1:08 PM ET ESPN News Services For a baseball fan to shout the suggestion that an umpire needs glasses is nothing new. For a pitcher to offer an umpire his glasses, however … Texas Rangers pitcher Jesse Chavez did just that against the Houston Astros on Friday night. Frustrated with the strike zone, Chavez removed
Month: July 2019
12:26 PM ET Julian Alaphilippe reclaimed the Tour de France’s yellow jersey as fellow Frenchman Thibaut Pinot underlined his title credentials in Saturday’s eighth stage. Belgian Thomas De Gendt won the 200 km hilly stage from Macon from a breakaway, ahead of Pinot, the only rider able to follow Alaphilippe’s brutal attack in the last
11:52 AM ET LONDON — Serena Williams will seek to play more tournaments outside of Grand Slams to bolster her bid for singles title number 24 after losing the Wimbledon women’s singles final to Simona Halep on Saturday. Williams is one Grand Slam off equaling Margaret Court’s record of 24 but her latest bid at
11:22 AM ET MIAMI — Dolphins assistant head coach/quarterbacks coach Jim Caldwell is taking a leave of absence for the 2019 NFL season to address an undisclosed health issue, the team announced Saturday. Caldwell, 64, is expected to be away from the team to focus on his health throughout the season, but he will serve
11:12 AM ET MIAMI — Dolphins assistant head coach/quarterbacks coach Jim Caldwell is taking a leave of absence for the 2019 NFL season to address an undisclosed health issue, the team announced Saturday. Caldwell, 64, is expected to be away from the team to focus on his health throughout the season, but he will serve
1:20 AM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — In the run up to the 2019 NFL draft, San Francisco 49ers general manager John Lynch and coach Kyle Shanahan spent an inordinate amount of time doing something they’d never done before. “Kyle and I studied punters more this year than I think we ever will,” Lynch said.
1:16 AM ET ASHBURN, Va. — With his mom and sister standing next to him inside the Fredericksburg, Virginia, homeless shelter, Keyshawn Pendleton did what sixth-graders do: boast about his sports accomplishments. He bragged about his handles in basketball and the time he refused to be tackled during football practice. But there was another topic
Shaka Hislop makes sense of Newcastle’s £50 million valuation of Man United target Sean Longstaff, who only made nine league appearances in 2018-19. Paul Pogba reportedly wants to leave Manchester United, but Mark Ogden explains why he might need to wait it out at Old Trafford for one more year. If Romelu Lukaku leaves Manchester
3:38 AM ET As Steven Smith sets up to face Jofra Archer’s final spell of the World Cup semi-final, there’s a bellowing voice from the RS Wyatt Stand: “Finish the cheat off! Sand him down!” Smith survives the over, but not Jos Buttler’s throw between his legs for a run out soon after. When England
Sam Nicholson’s impressive equalizer helped Colorado draw at Portland, but the Rapids gifted the Timbers two goals via an own goal and a penalty. Major League Soccer: Tommy Smith own goal (27′) Portland Timbers 1-0 Colorado Rapids Sam Nicholson scored from outside of the penalty area in the 76th minute and the visiting Colorado Rapids