1:54 AM ET ESPN News Services The NL East has a new leader for the first time since early April. After the New York Mets fell 6-3 to the Miami Marlins, the Atlanta Braves won 6-4 at Seattle later Friday to take sole possession of first place in the division for the first time all
Dec 9, 2020 Editor’s note: This story was originally published in 2020. Tony Ferguson has his own way of working out, and it’s never the easy way. Brandon Magnus/Zuffa LLC/Getty Images UFC lightweight star Tony Ferguson isn’t someone who’s confined by conventional norms. He has been known to wear dress clothes, sunglasses and fighting gloves while
4:21 PM ET The Houston Astros activated Ryan Pressly from the 15-day injured list, and the closer picked up the save in the team’s 4-3 win against the Los Angeles Angels on Friday night. Pressly originally went on the IL on Aug. 25 after he experienced spasms in his neck. The team had expected him
6:26 PM ET Associated Press MILWAUKEE — Brewers right-hander Freddy Peralta was placed on the 15-day IL with inflammation in his throwing shoulder Friday before the team’s game against the Cincinnati Reds. The 2021 All-Star left during the third inning of his start Thursday night in Milwaukee against San Francisco due to fatigue in the
9:40 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Derek Jeter returned to Yankee Stadium for the first time in five years and was honored for his induction to the Hall of Fame two years ago. With his Hall plaque on a stand in front of the pitcher’s mound, Jeter spoke at the end of a
4:05 PM ET ESPN News Services Major League Baseball will voluntarily recognize minor league players’ efforts to unionize with the MLB Players Association, commissioner Rob Manfred announced Friday. The move by MLB would formally accept the MLBPA as minor league players’ bargaining representative and helps to fast track the unionization effort. It’s also a key
11:26 PM ET Colorado’s C.J. Cron took advantage of Coors Field’s home-run friendly confines when he hit a 504-foot two-run shot in the fourth inning on Friday night that hooked around the left-field foul pole and flew out of the stadium. Cron’s 27th homer of the season is tied for the second-longest home run since
11:42 PM ET New York Yankees left fielder Aaron Hicks was pulled from the team’s 4-2 loss to the Rays on Friday night after a pair of defensive miscues led to three Tampa Bay runs — and a bunch of vitriol from fans in the Bronx. The problems for Hicks started with two outs in
6:20 PM ET ESPN News Services NEW YORK — Casper Ruud claimed a 55-shot point to end the first set of his US Open semifinal while building a big lead against Karen Khachanov and held on for a 7-6 (5), 6-2, 5-7, 6-2 victory Friday that put him in his second Grand Slam title match
4:21 PM ET Cesar Hernandez The United States men’s national team are continuing to follow the progress of Club America‘s dual-national Alejandro Zendejas, sources have confirmed to ESPN. While the U.S. are tracking the midfielder, who has been one of the top performers in Liga MX this season, they have not been in direct contact