10:57 PM ET ANAHEIM, Calif. — A Mike Trout-themed backdrop was stationed in front of the main entrance to Angel Stadium on Sunday afternoon, right in front of an electronic banner that marked the occasion with the word “loyalty.” Trout stepped to the podium amid a chorus of “MVP” chants from the 3,000 or so
Month: March 2019
9:03 PM ET Associated Press ANAHEIM, Calif. — Mike Trout smiled into the postcard-perfect Orange County sunlight and said exactly what every Los Angeles Angels fan has spent years hoping to hear. “I know there was a lot of talk about going back East, but I enjoy every minute being here,” Trout said Sunday. “This
7:00 AM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN George Parros says running the NHL’s Department of Player Safety has made him a more superstitious man. He doesn’t want to be too content when the league goes weeks without a significant suspension. He never wants to be absolutely convinced that a repeat offender won’t offend again, or repeatedly. The
8:47 PM ET OAKLAND, Calif. — Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr said Sunday that he wants his team to clinch the No. 1 seed in the Western Conference playoffs and secure home-court advantage in the team’s final season at Oracle Arena. But as his group heads into its final 10 regular-season games, the
It’s been a tumultuous season for Jose Mourinho. “Aren’t they all?” you cry, and you’ve got a point. But since his dismissal from Manchester United in December, he’s spent his time as you’d expect him to, touring assorted TV studios, offering his opinions on the game, telling amusing anecdotes from his career and generally making
9:00 AM ET MESA, Ariz. — His colleagues say he’s as competitive as ever, but there’s little doubt current Chicago Cubs president and former Boston Red Sox general manager Theo Epstein has changed over the years — but that’s mostly due to his situation in life. When he was running the Red Sox at the
When the Confederation of African Football ratified an expansion to the Africa Cup of Nations in July 2017, introducing eight more teams to the biennial competition, the dynamic of the qualifying program was always going to change. As had been the case ahead of the European Championship in 2016, for which UEFA had instigated an
Shaka Hislop says the attributes that helped Raheem Sterling score his first England hat trick didn’t exist in his game 18 months ago. The Banker bet landed again as England kept another clean sheet when beating the Czech Republic on Friday evening, but the Dutch let us down as they were beaten 3-2 by Germany
3:45 PM ET The San Diego Padres named left-hander Eric Lauer the team’s Opening Day starter for Thursday’s game against the San Francisco Giants. Manager Andy Green made the announcement Sunday and said he chose to start Lauer in the opener as his normal day to pitch falls on Thursday. Left-hander Joey Lucchesi will be
7:29 PM ET Right-handed reliever Greg Holland will be the Arizona Diamondbacks‘ closer, manager Torey Lovullo said Sunday. The announcement comes despite Holland’s struggling this spring. He has a 12.27 ERA in 3 2/3 innings pitched. Right-handers Archie Bradley and Yoshihisa Hirano will be the setup men in front of Holland. Holland, 33, signed a
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