6:17 PM ET The first-place Philadelphia Phillies placed first baseman Rhys Hoskins on the 10-day injured list Tuesday with a left groin strain. The move was made retroactive to Saturday. Hoskins, who leads the Phillies with 24 home runs and 68 RBIs this season, has missed the surging Phillies’ past three games with the injury.
6:39 PM ET ESPN News Services PHILADELPHIA — Los Angeles Dodgers star outfielder Mookie Betts was a late scratch from the lineup Tuesday night against Philadelphia with a sore right hip that could send him to the injured list. Billy McKinney will bat eighth and play right field in the opener of a three-game series.
5:46 PM ET Associated Press Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email Real Madrid midfielder Dani Ceballos returned from the Tokyo Olympics with a serious ankle injury, the team said Tuesday. – Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only)– Don’t have ESPN? Get instant access– ESPN+ viewers’ guide: LaLiga, Bundesliga, MLS, FA Cup, more (U.S.)–
5:53 PM ET Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. — A Virginia Union freshman football player has died after collapsing during football practice over the weekend. He was 19. Quandarius Wilburn’s death was announced by the Division II university. The 6-foot-2, 230-pound defensive end collapsed Sunday during a conditioning session, according to a letter the university’s president
3:53 PM ET When the NHL released its 2021-22 regular-season schedule, it featured a Winter Olympic break from Feb. 7-22 with the caveat that “no final agreement or decision has been made regarding the possible participation of players.” If the NHL doesn’t send its players to the Beijing Games, it would switch to a revised
5:50 PM ET Associated Press TORONTO — Rafael Nadal pulled out of the National Bank Open on Tuesday because of an injured left foot that has troubled him for months, putting his preparation for the US Open on hold. The 20-time Grand Slam champion was replaced in the draw at the hard-court tournament in Toronto
4:14 PM ET The Premier League, Bundesliga and LaLiga kick off this coming weekend, with Serie A starting on August 21. Ligue 1 is already in action, though the real show there has yet to begin (more on that later). – ESPN+ viewers’ guide: LaLiga, Bundesliga, MLS, FA Cup, more Everywhere you look in Europe,
12:58 PM ET Ian DarkeESPN.com writer Close Darke, who called games for the network during the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa, is ESPN lead soccer voice in the United States. He has covered the Barclays Premier League and the Champions League since 1982, and has one of the world’s most recognizable soccer voices.
4:32 PM ET PITTSBURGH — Acknowledging T.J. Watt‘s hold-in for the first time, Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin said his edge rusher’s situation is not all that uncommon. “Not unique at all, really,” Tomlin said Tuesday. “That negotiation process is going to run its course. Some run their courses faster than others. If I remember
4:16 PM ET ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — With the quarterback competition still “even-steven,” Denver Broncos coach Vic Fangio said Tuesday that Drew Lock will start Saturday’s preseason opener against the Minnesota Vikings. Teddy Bridgewater will start the second preseason game, an Aug. 21 road contest against the Seattle Seahawks. Fangio has consistently said through the opening