5:43 AM BST Liam Napier Rugby appears caught in a paradoxical universe of wanting to place paramount importance on player safety – and being seemingly incapable of adopting common sense when ruling on accidental collisions. Everyone involved in the game — from administrators to players, referees, fans — recognises the need to protect and police
Month: May 2022
8:28 PM ET Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The mass school shooting Tuesday in Uvalde, Texas, was especially disturbing for Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Brooks Raley. The small community of about 16,000 people west of San Antonio is the left-hander’s hometown. He attended school in the building where the shooting occurred, and his parents
2:04 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — The Miami Marlins defeated Pablo López in salary arbitration and the Milwaukee Brewers defeated Adrian Houser in a pair of cases involving right-handed pitchers, giving teams a 5-2 lead over players in decisions with 11 cases remaining. López will receive $2.45 million rather than the $3 million
12:49 PM ET ESPN News Services Kris Bryant‘s balky back has landed him back on the Colorado Rockies‘ injured list. The Rockies announced Wednesday that they placed the outfielder on the 10-day IL because of a lower-back strain. The move was made retroactive to Monday. He had just returned from the injured list on Saturday
1:07 PM ET Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Twins placed starting pitcher Joe Ryan on the COVID-19 injured list on Wednesday, bumping the surging rookie from his upcoming turn. Ryan was scheduled to pitch on Thursday against Kansas City. Manager Rocco Baldelli said Ryan was “doing OK.” The 25-year-old right-hander, who made five starts
7:22 PM ET Associated Press ATLANTA — Braves right fielder Ronald Acuna Jr. was scratched from Atlanta’s lineup Wednesday because of right quadriceps tightness. The team announced about 90 minutes before first pitch against the Philadelphia Phillies that Acuna would sit. He awoke feeling sore and tested out his leg by running on the field
6:31 PM ET The New York Yankees placed outfielder Giancarlo Stanton on the 10-day injured list Wednesday because of a right calf strain, a day after he left a game against the Baltimore Orioles in the seventh inning. Stanton had been replaced by pinch hitter Estevan Florial in the seventh inning of the Yankees’ 7-6,
1:03 PM ET Adriana Garcia LaLiga president Javier Tebas has accused Paris Saint-Germain supremo and beIN Media Group chairman Nasser Al-Khelaifi of having “too many conflicts of interest.” In the wake of Kylian Mbappe‘s decision to sign a lucrative new contract with PSG and reject an offer from Real Madrid, Tebas has hit out at
4:55 PM ET Sam Marsden Barcelona’s Lieke Martens celebrates after scoring the opening goal against Real Madrid in the Copa de la Reina semifinals. Diego Souto/Quality Sport Images/Getty Images Barcelona bounced back from defeat in the UEFA Women’s Champions League final by beating Real Madrid 4-0 on Wednesday to book their place in the Copa de
5:15 PM ET Associated Press AS Roma won their first major European title in more than 60 years as Nicolo Zaniolo‘s first-half goal earned the Italians a 1-0 victory over Feyenoord Rotterdam in the Europa Conference League final in Albania on Wednesday. The 22-year-old Zaniolo steered the ball home in the 32nd minute with a
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