1:50 AM ET Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Matt Kemp tied a career high with five hits, Joc Pederson and Max Muncy hit back-to-back homers to highlight a six-run fourth inning, and the Los Angeles Dodgers routed the Pittsburgh Pirates 17-1 on Monday night in the series opener. Kemp hit a three-run homer in the
Month: July 2018
2:36 AM ET Associated Press Jaren Jackson Jr.‘s summer league debut couldn’t have gone much better. The same can’t be said for Trae Young. Jackson, the fourth pick in the NBA draft, outshined No. 5 overall pick Young in their first NBA action. The 6-foot-10 Jackson had 29 points and shot 8-of-13 from 3-point range
12:43 AM BST Sonny Bill Williams is expected to win another fitness race and face the Wallabies in twin Bledisloe Cup Tests in August. Williams was forced off late in the All Blacks’ third Test win over France and subsequent tests on his shoulder injury have deemed it worst than first suspected. While the damage
10:38 PM ET The Manny Pacquiao-Lucas Matthysse fight, which had been in jeopardy for the past several weeks over financing issues, is a go. Golden Boy Promotions president Eric Gomez told ESPN on Monday that the money due in an escrow account to be paid after the fight had finally come through in full and
10:30 PM ET Associated Press EAST MEADOW, N.Y. — The New York Islanders agreed to a one-year deal with free-agent forward Tom Kuhnhackl on Monday. The 26-year-old right wing had four goals and 12 assists in 57 games for Pittsburgh last season. He has 11 goals and 28 assists in 168 career games over three
9:38 PM ET Associated Press OXFORD, Miss. — Former Mississippi head football coach Billy Kinard has died at the age of 84. The University of Mississippi said Monday that Kinard died Saturday at his home in Fort Payne, Alabama, after an extended illness. Kinard was a defensive back and halfback in the 1950s under Ole
8:56 PM ET Associated Press PHOENIX — The Arizona Diamondbacks have reinstated center fielder A.J. Pollock from the 10-day disabled list, putting a key bat back in their lineup as they try to hold onto the NL West lead. Pollock was slated to start Monday night against St. Louis in his first game back since
9:10 PM ET Adrian WojnarowskiESPN All-Star center DeMarcus Cousins, recovering from a torn Achilles injury, has agreed to a one-year, $5.3 million deal with the two-time defending champion Golden State Warriors, league sources told ESPN. For the Warriors, already with a staggering lineup of All-NBA talent, the addition of Cousins gives him even more time
8:16 PM ET When news broke last month that Anthony Bourdain, the celebrated chef, travel show host and storyteller, had died, few were affected as much as the members of the Renzo Gracie Academy in New York City. Bourdain, a blue belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu, picked up the sport only a few years ago at
7:50 PM ET Associated Press The thrill is back for Ryan O’Reilly. A trade to the St. Louis Blues has O’Reilly excited about hockey and the future after three consecutive losing seasons with the Buffalo Sabres had him talking about losing his love for the game. Now the 27-year-old center is itching to get back