12:15 PM ET ESPN News Services St. Louis Cardinals right-hander Jack Flaherty will make his season debut Wednesday against the Pittsburgh Pirates. He will be limited to 60 pitches. Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol made the surprise announcement before the first game of a day-night doubleheader against the Pirates on Tuesday. Flaherty had been scheduled to
11:26 AM ET Associated Press PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Penguins promoted Chris Pryor to assistant general manager on Tuesday, one of several front-office moves made by general manager Ron Hextall. Pryor, 61, spent last season as Pittsburgh’s director of player personnel, which included overseeing the team’s scouting efforts in North America and Europe. Pryor will
11:53 AM ET Broadcaster Bill Clement and hockey writer Al Morganti were both named 2022 Hockey Hall of Fame media award recipients on Tuesday. Clement will receive the Foster Hewitt Memorial Award for outstanding contributions as a hockey broadcaster and Morganti will receive the Elmer Ferguson Memorial Award for excellence in hockey journalism. Clement, who
12:16 PM ET Dan HajduckyESPN Close Hajducky is a reporter/researcher for ESPN. He has an MFA in creative writing from Fairfield University and played on the men’s soccer teams at Fordham and Southern Connecticut State universities. A rare Michael Jordan rookie card sold with auction house Christie’s for $1.008 million, including fees and premiums —
7:00 AM ET Jiri Prochazka became a champion in just his third Octagon appearance, dethroning Glover Teixeira in a wild light heavyweight title bout in the UFC 275 headliner Saturday in Singapore. Along with the shiny belt that was wrapped around his waist, the entertainingly inventive Czech fighter also has earned a spot in the
11:01 AM ET Buffalo Bills and Sabres co-owner Kim Pegula is undergoing treatment for undisclosed heath issues. The Pegula family issued a statement Tuesday saying, “Kim is receiving medical care as a result of some unexpected health issues. We are very grateful for the progress she has made over the past few days. She has
10:36 AM ET FRISCO, Texas — After skipping the final week of voluntary organized team activities, Dallas Cowboys tight end Dalton Schultz has shown up for this week’s mandatory minicamp, sources confirmed. Had Schultz skipped the minicamp, he would have been subject to fines totaling more than $95,000 over the three days. Schultz, 25, informed
12:04 PM ET JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Hall of Fame defensive end Bruce Smith is upset that supporters of offensive tackle Tony Boselli are using Boselli’s dominating performance against Smith in a playoff game as one of the reasons that Boselli has been elected into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. The NFL’s all-time sack leader
7:51 AM ET Serena Williams strongly hinted at a return to tennis this month at Wimbledon in a social media post Tuesday. Williams, 40, hasn’t competed since injuring her right leg last year at Wimbledon and did not appear on the women’s singles entry list released last Friday by the grass-court Grand Slam. But Williams
11:00 AM ET Paolo UggettiESPN BROOKLINE, Mass. — Defending U.S. Open champion Jon Rahm said his “heart is with the PGA Tour” Tuesday and that he has had “zero” conversations with fellow Spanish player Sergio Garcia about joining the LIV Golf Invitational Series. “Money is great, but when [his wife] Kelley and I — this