Month: August 2019

10:48 PM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” The wife, child and mother-in-law of a Double-A pitcher in the Tampa Bay Rays organization were killed in a small Virginia town Tuesday, with police arresting the brother-in-law of right-hander Blake Bivens
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10:54 PM ET TEMPE, Ariz. — The Arizona Cardinals suspended executive vice president and chief operating officer Ron Minegar for six weeks and fined him $200,000 as punishment for his DUI arrest on Aug. 10, the team said in a statement Tuesday. Minegar has been away from the team since the incident, the team said.
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10:41 PM ET ESPN News Services HOUSTON — Houston Astros ace Justin Verlander was ejected from Tuesday night’s 15-1 win against the Tampa Bay Rays in the sixth inning. With one out and the Astros leading 9-0, Verlander yelled at home plate umpire Pat Hoberg after a 2-2 pitch to Tommy Pham was called a
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10:24 AM ET Skill. Age. Versatility. A proven track record. What’s the criteria to be a top-level NBA player? What’s the most important quality if you were going to build a team around a superstar? The Hoop Collective crew debated the topic and re-drafted the league’s best players from 1 to 21. If they could
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9:52 PM ET ESPN News Services NEW YORK — Second-seeded Rafael Nadal looked dominant in his first-round US Open match, easily defeating Australian John Millman 6-3, 6-2, 6-2. Nadal, who is undefeated in US Open first rounds, might have had reason to worry about Millman, who upset Roger Federer last year in the fourth round
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9:03 PM ET NEW YORK — Mets first baseman Pete Alonso, the odds-on favorite to win National League Rookie of the Year, reached another milestone Tuesday, setting the single-season franchise record by hitting his 42nd home run. Alonso, 24, took an outside fastball from Chicago Cubs starter Yu Darvish deep to right field to lead
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