5:00 PM ET It’s official: 2019 is the Year of the Home Run. Jonathan Villar of the Baltimore Orioles hit the 22nd home run of Wednesday night, and the 6,106th of the season, setting the major league record. The former mark of 6,105 was set in 2017. Here’s a look at the record-setting night and
Month: September 2019
Cristiano Ronaldo notched his 10th 4-goal game for both club and country in Portugal’s 5-1 win over Lithuania. The Serie Awesome podcast crew provide their grades on Juve’s summer dealings, where questions arise over keeping “dead weight” players. As Barcelona’s stuttering start continued with a 2-2 draw at Osasuna, Steve Nicol is still baffled they’re
9:38 PM ET Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James‘ attempt to trademark the term “Taco Tuesday” has been denied. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on Wednesday refused the application filed by James’ company LBJ Trademarks, explaining that “Taco Tuesday” is “a commonplace term.” “The applied-for mark is a commonplace term, message, or expression widely
1:25 AM ET Khabib Nurmagomedov was as dominant as usual in defeating Dustin Poirier at UFC 242 on Saturday. The lightweight champion ran his record to 28-0 overall, 12-0 in the UFC. No one has done it better. That must make him the clear pound-for-pound No. 1 fighter in MMA, right? Not so fast. There’s
9:15 PM ET ESPN News Services Florida State is hiring former Oregon defensive coordinator Jim Leavitt as an analyst to help fix its flailing defense, Seminoles coach Willie Taggart confirmed Thursday. Leavitt is expected to assist Seminoles defensive coordinator Harlon Barnett by bringing another experienced voice to help with devising game plans. “It’s a great
9:15 PM ET ESPN News Services Florida State is hiring former Oregon defensive coordinator Jim Leavitt as an analyst to help fix a flailing defense, sources confirmed to ESPN. Leavitt is expected to assist Seminoles defensive coordinator Harlon Barnett by bringing another experienced voice to help devising game plans. The Athletic was first to report
9:21 PM ET Baltimore’s Jonathan Villar hit a three-run homer in the bottom of the seventh inning Wednesday night, the 6,106th homer of the season, setting a new MLB single-season record. The previous mark was set in 2017. Prior to that season, the mark stood at 5,693 homers in 2000. In this season of the
Craig Burley and Steve Nicol have different opinions on the significance of Aymeric Laporte’s injury to the Premier League title race. Craig Burley reveals who he thinks is the Premier League’s best goalkeeper between Alisson and Ederson. Another winner for the banker bet in midweek after we correctly called that Kosovo would stay within three
8:54 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — New York Mets manager Mickey Callaway says it is “likely” that Noah Syndergaard will pitch to catcher Wilson Ramos on Friday in his first start since Syndergaard’s misgivings over Ramos’ defense became public. Callaway said Wednesday that Ramos would sit out Thursday afternoon in the series finale
8:57 PM ET Associated Press LEXINGTON, Ky. — A filly by 2015 Triple Crown winner American Pharoah has sold for a record $8.2 million in the final Book 1 session of Keeneland’s September Yearling Sale. The price Wednesday was a September sale record for a filly and the auction’s fourth highest for a yearling. The