Aug 20, 2023, 03:31 PM ET Seattle Mariners rookie right-hander Emerson Hancock exited Sunday’s game against the host Houston Astros because of a right shoulder strain. Hancock, 24, scattered two hits over two scoreless innings. The sixth overall pick in the 2020 amateur draft, Hancock had yet to record a decision and owned a 5.40
Associated Press Aug 20, 2023, 03:28 PM ET WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. — The New York Yankees will play the Detroit Tigers in the 2024 MLB Little League Classic on Aug. 18 next year at Bowman Field. Detroit will be the home team for the game, originally scheduled for Comerica Park, where the teams meet on Aug.
Associated Press Aug 20, 2023, 04:09 PM ET ARLINGTON, Texas — Max Scherzer moved into 11th place on baseball’s career strikeout list, getting his 3,343rd on Sunday to pass Hall of Fame knuckleballer Phil Niekro. Scherzer, making his fourth start for the AL West-leading Texas Rangers since getting traded from the New York Mets, struck
Associated Press Aug 20, 2023, 04:24 PM ET BALLYMENA, Northern Ireland — American golfer Alexa Pano celebrated her 19th birthday by beating Gabriella Cowley of England on the third hole of a playoff to win the ISPS Handa World Invitational on Sunday, while Daniel Brown wrapped up a five-shot victory in the men’s event. Pano
SYDNEY, Australia — Jorge Vilda will never forget the night he guided Spain to a first-ever Women’s World Cup title. The La Roja coach was booed by the crowd when he held the trophy aloft and celebrated victory with barely a pat on the back from his players, but despite it all, he was a
Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterAug 20, 2023, 10:56 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2011• Covered two Olympics, a pair of Rugby World Cups and two British & Irish Lions tours• Previously rugby editor, and became senior writer in 2018 SYDNEY, Australia — England captain Millie Bright said she is “absolutely heartbroken” after they suffered a 1-0 defeat
Aug 20, 2023, 03:42 PM ET Seven people died in a bus crash on a highway in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais in the early hours of Sunday, said the state’s military fire brigade. The bus was carrying fans of soccer team Corinthians, after they attended a match against Cruzeiro in the Minas Gerais
Aug 20, 2023, 11:54 AM ET Spain head coach Jorge Vilda said the “suffering was necessary” after his team lifted the World Cup for the first time in their history after a 1-0 win over England in Sunday’s final. The 42-year-old’s long tenure as coach was called into question last year when 15 national team
Pedri and Ferran Torres scored late in the second half to earn Barcelona their first LaLiga win of the season with a 2-0 victory over Cadiz, whose inspired goalkeeper Conan Ledesma had made a string of superb saves on Sunday. In the 83rd minute, Ilkay Gundogan found Pedri ghosting through off the defensive line with
New Chelsea manager Mauricio Pochettino’s wait for a first victory will go on for five more days at least as his side were beaten 3-1 away at West Ham United on Sunday. A header by Nayef Aguerd, Michail Antonio‘s goal on the break and a late penalty by Lucas Paqueta secured victory for West Ham