Month: August 2018

12:28 AM ET Just two days after Washington coach Chris Petersen announced the program granted a release to freshman linebacker Ale Kaho, he appears to be headed to Alabama. Nothing has been officially announced, but 247 Sports and the Seattle Times both reported Wednesday that Kaho, considered one of the top linebackers in the Class
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10:21 PM ET USC Trojans starting outside linebacker Porter Gustin will miss two to five weeks after suffering a small meniscus tear in his left knee during preseason practice. Gustin will undergo surgery Thursday to repair the tear. Coach Clay Helton said there is no ligament damage to Gustin’s knee. “Usually that is anywhere from
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10:20 PM ET EAGAN, Minn. — Stefon Diggs and Xavier Rhodes were absent from Minnesota Vikings practice on Wednesday due to disciplinary reasons, coach Mike Zimmer said. “They did not make me happy,” Zimmer said before clarifying that their absences were not related to injury. Diggs and Rhodes began jawing in practice on Tuesday when
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10:41 PM ET ESPN staff Australia’s golfing stars have been joined by their PGA and European Tour colleagues from across the globe in paying tribute to Jarrod Lyle. The 36-year-old Australian passed away in Torquay, Victoria, on Wednesday night (AEST), after a long battle with cancer. He had entered into palliative care last week. Lyle
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9:38 AM ET Bob PockrassNASCAR Close • NASCAR writer for ESPN.com• 2009, 2013 NMPA Writer of the Year• More than 25 years experience covering motorsports A year ago, Bubba Wallace came to Michigan International Speedway to compete in a truck series race not knowing where his career would lead. He knew Richard Petty Motorsports was pleased with his
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8:05 PM ET Associated Press LONDON — Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai has been banned for six months for breaching the sport’s anti-corruption program by attempting to change her doubles partner through coercion after the sign-in deadline at last year’s Wimbledon. The Tennis Integrity Unit announced the sanction Wednesday, with three months of her ban
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3:41 PM ET The Washington Nationals put reliever Kelvin Herrera on the 10-day disabled list with a right rotator cuff impingement on Wednesday. Herrera left the second game of a doubleheader against the Braves on Tuesday with right shoulder tightness. The Nationals recalled right-hander Koda Glover from Triple-A Syracuse to take Herrera’s place on the
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