “I
Report Stand-in captain hits 20-ball fifty after Phoenix bowlers succeed in dragging back Superchargers Birmingham Phoenix 147 for 2 (Livingstone 92*, Allen 42) beat Northern Superchargers 143 for 8 (Kohler-Cadmore 71, Livingstone 3-25) by eight wickets Liam Livingstone‘s six-hitting blitz led Birmingham Phoenix into Saturday’s Hundred final at Lord’s after a remarkable comeback with the
3:59 PM ET South Carolina didn’t have to look far to find some much-needed depth at quarterback, adding graduate assistant coach Zeb Noland to the active roster this week. Coach Shane Beamer told reporters Tuesday that Noland would be practicing at quarterback. The move comes days after Beamer announced that starting quarterback Luke Doty had