Associated Press Aug 11, 2023, 11:20 PM ET BOSTON — Chris Sale‘s first start after 10 weeks on the injured list had extra meaning for him. It might mean even more for the Red Sox. Sale retired Detroit‘s first 14 batters on Friday night, combining with two relievers on a two-hitter to lead the Red
Aug 11, 2023, 08:37 PM ET The Vancouver Canucks signed center Pius Suter on Friday to a two-year contract with an average annual value of $1.6 million. Suter, 27, had played the previous two seasons for the Detroit Red Wings, where his contract had a $3.25 million annual cap hit. The Switzerland native made his
Associated Press Aug 11, 2023, 08:06 PM ET BEDMINSTER, N.J. — Cameron Smith bounced back from his worst finish of the year with a 5-under 66 on Friday, giving him a one-shot lead over Charles Howell III at LIV Golf-Bedminster. Smith finished 35th last week at The Greenbrier. He had never been to the Trump
Associated Press Aug 11, 2023, 07:33 PM ET MONTREAL — Jessica Pegula beat doubles partner Coco Gauff 6-2, 5-7, 7-5 in an all-American match Friday to advance to the National Bank Open semifinals for the third straight year. Tied 5-5 in the third set, the sixth-seeded Gauff double-faulted for a ninth time while defending a
Al Ahli’s Brazilian striker Roberto Firmino shone with a debut hat trick to secure a 3-1 home win over Al Hazem in the opening fixture of the Saudi Pro League season on Friday. The former Liverpool forward scored twice in the opening 10 minutes before another strike in the 72nd for his treble sealed the
Rob Dawson, CorrespondentAug 11, 2023, 03:29 PM ET Manchester United have agreed a deal with Fenerbahce for Brazil midfielder Fred, the clubs confirmed Friday. The Turkish side have reached an agreement in principle worth €10 million ($10.9m) plus another €5m in add-ons. Fred is set to fly to Istanbul on Saturday before undergoing a medical.
Connor O’Halloran Aug 11, 2023, 07:02 PM ET BURNLEY, England — New Burnley minority owner J.J. Watt has welcomed Tom Brady’s investment in English football, saying the two NFL legends will push each other to lift their clubs to new heights. Brady became the latest American athlete to invest in English football, taking a stake
Manchester City striker Erling Haaland wasted no time opening his account for the new Premier League season with two goals as the champions began with a 3-0 stroll against promoted Burnley at Turf Moor on Friday. Haaland, who bagged a Premier League season-record 36 goals and a total of 52 goals in all competitions for
Rob Dawson, CorrespondentAug 11, 2023, 06:29 PM ET Pep Guardiola is expecting Kevin De Bruyne to be out for “weeks” after the Manchester City midfielder suffered a recurrence of the injury which cut short his Champions League final. De Bruyne was forced off with a hamstring problem in the first half of the victory over
Andrea Adelson, ESPN Senior WriterAug 11, 2023, 08:08 PM ET Close ACC reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2010. Graduate of the University of Florida. Four ACC schools are opposed to adding Cal and Stanford, a source confirmed to ESPN, but expansion discussions are not completely over as of Friday evening. Though there is no call currently