3:05 PM ET Associated Press WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Boston expects second baseman Dustin Pedroia to make his exhibition debut on Thursday against Minnesota. Coming off knee surgery, the 35-year-old Pedroia crossed his last major pre-competition hurdle on Tuesday when he completed a workout at the Red Sox complex in Fort Myers. “The way
Month: March 2019
6:22 PM ET Associated Press FORT MYERS, Fla. — Minnesota Twins third baseman Miguel Sano will likely miss the first month of the regular season, following another procedure to repair a severe cut above the heel on his right foot. Sano was sent to a plastic surgeon at the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota, where he
2:14 PM ET A high-profile featherweight fight has been added to UFC 237. The UFC has booked Jose Aldo vs. Alexander Volkanovski for the May 11 card in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, sources told ESPN. The promotion is expected to announce the fight shortly. MMA journalist Farah Hannoun first reported the matchup Monday. Volkanovski (19-1)
2:18 PM ET Eleven months after a bus crash that killed 16 and injured 13 others, the final Humboldt Broncos player has left the hospital. According to multiple reports, defenseman Morgan Gobeil was released Monday. Gobeil, 19, suffered a serious head injury in the April 6, 2018, crash and had been hospitalized ever since. Gobeil
1:44 PM ET The Indianapolis Colts and defensive tackle Margus Hunt agreed to a multiyear contract extension on Tuesday. Terms were not disclosed, but a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter that Hunt agreed to a two-year, $9 million deal that could be worth up to $10 million with incentives. Hunt was scheduled to become an
1:23 PM ET Light heavyweight title contenders Anthony Yarde, of London, and Baltimore’s Travis Reeves will face in the main event of a Top Rank on ESPN card that will air live on ESPN+ in the United States at 2:30 p.m. ET on Friday, from the Royal Albert Hall in London, England. Yarde (17-0, 16
9:34 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — New York Yankees starting pitcher Luis Severino has been shut down for two weeks after an MRI showed he has rotator cuff inflammation in his right shoulder, manager Aaron Boone said Tuesday. Severino will not be ready in time to start on Opening Day. The Yankees have not yet
1:57 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — New York Yankees starting pitcher Luis Severino was a late scratch ahead of his scheduled appearance Tuesday against the Atlanta Braves due to right shoulder discomfort, the team announced. Severino will be evaluated and examined further later Tuesday afternoon, the Yankees said. The start would have been Severino’s first
1:25 PM ET Las Vegas is known for many things. You know, casinos, nightlife, 34,000 gambling references made during NASCAR race weekends (only a couple of which came from me). What it isn’t especially known for is exciting, nail-biting racing. However, it appears NASCAR has taken a big step toward competitive balance, and that was
4:13 PM ET The New York Giants declined on Tuesday to use the franchise tag on Landon Collins, making the star safety an unrestricted free agent next week. Collins took to Twitter to react to the news. relationships I have built in the building and in my community. Now on to the next chapter…. pic.twitter.com/nc9rhcqLKm