6:13 PM ET NEW YORK — The return of Mets right-hander Carlos Carrasco appears close. Mets manager Buck Showalter said Carrasco threw a simulated game Monday, and the veteran will be back in the rotation by the end of the week if everything goes well. “We’ll see. Step by step,” Showalter said. “It went well.
6:39 PM ET Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Washington Nationals are placing rookie right-hander Cade Cavalli on the injured list with right shoulder inflammation. Manager Dave Martinez, who made the announcement before Tuesday night’s game against Oakland, said the team’s top pitching prospect will be shut down for two weeks and then re-evaluated. Cavalli, the
1:31 PM ET Associated Press HOUSTON — Houston Astros ace Justin Verlander, a leading candidate for the AL Cy Young Award, has been placed on the injured list with a right calf injury. The team announced the move Tuesday and said that an MRI done on the calf Monday revealed fascial disruption, but no muscle
5:28 PM ET ESPN News Services Los Angeles Dodgers left-hander Clayton Kershaw, who has not pitched since Aug. 4 due to lower back pain, will start against the New York Mets on Thursday, manager Dave Roberts said Tuesday. Kershaw, 34, threw a simulated game earlier this week. This is the second time this season that
12:26 PM ET Gwendolyn Oxenham Last month, former USWNT star Heather O’Reilly came out of retirement and joined Irish club Shelbourne FC ahead of their Champions League campaign. David Fitzgerald/Sportsfile via Getty Images When Shelbourne FC team captain Pearl Slattery picked up her two teammates, Shauna Fox and Izzy Glennon, for the drive to training in
6:02 PM ET ESPN News Services Jackson State football coach Deion Sanders on Tuesday said in an Instagram video that his program and players are now “in crisis mode” when it comes to grappling with the multiple water problems that have afflicted Mississippi’s capital city in the past week. Parts of Jackson were without running
4:28 PM ET Stephen HolderESPN INDIANAPOLIS — Colts All-Pro linebacker Shaquille Leonard is one step closer to returning to the field after offseason back surgery. The Colts on Tuesday activated Leonard from the physically unable to perform list as they submitted their moves to reach their initial 53-man roster, enabling Leonard to avoid remaining on
5:28 PM ET BEREA, Ohio – Deshaun Watson left the Cleveland Browns training facility on Tuesday to begin serving his 11-game suspension. Watson can’t return to the facility or have contact with the Browns until Oct. 10, and can’t practice again until Nov. 14. On Aug. 18, the NFL and the NFL Players Association reached
4:42 PM ET Alaina GetzenbergESPN ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — One of the big questions of the Buffalo Bills offseason was when cornerback Tre’Davious White would be able to return to the field from a torn ACL. Unfortunately for the Bills, that won’t be happening any time soon. The Bills on Tuesday placed White on the
4:28 PM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — It was about a month ago that San Francisco 49ers general manager John Lynch and coach Kyle Shanahan began having conversations about what a scenario in which quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo remains with the team might look like. By that time, Garoppolo’s right shoulder surgery had ruined any chances