4:11 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Hall of Famer Jim Thome and Dennis Martinez will be the managers in a revamped All-Star Futures Game at Cleveland on July 7. In its 21st year, the game is switching formats and will match American League prospects against young players from NL teams. Previously, a world
Month: June 2019
8:05 PM ET Warriors star forward Kevin Durant flew to New York City on Tuesday and was set to undergo an MRI on his injured Achilles, sources told ESPN. League sources previously told ESPN’s Ramona Shelburne and Adrian Wojnarowski that the team believes the MRI will confirm an Achilles tear that Durant suffered in Golden
4:01 PM ET The UFC is close to finalizing a strawweight title fight between Jessica Andrade and Weili Zhang to headline UFC Fight Night on Aug. 31 in mainland China, according to multiple sources. Contracts have not yet been signed, but the bout is nearly official, per sources. The event will take place in Shenzhen,
3:50 PM ET FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — Newly hired New York Jets general manager Joe Douglas, introduced Tuesday at a news conference, said there’s “a sense of urgency” to win because they have a promising young quarterback on his his rookie contract. “He’s an exciting piece,” Douglas said of Sam Darnold. Douglas said he came
3:39 PM ET Associated Press MIAMI — St. Louis Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina has been activated from the 10-day injured list, and the team optioned rookie catcher Andrew Knizner to Triple-A Memphis. The moves were made before Tuesday night’s game at Miami. Molina missed 11 games after being sidelined May 29 with a strained right
6:51 PM ET Associated Press VISTA, Calif. — A California judge declared a mistrial Tuesday on the eight remaining charges against former NFL player Kellen Winslow Jr. after a jury convicted him of raping a 58-year-old homeless woman but could not break a deadlock over two counts of rape involving a 54-year-old hitchhiker and an
3:40 PM ET Associated Press VISTA, Calif. — A California jury that convicted former NFL player Kellen Winslow Jr. of raping a 58-year-old homeless woman was unable to break a deadlock on eight other counts Tuesday and a judge declared a mistrial on those charges. The judge earlier denied a defense motion to dismiss the
3:46 PM ET Aldon Smith was arrested Monday night in Kansas on suspicion of driving under the influence, the latest offense for the talented but troubled former San Francisco 49ers and Oakland Raiders defensive end. Smith, 29, was arrested after police in Mission, Kansas, stopped his vehicle for a traffic violation. Mission Police Department spokesman
10:00 AM ET More than four years before he was drafted in the fourth round by the Boston Red Sox, before he cemented a career path in professional baseball, before he became the highest MLB draft selection from the Naval Academy, Noah Song needed to make a decision about what he wanted to do with
2:16 PM ET PITTSBURGH — The losses of Antonio Brown and Le’Veon Bell might temper outside expectations for the Pittsburgh Steelers, but not inside the team’s locker room. Asked about the Steelers’ perceived underdog status, quarterback Ben Roethlisberger stood on track record. “I’m been here a long time. We’re still the Pittsburgh Steelers,” said Roethlisberger