Month: May 2019

10:24 PM ET ESPN staff After months of speculation, Ben Simmons has confirmed his intention to pull on the Australian national singlet once again in the upcoming series against Team USA and Canada and September’s FIBA World Cup in China. Simmons, who debuted for the Boomers as a teenager in the gold medal winning Oceania
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9:05 PM ET The New York Yankees acquired first baseman/designated hitter Kendrys Morales and cash considerations from Oakland on Tuesday in exchange for a player to be named later or cash considerations. Morales had hit at least 20 home runs in each of the previous four seasons and has 212 homers in his 13-year career.
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8:41 PM ET Associated Press LOS ANGELES — A boxer who kissed a reporter without her consent during a post-fight interview must complete a sexual harassment course and pay a $2,500 fine before officials will consider lifting his suspension. The California Athletic Commission decided unanimously Tuesday that Kubrat Pulev can reapply to have his boxing
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10:06 AM ET ESPN News Services RALEIGH, N.C. — The Carolina Hurricanes changed starting goalies on Tuesday, going with Curtis McElhinney over Petr Mrazek, but it wasn’t enough to avoid falling into an 0-3 series deficit to the Boston Bruins in the Eastern Conference finals. McElhinney made 29 saves in the 2-1 Game 3 defeat,
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12:06 AM ET ESPN News Services RALEIGH, N.C. — The Carolina Hurricanes changed starting goalies on Tuesday, going with Curtis McElhinney over Petr Mrazek, but it wasn’t enough to avoid falling into an 0-3 series deficit to the Boston Bruins in the Eastern Conference finals. McElhinney made 29 saves in the 2-1 Game 3 defeat,
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8:24 PM ET Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. — The Carolina Hurricanes changed starting goalies Tuesday night, going with Curtis McElhinney for Game 3 of the Eastern Conference finals against the Boston Bruins. Coach Rod Brind’Amour did not disclose his starter in the lead-up to Tuesday’s game. McElhinney led the team onto the ice for pregame
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8:10 PM ET Associated Press SEATTLE — Seattle Mariners starter Felix Hernandez is expected to miss four to six weeks after being diagnosed with a grade 1 lat strain in his right side. Seattle manager Scott Servais said Tuesday that an MRI revealed the extent of the injury. Hernandez was placed on the 10-day injured
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7:44 PM ET Malika AndrewsESPN MILWAUKEE — Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Bucks are hoping to avoid a carbon copy of their semifinals series against the Boston Celtics. The Bucks won the series, taking the last four games, but they haven’t forgotten the 22-point whomping the Celtics delivered in Game 1. Antetokounmpo said giving up Game
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