10:08 AM ET ESPN News Services A mistrial was declared Friday in the child sex abuse case against former Texas Rangers pitcher John Wetteland. The jury in Denton County (Texas) insisted it was deadlocked to the judge, who ruled on the mistrial after a day of deliberations. Wetteland had been accused of abusing a child
9:00 AM ET Pete ThamelESPN No. 23 Cincinnati is starting redshirt senior Ben Bryant at quarterback today at No. 19 Arkansas, sources told ESPN. The game is at 3:30 p.m. ET on ESPN. Bryant began his career at Cincinnati where he backed up Desmond Ridder for three seasons. He then transferred to Eastern Michigan where
Sep 1, 2022 Doug KezirianESPN Close ESPN Sports Betting Analyst Host of Daily Wager Behind The Bets podcast host The college football season began in earnest this weekend and what an opening night to greet gamblers. Thursday’s two main games (Penn State over Purdue and No. 17 Pitt over West Virginia) came down to the
7:05 AM ET Before they take the field as college football players on Saturdays, some of the top recruits in the 2023 ESPN 300 rankings are playing underneath the lights on weeknights. Arch Manning‘s (ESPN 300 No. 2) senior season finally got underway on Friday night, and Peyton and Eli Manning’s nephew didn’t disappoint. The
4:59 AM ET Oscar Piastri, the driver who was the focus of a tug of war between McLaren and Alpine over his services for 2023, says he chose to leave Alpine after a breakdown in trust with the team, adding that the way in which he was dealt with by team boss Otmar Szafnauer was
Are Asian batters the best at attacking spin? While popular perception given the pitches in the sub-continent might indicate that they are, the numbers tell a different story, especially in T20 cricket. Mickey Arthur, who has coached Pakistan and Sri Lanka as well as teams in the PSL and BPL, believes that while the subcontinent
1:22 AM ET ESPN News Services Top-ranked Daniil Medvedev ended the historic run of Yibing Wu with a 6-4, 6-2, 6-2 victory in the third round on Friday at the US Open in New York. The defending champion moves on to face Wimbledon runner-up Nick Kyrgios on Sunday. Medvedev is bidding to become the first
9:05 PM ET ESPN News Services Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Nick Pivetta was hit in the leg by a comebacker to end the third inning and came out of the team’s 9-1 win against the visiting Texas Rangers on Friday. Pivetta sustained a left calf contusion, according to the team. The right-hander recovered the
8:55 PM ET Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO — Giants first baseman Brandon Belt will undergo season-ending arthroscopic surgery on his right knee Saturday in San Francisco. Dr. Ken Akizuki will perform the procedure. “It’s obviously disappointing for Brandon and for all of us,” manager Gabe Kapler said Friday. “We’ve been trending in this direction and
9:35 PM ET Marly RiveraESPN Writer Close Marly Rivera is a writer for ESPNdeportes.com and ESPN.com. ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The New York Yankees‘ injury woes continued Friday night as Andrew Benintendi was taken out of the 9-0 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays in the third inning because of a right wrist injury. X-rays