May 5, 2024, 04:35 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Paul Skenes, considered the top pitching prospect in baseball, has been lighting up opposing hitters in Triple-A. But the future Pittsburgh Pirates right-hander went through a rite of passage Sunday, allowing his first home run as a pro. Pitching for Indianapolis, Skenes gave up a solo
ESPN News Services May 5, 2024, 05:28 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MINNEAPOLIS — Ceddanne Rafaela hit the first Red Sox home run in seven games, Rafael Devers added another and Boston ended Minnesota’s 12-game winning streak by beating the Twins 9-2 on Sunday. Vaughn Grissom and Dominic Smith had two-run doubles, and Boston ended
ESPN News Services May 5, 2024, 08:45 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Texas Rangers rookie outfielder Wyatt Langford is expected to miss three to four weeks after suffering a Grade 1 right hamstring strain, manager Bruce Bochy told reporters Sunday. Langford left Saturday night’s game after struggling to run to first base, and an MRI
ESPN News Services May 5, 2024, 07:32 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CLEVELAND — Guardians leadoff hitter Steven Kwan is headed to the injured list with a hamstring strain, and Cleveland will call up prospect Kyle Manzardo, according to multiple reports. Kwan, who entered the weekend leading the AL in batting, underwent an MRI after
ESPN News Services May 5, 2024, 06:48 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LOS ANGELES — Shohei Ohtani went 4-for-4 with two home runs, and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Atlanta Braves 5-1 on Sunday afternoon to sweep the three-game series. Ohtani launched a hanging curveball from Braves started Max Fried 412 feet over the
ESPN News Services May 5, 2024, 05:06 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MADRID — Andrey Rublev rallied to defeat Felix Auger-Aliassime in three sets on Sunday and win the Madrid Open for the first time. Rublev won 4-6, 7-5, 7-5 after Auger-Aliassime double-faulted on the last point of the final at the clay-court tournament in
Open Extended Reactions MIAMI – Lando Norris said he knew his first Formula One victory was a matter of when, not if, and that he never shared the doubts of his harshest critics. Norris won at the Miami circuit which snakes around the outside of the Hard Rock Stadium, his first in 110 starts. Before
Open Extended Reactions Ange Postecoglou said he had “nothing to address” after Tottenham defenders Cristian Romero and Emerson Royal had to be separated by goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario during the team’s 4-2 defeat at Liverpool. Despite two late goals by Richarlison and Son Heung-min, Spurs were unable to salvage a point from the game and are
Julien Laurens, CorrespondentMay 5, 2024, 02:34 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Paul Pogba is to appear in a French movie to be released in 2025. Photo by Qian Jun/MB Media/Getty Images World Cup winner Paul Pogba will star in a French film to be released in April 2025 after filming scenes in Paris this week, sources
May 5, 2024, 04:58 PM ET Open Extended Reactions World Cup winning coach Cesar Luis Menotti, who led Argentina to the title in 1978, has died at the age of 85, the Argentine Football Association (AFA) said on Sunday. Menotti, who played for Rosario Central, Boca Juniors and Santos, began his coaching career at Newell’s