8:21 PM ET KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee starting center Brandon Kennedy suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee on Tuesday in practice and will miss the remainder of the season, coach Jeremy Pruitt told reporters following Wednesday’s practice. Pruitt said Kennedy was standing on his feet when the injury occurred and “nobody
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4:13 PM ET Associated Press CLEVELAND — Corey Kluber became the first 18-game winner in the majors this season, striking out 10 and pitching the Cleveland Indians past the Kansas City Royals 3-1 Wednesday. The Indians moved closer to the third straight AL Central title and reduced their magic number for clinching the division to
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4:17 PM ET Associated Press CHICAGO — Alvin Brian “Ab” McDonald, who played 14 NHL seasons and scored the Stanley Cup-winning goal for the Chicago Blackhawks in 1961, has died. He was 82. McDonald died Tuesday night, according to Blackhawks. The forward played 762 regular-season and 84 NHL playoff games followed by two seasons in
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4:43 PM ET Shawn Porter and Danny Garcia, both former welterweight world titleholders and among the best 147-pounders in the world, are about as evenly matched as one could hope for in a big-time boxing match. They will fight for a vacant world title on Saturday (Showtime, 9 p.m. ET) at Barclays Center in Brooklyn,
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4:44 PM ET Peter BodoTennis Close Peter Bodo has been covering tennis for over 35 years, mostly recently for ESPN. He is a former WTA Writer of the Year and the author of numerous books, including the classic “The Courts of Babylon” and the New York Times bestseller (with Pete Sampras), “A Champion’s Mind.” NEW
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3:39 PM ET Associated Press LINCOLN, Neb. — Nebraska athletic director Bill Moos says he is doing all he can to find a 12th regular-season game for the Cornhuskers. Moos on Wednesday commented for the first time since the opener against Akron was called off because of inclement weather Saturday. Nebraska wanted to play Akron
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2:51 PM ET Emily KaplanESPN The group hoping to bring the NHL to Seattle will make a pitch to the executive committee of the league’s Board of Governors at a meeting in New York on Oct 2. Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan will take part in the presentation. The Oak View Group confirmed the meeting on
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