PORTLAND, Ore. — It wasn’t the largest crowd ever to watch a professional women’s soccer game in this country, but it was the largest crowd that knew what it signed up for. The 25,218 people who filled Providence Park on Sunday afternoon to watch the Portland Thorns play the North Carolina Courage, the largest crowd
Month: August 2019
5:57 PM ET A Handre Pollard-inspired South Africa warmed up for the World Cup in superb style by beating Argentina 46-13 in the southern hemisphere’s Rugby Championship in Salta on Saturday to claim their first major international trophy for 10 years. Flyhalf Pollard scored two of his side’s five tries and kicked five penalties and
10:48 PM ET ESPN News Services Dodgers manager Dave Roberts apologized for yelling at Diamondbacks pitcher Robbie Ray a day after the benches cleared following the final pitch on Friday night. “Dave wanted to apologize; he sincerely didn’t know it was me he was yelling at,” Ray said ahead of Saturday’s game. “I get it.
12:03 AM ET Associated Press BALTIMORE — Houston manager A. J. Hinch was awestruck by his team’s extraordinary display of power. The Astros aren’t showing any type of weakness heading into the final stretch of the season. Rookie Yordan Alvarez hit three of Houston’s six homers and drove in a career-high seven runs to help
10:28 PM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — The San Francisco 49ers held about 30 starters and key players out of Saturday night’s preseason opener against the Dallas Cowboys, but that didn’t prevent them from revealing news of a key injury. Early in the second quarter of the game, Niners general manager John Lynch announced that
9:27 PM ET METAIRIE, La. — Veteran wide receiver Rishard Matthews was released by the New Orleans Saints with a “left team” designation on Saturday. Coach Sean Payton said Matthews did not give a specific reason for his departure. But Payton confirmed that it was Matthews’ decision to leave the team, adding, “It’s not for
9:12 PM ET CINCINNATI — Reds rookie Aristides Aquino continued his remarkable run to open his career, homering in his first three at-bats in a 10-1 win over the Cubs on Saturday to tie Trevor Story for most home runs in a player’s first 10 games with seven. Aquino took Cubs starter Kyle Hendricks deep
8:32 PM ET Associated Press MONTREAL — Top-seeded defending champion Rafael Nadal of Spain advanced to the Rogers Cup final Saturday night when Gael Monfils of France withdrew before their semifinal. Nadal will face eighth-seeded Daniil Medvedev, a 6-1, 7-6 (6) winner over sixth-seeded Karen Khachanov in the all-Russian first semifinal. Nadal won last year
7:04 PM ET CINCINNATI — The Chicago Cubs bullpen took another hit on Saturday as veteran reliever Steve Cishek was placed on the 10 day injured list with left hip inflammation. The team recalled righty Dillon Maples to take his spot, but Cishek is the third key reliever on the team to go on the
7:00 PM ET JERSEY CITY, N.J. — Bryson DeChambeau is getting considerable grief for slow play, but he wasted no time after his round at Liberty National on Saturday — not even waiting for a question — to push back on the criticism that enveloped him after two high-profile incidents during Friday’s second round of