6:30 PM ET NEW YORK — Plate umpire Jeff Nelson had to leave Game 3 of the ALCS after suffering a concussion when he was struck in the mask by a foul tip in the top of the fourth inning. Nelson remained in the game through the bottom of the inning, but after the Yankees
Month: October 2019
Oct 18, 2019 Sam MillerESPN.com Close ESPN baseball columnist/feature writerFormer editor-in-chief of Baseball ProspectusCo-author of “The Only Rule Is It Has To Work” It was a deep fly ball off the top of the wall that set up one of the loudest storylines of this postseason: Ronald Acuna Jr. “hoisted a mighty blast that wasn’t
6:10 PM ET Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump honored the Stanley Cup champion St. Louis Blues on Tuesday, using the occasion to touch on the situation in Turkey and an agriculture deal with China. The Blues and super fan Laila Anderson were hosted at the White House by President Donald Trump. USA Today Every
11:40 AM ET At the end of the 2018 NBA offseason, Brooklyn Nets guard Spencer Dinwiddie was hanging out in Los Angeles with Jeremy Adams, a close friend from their days at the University of Colorado. The two played basketball at Boulder, and they share an enthusiasm for the world of blockchain technology and entrepreneurial
9:21 AM ET Mark KriegelESPN Artur Beterbiev faces Oleksandr Gvozdyk on Friday night in a highly-anticipated WBC/IBF light heavyweight unification fight. Beterbiev (14-0, 14 KOs) has become a superstar on his own, but the guidance and friendship of MMA legend Georges St-Pierre has led him to greater heights. Mark Kriegel sat down with Beterbiev and
7:31 AM ET ON A JUNE night this past summer, LA Clippers coach Doc Rivers was dining with a group of golf buddies at Madeo, an Italian restaurant for a well-fixed clientele in Beverly Hills. The NBA’s free-agency period was approaching, and Rivers was future-tripping. The Clippers were leading contenders to acquire forward Kawhi Leonard
5:27 PM ET New Orleans Saints cornerback P.J. Williams — who has started five of six games this season — has been suspended for the next two weeks of the season for violating the NFL’s substance-abuse policy. Williams was arrested on a drunken-driving charge in January but pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of reckless
4:47 PM ET FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The NFL is asking for patience on the controversial pass interference review. Atlanta Falcons president Rich McKay, an official of the NFL’s competition committee, says it’s too early to evaluate a new rule after six weeks of play. “Let’s let the season play out,” he said. “It’s a
4:40 PM ET Lindsey ThiryESPN Close Covered Rams for two years for Los Angeles Times Previously covered the Falcons Has covered the NBA and college football and basketball The Los Angeles Rams have traded cornerback Marcus Peters to the Baltimore Ravens for linebacker Kenny Young and an undisclosed 2020 draft pick. According to ESPN’s Chris
4:40 PM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — New England Patriots defensive end Michael Bennett has been suspended for conduct detrimental to the team, according to league sources. The suspension is a result of a disagreement between Bennett and defensive line coach Bret Bielema last Friday that some players witnessed, according to a source. The Patriots have