May 3, 2019 It’s a weekend of rivalries old and new — Cardinals vs. Cubs, Dodgers vs. Padres, Bryce Harper‘s old team vs. Bryce Harper’s new team. Here’s your guide to all the fun. Cardinals-Cubs has long been considered one of baseball’s best rivalries. (They play this weekend at Wrigley:Sunday, 7 p.m. ET, ESPN.) But
Month: May 2019
Gab Marcotti shares his thoughts on where David De Gea might end up if he decides to leave Manchester United this summer. After another David De Gea blunder against Chelsea, Craig Burley examines the Man United keeper’s struggles and ponders his frame of mind. MANCHESTER, England — David De Gea will start for Manchester United
9:11 PM ET ESPN News Services WASHINGTON — Nationals right-hander Stephen Strasburg reached 1,500 strikeouts in fewer innings pitched than any player in major league history, hitting the milestone during Washington’s game against the St. Louis Cardinals on Thursday. Strasburg got opposing pitcher Dakota Hudson looking in the fifth inning for his eighth strikeout of
7:47 PM ET Associated Press CLEVELAND — The Indians decided during the winter their starting pitching would carry them to another October. Cleveland’s ride might end before then. Corey Kluber‘s broken right arm may alter the plans for a season the Indians hoped would include a fourth straight AL Central title. Kluber sustained a non-displaced
7:32 PM ET Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Rory McIlroy made the most of his game and turned it into a 5-under 66 that gave him a share of the lead with Joel Dahmen after the opening round Thursday at the Wells Fargo Championship. McIlroy, a two-time winner at Quail Hollow, twice made birdie when
7:26 PM ET CHICAGO — The injury woes for Chicago White Sox left-hander Carlos Rodon worsened Thursday with the news that he was being placed on the injured list because of inflammation in the elbow of his pitching arm. Rodon struggled in his two most recent outings for Chicago, saying he had a difficult time
7:06 PM ET Associated Press TORONTO — Toronto Maple Leafs center Auston Matthews underwent a procedure Thursday to remove hardware from a 2014 surgery. The team said the procedure won’t affect Matthews’ offseason training. The Maple Leafs did not give further details on why Matthews required surgery in 2014, but he had a broken femur
6:29 PM ET Tony Harrison outpointed Jermell Charlo to win a junior middleweight world title on Dec. 22, but the result was viewed as highly controversial to many, so he said in the aftermath that he would give Charlo an immediate rematch. And now it’s official. Harrison and Charlo will meet again in the main
6:26 PM ET Milwaukee Bucks point guard Malcolm Brogdon is listed as out for Friday’s Game 3 of his team’s playoff series against the Boston Celtics, according to the NBA’s injury report on Thursday evening. The team could still update his status prior to the game. Brogdon is looking to return from plantar fasciitis in
6:04 PM ET The Seattle Seahawks will not pick up the fifth-year option of right tackle Germain Ifedi for the 2020 season, a source told ESPN’s Brady Henderson. Ifedi started 15 games last season and is still under contract for the upcoming season. He would be set to make $10.35 million in 2020 if Seattle