7:21 PM ET Harold Lederman, the International Boxing Hall of Famer who devoted his life to the sport and became one of its beloved figures as HBO’s longtime unofficial judge, died Saturday at a hospice care center in New City, New York, after a long battle with cancer, HBO confirmed. He was 79. Lederman, a
Month: May 2019
6:53 PM ET ASHBURN, Va. — The scene was different for a Washington Redskins rookie minicamp, with three dozen or so media members attending. It’s been seven years since they entertained that sort of gathering for a rookie minicamp. But, as in the days of Robert Griffin III, the Redskins have a quarterback as their
6:37 PM ET Adrian WojnarowskiESPN The Cleveland Cavaliers moved closer Saturday to completing a first round of candidate interviews for the franchise’s head-coaching job, league sources told ESPN. Cavaliers general manager Koby Altman and members of his front office met separately with several assistant coaches in Denver on the eve of Game 7 between the
7:14 AM ET ESPN News Services Houston Astros star Jose Altuve has been put on the 10-day injured list because of a strained left hamstring. Manager AJ Hinch announced the move after an 11-4 win over the Texas Rangers on Saturday night. Altuve was injured in the first inning of a 3-0 win Friday, leaving
1:52 AM ET Associated Press HOUSTON — Astros star Jose Altuve has been put on the 10-day injured list because of a strained left hamstring. Manager AJ Hinch announced the move after an 11-4 win over the Texas Rangers on Saturday night. Altuve was injured in the first inning of a 3-0 win Friday, leaving
6:14 PM ET Houston Astros star Jose Altuve wasn’t in the team’s lineup for Saturday’s game against the Texas Rangers and will have his hamstring further examined, manager A.J. Hinch said. Altuve left Friday’s game against the Rangers in the first inning with discomfort in his left hamstring. Before Saturday’s game, Hinch said the initial
5:54 PM ET The Washington Nationals reinstated outfielder Juan Soto from the 10-day injured list on Saturday ahead of the team’s game against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Soto, 20, had been on the IL with back spasms. He is batting .248 with six home runs and 22 RBIs, tied for the team lead. Soto will
6:02 PM ET Associated Press Kaapo Kakko scored a hat trick to lift Finland to a 4-2 victory over host Slovakia at the ice hockey world championship Saturday. Kakko, who led Finland with two goals in an upset 3-1 win over Canada on Friday, netted his first with 3 minutes, 49 seconds to go in
5:51 PM ET Malika AndrewsESPN MILWAUKEE — Despite having a week between the end of the semifinals and the beginning of the NBA Eastern Conference finals, there is no guarantee that Milwaukee Bucks guard Malcolm Brogdon will be ready to return to the starting lineup by the beginning of the next series as he recovers
4:49 PM ET The New York Giants have signed former Carolina Panthers and Minnesota Vikings offensive tackle Mike Remmers, according to Remmers’ agent, Brett Tessler. Tessler, who announced the signing via social media on Saturday, said Remmers expects to play right tackle for the Giants. Chad Wheeler and seventh-round pick George Asafo-Adjei were at the