Month: September 2018

7:34 PM ET The welterweight fight between former world titleholder Victor Ortiz and former world title challenger John Molina Jr. was canceled on Wednesday, though the rest of the show will go on as planned Sunday. The main event was canceled one day after Ortiz turned himself in to the Oxnard (California) Police Department and
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6:54 PM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — On Monday, only hours after an MRI confirmed that San Francisco 49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo had suffered a season-ending left ACL injury, coach Kyle Shanahan was asked how many quarterbacks the team would be working out on Tuesday. Shanahan’s response: “as many as we can get.” At the
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6:55 PM ET Atlanta Braves shortstop Dansby Swanson was diagnosed with a partially torn ligament in his left hand, the team announced Wednesday. Swanson, who underwent an MRI in Atlanta on Wednesday, will undergo daily treatment for the remainder of the regular season and will be re-evaluated next week prior to the National League Division
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6:54 PM ET Brady HendersonESPN RENTON, Wash. — Coach Pete Carroll said he thinks the Seattle Seahawks and Earl Thomas are in “a good place” and that he’s not concerned about lingering drama after the All-Pro free safety said he sat out of practice last week in order to protect himself as he seeks a
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5:51 PM BST PORT ELIZABETH — The battle of the super-sub props could have a massive bearing on the Rugby Championship clash between the Springboks and the Wallabies at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium on Saturday. South Africa and Australia possess two of world rugby’s most dynamic props in Steven Kitshoff and Taniela Tupou. Both
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5:25 PM BST The Springboks’ performances during the Rugby Championship have been Jekyll and Hyde-like. They were absolutely brutal in the physical exchanges (delete against the) with Argentina in Durban, before looking lost and helpless the following week against the same opponents in Mendoza. The South Africans lacked the fizz and made a plethora of
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4:32 PM ET New York Yankees shortstop Didi Gregorius has been cleared for baseball activities, manager Aaron Boone said during a pregame interview with ESPN 98.7 on Wednesday. Gregorius tore cartilage in his right wrist sliding into home with the winning run in Saturday’s game against the Baltimore Orioles. Boone initially said he feared Gregorius
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4:15 PM ET Lindsey ThiryESPN Close Covered Rams for two years for Los Angeles Times Previously covered the Falcons Has covered the NBA and college football and basketball THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — The Los Angeles Rams placed cornerback Aqib Talib on injured reserve Wednesday. Talib will undergo ankle surgery Thursday after he suffered a high-ankle
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