8:08 PM ET Associated Press ANAHEIM, Calif. — The smiling faces of baseball coach John Altobelli, his wife, Keri, and daughter Alyssa shone in photos and videos cast on screens at Angel Stadium of them hitting the baseball field, basketball court and the beach. But as friends and family remembered the couple and their teenage
Month: February 2020
7:36 PM ET Pittsburgh rookie defenseman John Marino will miss three-to-six weeks after having surgery to repair facial bone fractures, the Penguins announced. 2 Related The procedure, conducted by Dr. Mark Ochs, was done Monday at University of Pittsburgh Medical Center-Mercy. Marino suffered the injury during the third period of a 4-2 loss Thursday at
7:51 PM ET METAIRIE, La. — New Orleans Saints and Pelicans owner Gayle Benson released a lengthy statement on Monday evening to “bring clarity to questions about my relationship” with New Orleans’ Roman Catholic Church Archdiocese amid the church’s sexual abuse scandal. Benson and team executives have been accused by attorneys of plaintiffs suing the
7:31 PM ET ASHBURN, Va., — Washington Redskins starting corner Quinton Dunbar, dissatisfied with his contract, has requested to be traded or released, a source told ESPN Monday night. Dunbar has one year left on his contract, with a base salary of $3.25 million — none of which is guaranteed. He also has a roster
6:08 PM ET Former unified cruiserweight world titlist Murat Gassiev, who has been out of the ring because of a shoulder injury for the past 19 months, is finally set to make his return. Gassiev, who is moving up to the heavyweight division, will take on Jerry Forrest in a 10-round bout on Feb. 29
6:00 PM ET In an evolving sport in which gripes against officiating are commonplace, the Kansas Athletic Commission will experiment with a major change. Beginning March 1, the KAC will offer MMA promoters the option for “real-time” scoring, Kansas boxing commissioner Adam Roorbach told ESPN on Monday. After every round, the score of the fight
6:44 PM ET ESPN News Services Montreal Canadiens prospect Jayden Struble is out for the rest of the season with a lower-body injury, a person with direct knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press on Monday. 2 Related The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because Struble’s prognosis had not been
7:53 PM ET Major League Baseball is considering some huge changes to its postseason starting in 2022. Adding four more teams to expand the playoff slate to 14 of its 30 clubs might be a controversial enough idea by itself, but that’s not the only part of the package of proposed tweaks to October baseball.
6:47 PM ET Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Vanessa Bryant expressed grief and anger in an Instagram post Monday as she copes with the deaths of her husband, Kobe Bryant, their 13-year-old daughter, Gianna, and seven other people in a helicopter crash last month. “My brain refuses to accept that both Kobe and Gigi are
6:13 PM ET COSTA MESA, Calif. — Asked if Philip Rivers still can play quarterback in the NFL, Los Angeles Chargers receiver Keenan Allen did not hesitate to back the only starting signal-caller he’s ever played with. “He comes to work every day still the same way,” Allen said. “You never question his work ethic.