1:34 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Mets left fielder Jeff McNeil was carted off the field Thursday after crashing into the left-field wall in the first inning to rob the Washington Nationals‘ Asdrubal Cabrera of a two-run, extra-base hit. McNeil, a natural infielder who has been manning both outfielder corners for the Mets
Month: August 2020
1:40 PM ET Associated Press TORONTO — Rod Brind’Amour wasn’t going to risk another $25,000 fine from the NHL. The Carolina Hurricanes coach provided a four-word answer Thursday when asked whether he had anything more to add a day after being fined for calling the league “a joke” in criticizing an officials’ ruling on a
2:51 PM ET Associated Press GREENSBORO, N.C. — Harold Varner III tied his career low round with an 8-under 62 to grab the early lead at the Wyndham Championship on Thursday. Varner was three shots in front of Wesley Bryan and Brian Harman among the early starters at the Sedgefield Country Club. Varner had eight
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2:24 PM ET Montreal Canadiens coach Claude Julien was admitted to a Toronto hospital after experiencing chest pains following his team’s game on Wednesday night. Montreal GM Marc Bergevin said he does not believe the issue is related to COVID-19, but Julien was undergoing tests on Thursday. “He’s for sure in really good hands,” Bergevin
1:28 PM ET NBA commissioner Adam Silver has addressed a conflict of interest that some say follows when players take on controversial, political topics, calling their social messaging and activism unavoidable but the right thing to embrace. “I understand critics who say that they turn to sports to avoid controversy,” Silver said in an interview
12:42 PM ET Rockets star guard Russell Westbrook is expected to miss at least the start of Houston’s first-round playoff series because of a strained right quad muscle, sources confirmed to ESPN. Westbrook’s return will depend on how he responds to treatment, sources told ESPN. The news on Westbrook’s status was first reported Thursday by
2:07 PM ET Andrew LopezESPN For New Orleans Pelicans rookie Zion Williamson, it’s time to turn the page to next season and focus on getting better — with his game and his body. “I’ll talk to my coaches and see what I need to do better from their point of view,” Williamson said Thursday morning.
1:37 PM ET New Atlanta United FC signing Erick “Cubo” Torres believes a lack of minutes for Mexicans in Liga MX makes Major League Soccer a better opportunity. Torres only started 12 games in Liga MX since he left Houston Dynamo in 2017, first landing at Pumas and then Club Tijuana, forcing his return to
2:39 PM ET Arturo Vidal warned Bayern Munich that Barcelona “aren’t a Bundesliga team” as the war of words between the two teams heated up ahead of Friday’s Champions League quarterfinal in Lisbon. Barca and Bayern are the only two previous winners still left in the competition but they go into the game in contrasting