9:53 PM ET ESPN News Services Drew Maggi‘s long road to the major leagues culminated in his first career at-bat Wednesday night. The 33-year-old infielder, who had played 1,155 games across 13 minor league seasons before getting called up by the Pittsburgh Pirates earlier this week, appeared as a pinch hitter in the eighth inning,
5:03 PM ET Associated Press PHILADELPHIA — Seattle Mariners left-hander Robbie Ray will have surgery to repair the flexor tendon in his pitching elbow and will miss the rest of the season. Seattle manager Scott Servais made the announcement before the Mariners played Philadelphia on Wednesday night. Ray, in the second season of a $115
9:06 PM ET Dallas Stars forward Joe Pavelski will be a game-time decision on Friday for Game 6 of its first-round Western Conference playoff series with the Minnesota Wild. Pavelski has not played since April 17 after sustaining a concussion in the second period of Game 1 of the series, when the Stars fell 3-2
4:38 PM ET Andrew LopezESPN The New Orleans Pelicans announced Wednesday that guard CJ McCollum underwent successful surgery Tuesday to repair the torn ulnar collateral ligament in his right thumb, an injury that plagued McCollum for the final few months of the season. McCollum also played the final two weeks of the season with a
7:19 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN The NBA and National Basketball Players Association announced Wednesday night they have ratified the recently agreed-upon new collective bargaining agreement, one that will ensure labor peace through the remainder of this decade. The new deal will go into effect July 1 and remain in place until at least the summer
4:15 PM ET Houston Rockets owner Tilman Fertitta trumpeted the hiring of Ime Udoka as the first step in “phase two” of the franchise’s rebuilding process, in which immediately returning to the playoffs after a three-year absence is the plan. He also attributed conversations with NBA officials and Udoka for feeling at ease with hiring
7:33 PM ET Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards was cited for third-degree assault on Tuesday night after he allegedly swung a folding chair that struck two female employees following the team’s series-ending loss to the Denver Nuggets in Game 5 at Ball Arena, the Denver Police Department said. The incident occurred as Edwards headed toward
9:34 PM ET CLEVELAND — The New York Knicks are headed to the Eastern Conference semifinals for the first time in 10 years after beating the Cleveland Cavaliers 106-95 on Wednesday night in Game 5 of their first-round series. As was the case throughout the series, Knicks guard Jalen Brunson led the way for a
9:12 PM ET Oregon State athletic director Scott Barnes was released from a hospital on Wednesday after experiencing what the school referred to as a “medical event” last Saturday night in Fresno, California. “The Barnes family is beyond grateful for the love, prayers and support shown to them by Beaver Nation and beyond,” a statement
8:30 PM ET MANCHESTER — It was when Manchester United defeated Arsenal in a seismic FA Cup semifinal in April 1999 that Sir Alex Ferguson’s team started to believe they could achieve the unthinkable by doing the Treble. Manchester City‘s rampant 4-1 victory against the same opponents on Wednesday has now done the same for