10:55 AM ET Bob PockrassNASCAR Close • NASCAR writer for ESPN.com• 2009, 2013 NMPA Writer of the Year• More than 25 years experience covering motorsports NASCAR Xfinity Series drivers start the second round of their playoffs Saturday, and a driver who has arguably had a championship-caliber season is set to get eliminated after the next three races. Although
Month: October 2018
7:22 PM ET Nick DePaulaESPN Los Angeles Lakers forward Kyle Kuzma is taking a dramatic step this season to step up his sneaker game, becoming the first player to partner with a footwear-reselling app to expand his access to rare and limited edition shoes on a nightly basis. “Now that the NBA has removed restrictions
6:18 PM ET More than two months after he was placed on administrative leave, the future of Maryland coach DJ Durkin remains uncertain, and the results of an investigation into the culture of the program will not be made public for at least another week, according to a news release on Wednesday from the University
5:56 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Yankees shortstop Didi Gregorius has undergone Tommy John surgery on his right elbow that is expected to keep him out of action for much of next season. The Yankees said the surgery went as expected Wednesday. It was done by Dr. David Altchek at the Hospital for
5:54 PM ET EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — Los Angeles Lakers coach Luke Walton is playing the long game by trying to reduce the length of time LeBron James stays on the basketball court this season. “We’ve got four years,” Walton said Wednesday on the eve of the Lakers’ season opener on the road against the
6:20 PM ET Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. — The Carolina Hurricanes have assigned forward Martin Necas and defenseman Haydn Fleury to their AHL affiliate in Charlotte. In a corresponding move Wednesday, the Hurricanes recalled forward Clark Bishop from Charlotte. The 19-year-old Necas, the team’s first-round pick in 2017, was sent down a day after he
7:20 PM ET Associated Press ATLANTA — In court documents filed this week in a lawsuit following the 2015 death of a fan who fell from the upper deck at an Atlanta Braves game, Nolan Ryan says guardrails at the Texas Rangers‘ stadium had to be raised “to protect our fans from themselves.” Ryan, the
6:02 PM ET Featherweight Zubaira Tukhugov has been replaced by Michael Johnson for a bout against Artem Lobov on Oct. 27 in Moncton, Canada, the UFC announced Wednesday. Tukhugov (18-4) is a teammate of UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov. He was involved in the postfight skirmish involving Conor McGregor at UFC 229 on Oct. 6
7:54 PM ET ESPN News Services Boston Red Sox ace Chris Sale will not pitch in Thursday’s Game 5 of the American League Championship Series because he is still weak from the stomach ailment that sent him to a Boston hospital on Sunday night. Speaking before Game 4 on Wednesday against the host Houston Astros,
6:53 PM ET LOS ANGELES — Milwaukee Brewers manager Craig Counsell took his National League Championship Series chess match with Dodgers counterpart Dave Roberts to a new level in the early stages of Wednesday’s Game 5. Counsell pulled starter Wade Miley after he walked Dodgers leadoff man Cody Bellinger on five pitches. Miley is a