5:19 PM ET Associated Press MASON, Ohio — Simona Halep wasn’t sure how her left foot would feel. After dropping her first set but feeling no pain, she dug in and advanced at the Western & Southern Open. The fourth-seeded Halep had no problems with her left Achilles as she rallied to beat Ekaterina Alexandrova
Month: August 2019
4:44 PM ET Associated Press PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh Pirates starting pitcher Jameson Taillon will miss the 2020 season after undergoing reconstructive surgery on his right elbow for a second time. The team said the right-hander underwent Tommy John surgery on Tuesday in New York. The club initially hoped Taillon, who hasn’t pitched since May 1,
4:42 PM ET Associated Press DETROIT — The Detroit Red Wings have acquired forward Adam Erne from the Tampa Bay Lightning for a fourth-round pick in the 2020 draft. Red Wings general manager Steve Yzerman made the move Wednesday, adding a player he drafted in the second round in 2013 while running Tampa Bay’s front
4:27 PM ET Philadelphia Phillies right-hander Jake Arrieta has been placed on the injured list and said he’ll likely have surgery for a bone spur in his right elbow. “I would have liked it to go differently,” Arrieta told reporters Wednesday. “I would have liked to pitch the remainder of the season healthy, but it’s
4:40 PM ET Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. — This was supposed to be the breakout year for Ross Chastain, whose hard work caught the eye of a sponsor who promised to fund the eighth-generation watermelon farmer in the best ride of his career. Chastain was moving up to a competitive car in the Xfinity Series
4:09 PM ET Ohm Youngmisuk Close ESPN Staff Writer Ohm Youngmisuk has covered the Giants, Jets and the NFL since 2006. Prior to that, he covered the Nets, Knicks and the NBA for nearly a decade. He joined ESPNNewYork.com after working at the New York Daily News for almost 12 years and is a graduate
3:00 AM ET Lancashire 160 for 2 (Davies 75*) beat Northamptonshire 157 for 7 by eight wickets After the rare taste of defeat against Birmingham Bears, normal service resumed as Lancashire Lightning eased home with nine balls to spare on a night on which one sensed they would not have broken into a sweat even
4:02 PM ET NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The New England Patriots had a surprise for Tennessee Titans head coach Mike Vrabel before the teams practiced together on Wednesday, with rookies singing him “Happy Birthday” as he took the field. “That was cool. That was something that was unexpected, but very appreciative,” Vrabel said after practice, adding
4:00 PM ET The UFC has parted ways with perennial women’s bantamweight contender Cat Zingano, ESPN confirmed with promotion officials on Wednesday. The release of the popular fighter comes as a surprise, since Zingano is not on a losing streak and is still a relevant name in both the bantamweight and featherweight divisions. ESPN has
3:57 PM ET NEW YORK — Unsigned NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick might as well have been seated next to NFL commissioner Roger Goodell during Wednesday’s news conference to officially announce the league’s new partnership with Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter’s entertainment company. The former San Francisco 49ers quarterback’s presence was definitely in the room. Although Goodell and