8:46 PM ET Associated Press PHILADELPHIA — The Philadelphia Phillies declined club options for next season on outfielders Odubel Herrera and Andrew McCutchen on Wednesday. Herrera gets a $2.5 million buyout rather than a $11.5 million salary, completing a $30.5 million, five-year contract. He is eligible for salary arbitration. McCutchen, signed as a free agent
Month: November 2021
4:33 PM ET A federal judge in Fort Worth, Texas, has granted a request to delay the trial of former Los Angeles Angels communications director Eric Kay, agreeing Wednesday that the defense needs more time to prepare after prosecutors expanded drug charges against Kay six days before the trial was to begin. Kay is now
7:51 PM ET Associated Press ATLANTA — The Atlanta Braves will give a nod to past and present with a two-part parade Friday celebrating their first World Series title in 26 years. The Braves defeated the Houston Astros 7-0 on Tuesday night to wrap up the championship. The procession will start at Woodruff Park in
6:34 PM ET ESPN News Services San Francisco Giants catcher Buster Posey will announce his retirement from baseball on Thursday, according to a report from The Athletic on Wednesday. Posey, 34, has played his entire 12-year career in San Francisco, helping the team win three World Series titles, in 2010, 2012 and 2014. He is
8:03 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Pep Guardiola says Manchester City will have to stop “one the greatest players in history” in Cristiano Ronaldo if they hope to win the Manchester derby. – Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only)– Don’t have ESPN? Get instant access– Ogden: Ronaldo the hero, but Solskjaer’s Man Utd are
5:54 PM ET Liverpool players celebrate after scoring a goal against Atletico Madrid in the Champions League. Getty Liverpool maintained their perfect start to the Champions League with a win over Atletico Madrid at Anfield on Wednesday night. – ESPN+ guide: LaLiga, Bundesliga, MLS, FA Cup, more– Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only)– Don’t
8:45 PM ET The United States women’s national team will head to Australia this month for a two-friendly series against the 2023 World Cup co-hosts. Australia will host the world champions for the first time in 21 years at Stadium Australia in Sydney on Nov. 27 and in Newcastle on Nov. 30, Football Australia confirmed
8:08 PM ET HENDERSON, Nev. — Derek Carr said he and Hunter Renfrow, avid golfers when not playing quarterback and receiver for the Las Vegas Raiders, received a text message with a video attached from Henry Ruggs III late Monday night. “A golf swing,” Carr said Wednesday of the contents of the message from Ruggs,
10:30 AM ET HOUSTON — When the final out was recorded in Game 6 of the 2021 World Series, Dusty Baker’s 24th year as a big league manager ended in the same way as the previous 23 — with another team winning the season’s last game. Afterward, the Houston Astros‘ manager sat in the dugout
7:00 PM ET Paolo UggettiESPN UCLA defensive lineman Jay Toia practiced Wednesday after a video of him threatening a group of students inside an elevator during a party on October 31 surfaced online Tuesday. Bruins head coach Chip Kelly was asked repeatedly about Toia’s presence at practice Wednesday and while he acknowledged that he had