Month: February 2020

6:30 PM ET Associated Press PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — After getting cleared to play by a cardiologist, Brandon Nimmo could joke. “I guess I have a little bit larger heart,” the New York Mets outfielder said Friday. “Hey, I’ve got a lot of love to give.” Nimmo was removed from the starting lineup before
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6:46 PM ET Associated Press PHOENIX — Clayton Kershaw struck out four batters without allowing a hit in his spring training debut Friday, the first step toward a possible Opening Day start for the Los Angeles Dodgers. Kershaw, the Dodgers’ longtime ace, faced a Milwaukee Brewers lineup with five expected regulars, including Brock Holt and
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6:31 PM ET The Houston Rockets signed power forward Jeff Green for the remainder of the season, the team announced Friday. Green joined the Rockets earlier this month on a 10-day contract and has played in four games for Houston, averaging 9.8 points and 3.5 rebounds in 19.3 minutes off the bench. He became a
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6:39 PM ET The field at LSU’s Tiger Stadium incurred thousands of dollars of damage after a student allegedly took a pair of joyrides in an ATV, according to police. Clayton Fleetwood, 19, is accused of breaking into the football stadium on two different nights and both times taking a Kawasaki MULE ATV parked inside
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5:56 PM ET INDIANAPOLIS — Two things in a 40-yard dash at the NFL’s scouting combine will raise plenty of eyebrows and bring plenty double takes of those in the stands at Lucas Oil Stadium. The first is rare speed, the kind of speed Alabama wide receiver Henry Ruggs III showed Thursday night. And then
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Feb 28, 2020 ESPN News Services UNIONDALE, N.Y. — The New York Islanders will make their Long Island return a full year early, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced ahead of Saturday’s game against the Boston Bruins. The team will play all home games during the 2020-21 season at the Nassau Coliseum and any home
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5:19 PM ET Jessica Penne‘s case with USADA has reached a conclusion — with a better outcome than she previously believed. USADA, the UFC’s anti-doping partner, announced Friday that Penne has accepted a 20-month suspension due to a positive drug test for the banned steroid stanozolol. The ban is retroactive to April 8, 2019, so
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5:36 PM ET Tito Ortiz has his win back. The UFC Hall of Famer was disciplined by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR) last month, which included the overturning of his December victory over Alberto Rodriguez to a no-contest. On Friday, the TDLR said Ortiz’s win had been reinstated. As ESPN reported Thursday,
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5:29 PM ET Associated Press FONTANA, Calif. — Kyle Busch has become the most wanted man in two NASCAR racing series, and he’s ready to rise to the challenge. Everybody in the Cup Series was already chasing Busch, both the defending series champion and the defending winner of the annual early-season race at Auto Club
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