2:38 PM ET The New York Yankees have reinstated outfielder Brett Gardner from the injured list. Gardner went on the 10-day IL last week with left knee inflammation. In a corresponding move, shortstop Tyler Wade has been optioned to Triple-A. Starting pitcher J.A. Happ will also be unavailable for the Yankees as he has been
Month: August 2019
4:15 PM ET One day after the Denver Broncos and Atlanta Falcons kicked off the preseason schedule in the Hall of Fame game, the hot topic taking the league by storm is … Mahomes Magic Crunch. While most of the teams were preparing for their preseason openers, Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes was answering
2:02 PM ET CHICAGO — Cubs veteran Ben Zobrist is finally returning to baseball after leaving the team for personal reasons in May. Zobrist, 38, will join Class A South Bend on Friday, beginning a monthlong rehab process before returning to the big league team. “The plan is for him to play rehab games on
1:59 PM ET ST. JOSEPH, Mo. — Patrick Mahomes said he hasn’t tried his new cereal, Mahomes Magic Crunch, that began selling this week at a Kansas City-area grocery chain. “But I’m excited for it,” the Kansas City Chiefs quarterback said. “I’m excited for everything that it’s kind of doing. It’s helping out my foundation
7:50 AM ET The FedEx Cup playoffs are upon us, earlier than ever, with one fewer event and far more money at stake — and an intriguing and controversial way to end the competition. Now in its 13th year, the FedEx Cup — which is a season-long points race that concludes with a series of
1:56 PM ET Lineal heavyweight champion Tyson Fury and Otto Wallin have come to terms to meet on Sept. 14, Top Rank vice president Carl Moretti told ESPN on Friday. The fight, which will headline a Top Rank Boxing on ESPN+ card, will take place at an MGM property in Las Vegas, meaning the MGM
4:03 AM ET METAIRIE, La. — The catch rate itself is eye-popping enough. New Orleans Saints receiver Michael Thomas caught 85 percent of the passes thrown his way last season — 125 of 147, to be exact, according to NFL’s Next Gen Stats. That was the highest rate of any receiver since at least 1986,
1:34 PM ET BUDAPEST, Hungary — Lewis Hamilton is keeping a close eye on Red Bull’s form in the coming months to see if the team’s recent form is a sign of things to come. Hamilton and Mercedes have a comfortable lead in both championships, but Max Verstappen is the in-form driver on the grid
3:42 PM ET Featherweight sensation Michael Conlan returns home to face Diego Alberto Ruiz in a 10-round battle in the main event of a Top Rank on ESPN+ card at Falls Park, Belfast in Northern Ireland on Saturday at 3 p.m. ET. Conlan (11-0, 6 KOs) has fought once before in Belfast, a points victory
3:00 AM ET Big Picture One of the things Virat Kohli spoke about in his press conference before leaving India was the opportunity the cricket calendar – with three forms of the game – afforded in getting over defeats that sting. India have had almost a month to lick their wounds after the loss against