7:20 PM ET White Sox manager Tony La Russa expressed disappointment in Yermin Mercedes after his designated hitter swung at a 3-0 pitch in the ninth inning of a game Chicago was leading 15-4 over the Minnesota Twins on Monday night. He smashed the 47 mph pitch over the centerfield fence for his third hit
6:54 PM ET Los Angeles Angels center fielder Mike Trout was placed on the 10-day injured list Tuesday with a right calf strain and is expected to be out six to eight weeks, the team announced. Trout appeared to strain his calf in the first inning Monday night against the Cleveland Indians while jogging to
12:56 AM ET ESPN News Services SEATTLE — Detroit Tigers right-hander Spencer Turnbull threw a no-hitter against the Seattle Mariners in a 5-0 win Tuesday night, marking the fifth no-hitter of the major league season. Turnbull had nine strikeouts, relying heavily on his fastball but mixing in a strong slider to keep Seattle shut down.
6:13 PM ET The NBA league office informed teams that 104 college seniors have filed as early-entry candidates for the 2021 NBA draft. The list includes some of the most high-profile seniors in the men’s college basketball this past season, such as Iowa’s Luka Garza, Gonzaga’s Corey Kispert, Oregon’s Chris Duarte, Oklahoma’s Austin Reaves and
8:22 PM ET As the Golden State Warriors get set for Wednesday’s play-in game against the Los Angeles Lakers, they do so enjoying the underdog role they haven’t been able to embrace since Stephen Curry and Draymond Green won their first NBA championship during the 2014-15 season. After years of entering postseason games as the
9:38 PM ET LA Clippers coach Ty Lue said he doesn’t “give a damn” if anyone thinks his team purposely tanked the final two games of the regular season to drop to the fourth seed in an attempt to avoid the possibility of playing the Los Angeles Lakers in the first round of the playoffs.
7:37 PM ET LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Lakers‘ defense, ranked No. 1 in the NBA during the regular season, will be tested by the league’s leading scorer, Stephen Curry, right away to begin the postseason in Wednesday’s play-in tournament game against the Golden State Warriors (10 p.m. ET, ESPN). “We know who the
10:26 PM ET Andrew LopezESPN Down a key player, the Indiana Pacers wanted to make sure they still came out with the right intensity for Tuesday night’s play-in game against the Charlotte Hornets in Indianapolis. Not only did the Pacers accomplish that goal, they maintained that intensity for 48 minutes as they drubbed the Hornets
1:38 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN BOSTON — Bradley Beal has seen plenty of impressive performances from Jayson Tatum on a basketball court since the two were kids growing up together in St. Louis. But after Tatum scored 50 points to lead his Boston Celtics past Beal’s Washington Wizards with a 118-100 victory Tuesday night, giving
News Tight home-Test schedule of six games in eight weeks lies ahead, with questions over red-ball preparation to boot Australia are set to play six matches in fewer than eight weeks next summer, after a gap of 312 days since their last assignment against India in January, meaning an idling Test team will have to