Month: April 2019

11:23 PM ET Associated Press HOT SPRINGS, Ark. — A jockey has been suspended 60 days for misusing his whip — not on a horse — but on another rider in a race at an Arkansas track. A stewards’ ruling posted Thursday on the Association of Racing Commissioners International website alleges that David Cohen “deliberately”
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10:32 PM ET Associated Press ANAHEIM, Calif. — Shohei Ohtani‘s drives into the seats at Angel Stadium came with an audience on Friday, when the Los Angeles Angels‘ two-way standout took another step toward his return from Tommy John surgery. Ohtani took batting practice with teammates for the first time since the operation, preparing to
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9:25 PM ET Associated Press DULUTH, Ga. — Scott McCarron topped the leaderboard at 4 under with two holes left Friday when first-round play in the rain-delayed Mitsubishi Electric Classic was suspended because of darkness. The start of the PGA Tour Champions event was delayed more than four hours because of 2 3/4 inches of
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8:49 PM ET Associated Press HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. — Shane Lowry led the RBC Heritage at 9-under par with two holes left when the rain-delayed second round was suspended Friday because of darkness. Trey Mullinax was a stroke back after a 68. Top-ranked Dustin Johnson and Emiliano Grillo each shot 67 and were at
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6:22 PM ET ESPN News Services The New York Yankees have agreed to a minor league deal with first baseman Logan Morrison, the team announced Friday. The deal includes an opt-out date of July 1, and Morrison, 31, will make $1 million if he’s added to the major league roster, sources told ESPN’s Jeff Passan.
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6:49 PM ET The Oakland Athletics, in what appeared to be a clever if not wry dig at soon-to-be free agent and Golden State Warriors star Kevin Durant, took out a full-page advertisement in Friday’s San Francisco Chronicle that reads “KD commits to Oakland.” The ad came with Durant set to hit free agency this
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7:42 PM ET NEW YORK — Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid is listed as doubtful for Saturday’s Game 4 in the Sixers’ first-round series against the Brooklyn Nets, the NBA announced in its injury report Friday evening. Embiid sat out Game 3, a dominant 131-115 win by Philadelphia to take a 2-1 series lead, with
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