1:20 PM ET Associated Press CINCINNATI — A swarm of bees settled above the backstop screen shortly before the first pitch, prompting an 18-minute delay to the start of a game between the Giants and Reds. The game began after the swarm moved toward the upper deck. Ready now… play ball! 🐝 pic.twitter.com/Z4ioWU8Ojp — Cincinnati
Month: May 2019
1:38 PM ET Associated Press NORMAN, Okla. — Perennial football powers Oklahoma and Georgia have agreed to play in 2023 and 2031. The programs have played just once — Georgia won a 54-48 overtime thriller in the College Football Playoff after the 2017 season. Oklahoma will host the Bulldogs on Sept. 9, 2023, the same
1:08 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — Tampa Bay Buccaneers defensive tackle Gerald McCoy took to Instagram Sunday to fire back at those questioning his commitment after he missed the first five weeks of the Bucs’ offseason program. “Cinco de Mayo. Everybody out, probably getting ready to go drink, probably drinking right now. Don’t matter. They
7:00 AM ET Emily KaplanESPN In October, Carolina Hurricanes defenseman Dougie Hamilton walked into a barbershop to get a haircut. “Do you have an appointment?” the receptionist asked. Hamilton did not. “So I said, ‘Screw it, I’m not getting a haircut,'” Hamilton said. “And that’s how I ended up like this.” This — the playoff
11:58 AM ET The Boston Red Sox placed left-hander David Price on the 10-day injured list Monday with elbow tendinitis, the team announced. The move was made retroactive to May 3. The 33-year-old Price is 1-2 with a 3.75 ERA in six starts this season. He has struck out 42 batters and walked 10 in
11:45 AM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Steve Smith can finally set aside the bitterness from being released by the Carolina Panthers in March 2014. The organization announced Monday that their all-time leading wide receiver would be a part of the 2019 Hall of Honor. Smith joins quarterback Jake Delhomme, tight end Wesley Walls and offensive
10:00 AM ET Jordan Hicks has thrown the three fastest pitches in major league baseball this year. And the next three after that. And the next three after that. In fact, the St. Louis Cardinals‘ closer has unleashed every one of the 20 hardest offerings in the bigs this season. Not too shabby for a
11:36 AM ET A steady rain and one of the craziest Kentucky Derby finishes of all time didn’t dampen the betting enthusiasm from the public. Per Churchill Downs, the Derby set an all-time record for handle with $165.5 million on wagering from all-sources, up 10 percent from last year’s record handle of $149.9 million. That
11:47 AM BST Veteran Australia prop Sekope Kepu will join London Irish for the next Gallagher Premiership season, the club has announced. The Wallabies front row, who has won 103 senior international caps, will leave Super Rugby’s New South Wales Waratahs where he has spent more than 11 years of his career. He enjoyed a
9:50 PM ET Emily Kaplan Chris Peters Close ESPN staff writer Chris Peters is ESPN’s NHL draft and prospects analyst. The Chicago native previously covered the NHL for CBSSports.com and founded the popular independent blog UnitedStatesofHockey.com where he covered the game at all levels since 2010. As each NHL team is eliminated from the postseason,