Month: July 2019

8:06 PM ET Associated Press PHILADELPHIA — Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts says it’s “a little bit tough to swallow” that closer Kenley Jansen changed his mind about the severity of a foot injury after blowing a save Tuesday night against the Philadelphia Phillies. Jansen was struck in the foot by Adam Haseley‘s grounder
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8:14 PM ET CHICAGO — It took 14 home starts spread across two seasons and 17 calendar months, but Chicago Cubs starter Yu Darvish finally earned his first win at Wrigley Field on Wednesday. “It’s amazing,” Darvish said after leading the Cubs to a 5-2 win over the Cincinnati Reds. “First win at Wrigley. I
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7:34 PM ET Associated Press BOSTON — Elijah “Pumpsie” Green, the first black player on the Boston Red Sox, has died. He was 85. A Red Sox spokesman confirmed his death Wednesday night. Green played parts of four seasons with the Red Sox and one with the New York Mets from 1959-63, batting .246 with
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1:18 AM ET Los Angeles Angels All-Star outfielder Mike Trout was out of the lineup for the third straight game Wednesday night against the Houston Astros because of a calf injury. Trout expects to return to the Angels’ lineup on Thursday. “I feel good,” Trout told reporters Wednesday. “I feel fine. Just being cautious. I
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7:24 PM ET Class of 2021 heavily-sought quarterback Drake Maye is blazing his own trail. While many expected the 6-foot-4, 205-pound signal-caller to follow in the footsteps of his father, Mark, and brother, Luke, and suit up for the home-state North Carolina Tar Heels, Maye is headed to the SEC. The two-sport standout, who had
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7:34 PM ET After taking nearly three weeks to make a decision, top-ranked dual-threat quarterback Haynes King committed to Texas A&M on Wednesday. King, the nation’s top uncommitted quarterback in the ESPN 300 and No. 19 prospect overall in the Class of 2020, made his intentions known in an interview with the Longview News-Journal. “[Coach]
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10:30 AM ET HOOVER, Ala. — Even after a 28-point loss to the Clemson Tigers in the College Football Playoff National Championship, Alabama linebacker Dylan Moses still thinks the Crimson Tide are the better team. “During the game, we weren’t prepared for it. Clemson got the best of us that day,” Moses said during SEC
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7:21 PM ET BURBANK, Calif. — Bellator is hoping to bring a major show to Japan later this year, headlined by Fedor Emelianenko. Scott Coker, Bellator’s president, told ESPN on Wednesday that discussions are underway to hold a card Dec. 29 at Saitama Super Arena with a main event featuring Emelianenko, perhaps the greatest heavyweight
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6:57 PM ET ESPN News Services Major League Baseball has suspended Los Angeles Angels reliever Noe Ramirez for three games and fined him an undisclosed amount for throwing a pitch Tuesday near the head of Astros center fielder Jake Marisnick. Angels manager Brad Ausmus was hit with a one-game suspension and an undisclosed fine Wednesday
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6:44 PM ET Associated Press MIDLAND, Mich. — Canadians Brooke Henderson and Alena Sharp shot a 5-under 65 in alternate-shot play Wednesday to take the first-round lead in the Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational, the LPGA Tour’s first-year team event. Henderson and Sharp had seven birdies and two bogeys at Midland Country Club. “We really
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