Month: October 2018

4:24 PM ET Six days after former Carolina Panthers wide receiver Rae Carruth was released from prison, where he served nearly 19 years for conspiracy to commit murder, one notable person in attendance at Sunday’s NFL game at Bank of America Stadium will be Carruth’s son, Chancellor Lee Adams. Thanks to Carolina fan Jason Underwood
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4:07 PM ET New York Mets outfielder Yoenis Cespedes is now in the recovery process after undergoing heel surgery Friday — his second procedure in the past three months. The Mets announced Friday that Dr. Robert Anderson performed the surgery in Charlotte, North Carolina, to remove bone calcification in Cespedes’ left heel. The search for
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3:00 PM ET Kei Nishikori ended top seed Dominic Thiem‘s Erste Bank Open hopes and boosted his own chances of making the ATP Finals in London. No. 5 seed Nishikori defeated Thiem 6-3, 6-1 in Vienna to advance to the semifinals, where he will face Mikhail Kukushkin. With his victory Friday, Japan’s Nishikori moved above
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3:37 PM ET Joel Embiid is questionable for the Philadelphia 76ers‘ game against Charlotte on Saturday with an ankle injury. Embiid rolled his left ankle when he stepped on teammate Amir Johnson‘s foot at the end of practice Friday. “He just came down on Amir’s foot and had a slight roll of the ankle. We
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Walker Buehler needed 26 pitches to record the first three outs and just 67 to record the next 15. Six scoreless innings so far. Buehler has given up only two singles and has struck out five. His 93rd pitch, to strike out Mookie Betts, was 98 mph. Ah, to be young. Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff
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3:07 PM ET MEXICO CITY — Toro Rosso will not make a decision on the future of Brendon Hartley until after the conclusion of the current Formula One season. Last month Toro Rosso confirmed the return of former driver Daniil Kvyat for next season but the identity of his teammate remains uncertain. Pierre Gasly, Hartley’s
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Steve McManaman gives his verdict on Julen Lopetegui’s remaining time at Real Madrid and breaks down who the next manager could be. Following Real Madrid’s disastrous display against Viktoria Plzen, the FC boys don’t give them any chance against Barcelona in El Clásico this weekend. Real Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois says he is considering taking
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2:45 PM BST CAPE TOWN — After six years in the international wilderness, Gio Aplon is returning to the Springboks setup at the tender age of 36. Springboks coach Rassie Erasmus confirmed on Friday that the fleet-footed fullback/wing had been included in the squad for South Africa’s tour to the United Kingdom and France. Aplon,
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