2:16 PM ET ESPN News Services Philadelphia Phillies infielder Didi Gregorius has been placed on the 10-day injured list with a left knee sprain. The move is retroactive to Thursday, a day after Gregorius and outfielder Kyle Schwarber collided on a single to short left in the seventh inning of an eventual 2-1 loss to
Month: May 2022
6:15 PM ET Associated Press ATLANTA — Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Andrew McCutchen tested positive for COVID-19 on Saturday. McCutchen returned to the team hotel in Atlanta and was placed on the COVID-19 injured list. The Brewers recalled infielder Mike Brosseau from Triple-A Nashville, but it was not known if he would arrive in Atlanta before
1:42 PM ET The Seattle Mariners are calling up right-hander George Kirby, one of the best pitching prospects in baseball, sources told ESPN’s Jeff Passan on Saturday. Kirby, who was scratched from his start for Double-A Arkansas on Saturday, will be making his major league debut for the Mariners against the Tampa Bay Rays on
5:40 PM ET Associated Press BOSTON — Red Sox left-hander Chris Sale suffered a setback in his recovery from a fractured rib cage suffered in late February, chief baseball officer Chaim Bloom said before Saturday’s game against the Chicago White Sox. “He’s had a small, it’s a personal medical issue — it’s not orthopedic, it’s
5:51 PM ET Colorado goaltender Darcy Kuemper left Game 3 of the Avalanche’s first-round series against the Nashville Predators on Saturday after taking a stick to the eye. Kuemper was struck in the final minutes of the first period by Predators forward Ryan Johansen while he battled Colorado’s Nathan MacKinnon for position in front of
5:48 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN The quest for greatness continues for four-division champion Canelo Alvarez. After defeating Caleb Plant by 11th-round TKO in November to become the first fighter in the four-belt era to unify all the major super middleweight world titles, Alvarez is facing WBA light heavyweight champ Dmitry Bivol with the goal of
11:51 AM ET Romelu Lukaku scored twice against Wolves to end his goal drought. Catherine Ivill/Getty Images Conor Coady scored a last-minute header to help Wolverhampton Wanderers to a 2-2 draw against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on Saturday. Chelsea had two goals in the first half disallowed before Lukaku opened the scoring with a second-half penalty
4:56 PM ET A stunning goal from Jordi Alba deep into injury time gave Barcelona a 2-1 victory at Real Betis to secure qualification for the Champions League next season. Alba’s unstoppable volley at the back post means Barcelona now have an unassailable 11-point lead over fifth-placed Betis with three games of the LaLiga season
2:23 PM ET Brighton & Hove Albion thrashed a woeful Manchester United 4-0 at the Amex Stadium on Saturday to officially rule United out of the running for a Champions League place next season. Ralf Rangnick’s side put up little-to-no fight from the whistle, and went a goal down early when Moises Caicedo opened the
4:38 PM ET Mohamed Salah has a shot blocked by Ben Davies as Liverpool searched for a winning goal against Tottenham. Getty Images Liverpool suffered a blow to their Premier League title hopes despite coming from behind to earn a 1-1 draw with Champions League-chasing Tottenham at Anfield on Saturday. Luis Diaz‘s deflected strike cancelled out