Month: February 2020

10:00 AM ET Nick DePaulaESPN CHICAGO — Surrounded by friends and family, Aaron Gordon strolled into the United Center late Thursday night with a purpose. The Orlando Magic forward, one of the showcase attractions of All-Star Saturday night, was looking to avenge past failures. While league officials worked on ideal camera placements for the upcoming
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8:01 AM ET Colorado Rockies All-Star third baseman Nolan Arenado is acknowledging an ongoing “disconnect” between himself and team management as he prepares to begin spring training. “There’s a little bit of a disconnect, but that doesn’t mean it can’t be fixed,” Arenado told Yahoo Sports on Friday. “It doesn’t mean that I’m not going
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8:50 AM ET ESPN News Services Outspoken Cincinnati Reds pitcher Trevor Bauer didn’t mince words when asked his opinion Friday about the Houston Astros‘ sign-stealing scandal. “I’m not going to let them forget the fact that they are hypocrites, they are cheaters, they’ve stolen from a lot of other people and the game itself,” Bauer
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2:29 AM ET Associated Press ADELAIDE, Australia — Seven-time major champion Inbee Park hasn’t won an LPGA tournament in nearly two years, but her 19 tour victories include trophies at Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand and Malaysia. She might well be adding Australia soon to that total in the Asia-Pacific region. Park took a three-stroke lead at
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1:24 AM ET Associated Press WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Houston Astros ace Justin Verlander elected not to throw his scheduled bullpen session and No. 2 starter Zack Greinke isn’t even in camp yet, adding to an unusual start to spring training for the team. Verlander’s name appeared on Houston’s daily schedule as a thrower,
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12:59 AM ET Steve KimESPN ANAHEIM, Calif. — In an eye-opening performance, Ryan Garcia stopped Francisco Fonseca in the first round of their lightweight bout with a blazing counter left hook that left his foe flat on the canvas Friday night at the Honda Center. Referee Raul Caiz Sr. counted out Fonseca at 1 minute,
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11:25 PM ET Associated Press DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — NASCAR opened the Truck Series season with one fiery crash, a truck stuck on its roof and Grant Enfinger in Victory Lane following overtime and a door-to-door race to the finish line. Enfinger beat Jordan Anderson in a frantic push to the finish that drew sparks
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