2:15 AM ET HOUSTON — As Astros star Carlos Correa stepped into the box in the ninth inning of Game 6 of the World Series on Tuesday night, he understood the magnitude of the moment for him. The game and subsequently the Series were well in hand for the Atlanta Braves, who captured the championship
Month: November 2021
12:47 AM ET Atlanta Braves general manager Alex Anthopoulos did not attend the team’s World Series-clinching Game 6 victory in Houston on Tuesday night after testing positive for COVID-19, he told ESPN’s Buster Olney. Anthopoulos, who tested positive on Saturday, told Olney he did not reveal the news until after Tuesday’s win because he didn’t
11:52 PM ET HOUSTON — The season’s journey of World Series MVP Jorge Soler did not begin with the Atlanta Braves. But it did end with the newly crowned champs, merging the stories of a player and a team that followed a very similar trajectory. Soler emerged as the clear-cut MVP of the Braves’ six-game
11:37 PM ET HOUSTON — Jorge Soler coiled, and then he unleashed the mightiest swing he could muster. His batted ball would clear the left-field train tracks in Houston’s Minute Maid Park, soaring 446 feet to give his team the early three-run lead that Max Fried would not relinquish. He dropped his bat upon contact,
1:42 AM ET Associated Press ARCADIA, Calif. — A 4-year-old filly died from an injury suffered during training at Santa Anita on closing day of the track’s fall meet. Star of Africa was listed as suffering a non-musculoskeletal injury Sunday on the California Horse Racing Board’s website. She had three wins in 16 career starts
12:04 AM ET ESPN News Services The Las Vegas Raiders released wide receiver Henry Ruggs III on Tuesday night following his involvement in a vehicle crash early Tuesday morning that left a woman dead. Ruggs faces felony charges of driving under the influence of alcohol resulting in death and reckless driving, court records show. He
11:19 PM ET TORONTO — Vegas Golden Knights goalie Robin Lehner is calling for change in the NHL and beyond as fallout continues from Kyle Beach’s sexual assault case against the Chicago Blackhawks. “People need to be held accountable. That’s part of healing, getting justice,” Lehner said on Tuesday after the Golden Knights’ 4-0 loss
11:12 PM ET Andrew LopezESPN Phoenix Suns guard Chris Paul moved into No. 3 on the all-time assists list with his eighth against the visiting New Orleans Pelicans on Tuesday night. With 1:34 left in the second quarter, on a 3-pointer by Jae Crowder, Paul notched career assist No. 10,336 to push past Suns legend
8:22 PM ET Winnipeg Jets general manager Kevin Cheveldayoff said Tuesday he was never made aware of sexual assault allegations by Kyle Beach against former Chicago Blackhawks video coach Brad Aldrich while he was assistant GM of the team. In a news conference with Jets owner Mark Chipman, Cheveldayoff acknowledged that he was in the
10:14 PM BST ESPN staff While there were two games over the weekend, World Rugby’s November Test window officially begins this Saturday. And there are some mouth-watering fixtures to be played, highlighted by the weekend’s closing encounter between Scotland and Australia at Murrayfield on Sunday afternoon [BST]. Read on as we bring you all the