6:49 PM ET Atlanta Braves outfielder Ronald Acuna Jr. was named National League Rookie of the Year on Monday. He collected 27 of 30 first-place votes, beating out fellow international phenom Juan Soto of the Washington Nationals, and Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Walker Buehler. Acuna, a 20-year old Venezuelan native, signed with the Braves
Month: November 2018
6:38 PM ET Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Louisville interim football coach Lorenzo Ward said he is focused solely on salvaging the Cardinals’ final two games rather than whether he will have the job permanently. It’s unclear who will be Louisville’s next head coach, whether it’s Ward or perhaps Purdue‘s Jeff Brohm, a former Cardinals
6:23 PM ET Jeff WagenheimESPN UFC flyweight champion Henry Cejudo and bantamweight titlist TJ Dillashaw, who meet in a Jan. 26 superfight for Cejudo’s belt, both acknowledged on Monday that their clash likely will mark the end of the 125-pound weight class in the UFC. “They paid me a f— ton of money to kill
12:20 PM ET LINCOLN, Neb. — High above a vast stretch of Illinois and Iowa farmland starting to wither in chilled air late on the afternoon of Oct. 13, Tre Neal shifted nervously in his window seat, eyes focused on a comeback playing out similarly — albeit in much more pleasing style for him —
5:54 PM ET Adrian WojnarowskiESPN With no ongoing discussions about Carmelo Anthony rejoining the Houston Rockets, his representatives spent Monday gathering information from NBA front offices about a potential landing spot for the 10-time All-Star forward, league sources told ESPN. Both Anthony and front office officials around the league are privately expressing surprise at the
8:58 PM ET Shohei Ohtani became the fourth Japanese-born player to win Rookie of the Year, as the Los Angeles Angels‘ two-way sensation beat New York Yankees duo Miguel Andujar and Gleyber Torres to the American League award. Ohtani earned 25 of 30 first-place votes to run away with the award. The other five votes
5:49 PM ET Associated Press SEATTLE — The potential owners of an NHL expansion franchise in Seattle remain confident arena renovations will be completed in time for the 2020-21 season. NHL Seattle said Monday that ownership recognizes the ability to start play in 2020 is dependent on KeyArena renovations being finished on time. The group
5:56 PM ET ALAMEDA, Calif. — A day after Oakland Raiders owner Mark Davis gave Jon Gruden a vote of confidence, calling Gruden’s hiring as coach the “endgame” for him, Gruden reciprocated the feeling. In a wide-ranging interview with ESPN after a 20-6 loss to the Chargers on Sunday, Raiders owner Mark Davis accepted blame
5:00 PM ET The Bottom 10 inspirational thought of the week: We were high (’til when it’s all good)We were low (’til when it’s all bad)But I promise I will never let you go(now what you call that)Said I got I got I got I got your back, boy(you got my back right?)I got I
5:32 PM ET LOS ANGELES — Starting pitcher Hyun-Jin Ryu has accepted the Los Angeles Dodgers‘ qualifying offer, but starting catcher Yasmani Grandal has declined it. Ryu will return on a one-year, $17.9 million contract while Grandal will venture into the free-agent market, giving the Dodgers draft pick compensation. The Dodgers will likely seek a