6:07 PM ET Associated Press HOUSTON — Yuli Gurriel drove in a team record-tying eight runs, Gerrit Cole won his 10th straight decision and the Houston Astros routed the Colorado Rockies 14-3 Wednesday for their sixth victory in a row. A day after hitting two home runs, Gurriel again teed off for the AL West
Month: August 2019
5:46 PM ET The Atlanta Braves will place outfielder Austin Riley on the injured list with a knee ligament injury, manager Brian Snitker told reporters Wednesday. Riley was injured while working out in the weight room before Tuesday’s 11-7 win over the Minnesota Twins. The severity of the injury was unknown. Riley, a rookie, is
5:51 PM ET Tennessee defensive lineman Emmit Gooden will miss the 2019 season after suffering a torn ACL in his knee during Tuesday’s practice. Vols coach Jeremy Pruitt on Wednesday confirmed the injury to Gooden, a candidate to start at nose tackle this season. Gooden started one game in 2018, his first season at Tennessee,
11:18 PM ET Associated Press BALTIMORE — The New York Yankees have taken a wait-and-see approach to infielder Gleyber Torres‘ perplexing core injury. Torres went to a hospital on Sunday to be treated for a core issue. He received treatment and medication, proclaimed himself to be fine and served as New York’s designated hitter Monday
5:33 PM ET Associated Press TORONTO — Serena Williams won her first match since losing the Wimbledon final, beating Elise Mertens of Belgium 6-3, 6-3 on Wednesday night in the second round of the Rogers Cup. The 37-year-old Williams has won the event three times, all in Toronto. She will face Russia’s Ekaterina Alexandrova —
5:13 PM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — San Francisco 49ers defensive end Nick Bosa is having an MRI for a possible right ankle injury after leaving Wednesday’s practice early. With about 45 minutes left in the practice, Bosa appeared to get tangled up with multiple teammates on a running play off the right side and
5:13 PM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — San Francisco 49ers defensive end Nick Bosa is having an MRI for a possible right ankle injury after leaving Wednesday’s practice early. With about 45 minutes left in the practice, Bosa appeared to get tangled up with multiple teammates on a running play off the right side and
5:25 PM ET Associated Press MONTREAL — Top-seeded Rafael Nadal opened his Rogers Cup title defense Wednesday, beating England’s Daniel Evans 7-6 (6), 6-4 in a second-round match delayed by rain three times. After rain delays of six and 30 minutes, Nadal fought off two set points in the first-set tiebreaker. Play was stopped for
5:05 PM ET Brady HendersonESPN RENTON, Wash. — Seattle Seahawks tight end Ed Dickson had knee surgery Tuesday and is expected to miss the preseason, coach Pete Carroll told reporters. Carroll said the team hopes Dickson is back in four to five weeks. That timetable would mean his status for Seattle’s Sept. 8 opener against
4:00 PM ET All month, we’ll be checking in on the nation’s top teams as they prepare for the 2019 season. We’ll be visiting Alabama, Georgia, Oklahoma and Ohio State. But up first? Dabo Swinney and the defending champion Clemson Tigers, where the expectations are higher than ever. Stop one: Clemson CLEMSON, S.C. — Dabo