8:30 PM ET Associated Press ARCADIA, Calif. — Triple Crown-winning jockey Victor Espinoza is planning a comeback in late December after suffering a fractured vertebra in his neck during a training accident at Del Mar. That’s according to his agent Brian Beach, who said Friday that Espinoza saw his doctors this week and they are
Month: October 2018
8:10 PM ET Adrian WojnarowskiESPN Miami Heat forward Justise Winslow has agreed to a three-year, $39 million contract extension, league sources told ESPN. The extension for Winslow, 22, underscores the Heat’s continued belief that he can be a key player on an Eastern Conference contender. Heat forward Justise Winslow played 68 games a season ago
7:53 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — The NHL is criticizing an arbitrator’s decision to reduce the suspension of Nashville Predators forward Austin Watson, who pleaded no contest in July to a domestic assault charge. Watson received a 27-game suspension from NHL commissioner Gary Bettman last month. The NHL and NHL Players’ Association announced
7:30 PM ET ESPN News Services Joe Girardi has been interviewed by the Texas Rangers in their search for a new manager, according to multiple reports. The Rangers interviewed Girardi, the former New York Yankees and Marlins manager, on Friday in Arlington, the reports said. The team is making no public comments about the first
6:46 PM ET Associated Press CARY, N.C. — Bernhard Langer birdied nine of the last 10 holes Friday at rain-softened Prestonwood for a 10-under 62 and share of lead in the PGA Tour Champions’ SAS Championship. Tom Lehman and Gene Sauers matched the 61-year-old Langer on the course that was dry enough to play after
6:26 PM ET NEW YORK — With the benefit of hindsight, New York Yankees first-year manager Aaron Boone admitted Friday that he left starting pitcher Luis Severino in Monday’s Game 3 of the American League Division Series too long. That decision and another similar one may have cost his team a chance at winning the
6:24 PM ET Associated Press SUNRISE, Fla. — Florida center Micheal Haley will be away from the team indefinitely while taking part in the NHL and NHL Players Association’s player assistance program for undisclosed reasons. Haley has not appeared in either of the two Panthers’ games this season. The 32-year-old led the NHL with 212
5:58 PM ET EAGAN, Minn. — Battling through the ups and downs of a hamstring injury that sidelined him for two games in the first five weeks, Minnesota Vikings running back Dalvin Cook remains focused on getting back to full health. After practicing in full on Thursday, the first time he was able to go
6:26 PM ET Jeff WagenheimESPN A decade ago, when Chael Sonnen was just starting his ascent toward championship contention in the UFC, he developed a routine for his fight camps. Three nights a week, after a long day of training in the gym, he would go out for a run. It would wind him down,
5:29 PM ET Associated Press BOSTON — Houston Astros manager A.J. Hinch has added pitchers Hector Rondon and Joe Smith to the roster for the American League Championship Series against the Boston Red Sox. With 108 wins, the Red Sox clearly have something going, but the Astros’ starting pitching, bullpen and lineup will be very