8:27 PM ET MEMPHIS, Tenn. — When Justin Thomas needed an emergency fill-in caddie on Tuesday, he called Jim “Bones” Mackay, one of the best to ever carry a bag on the PGA Tour. Thomas could have never imagined the circumstances in Sunday’s final round of the WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational, when he was paired
Month: August 2020
8:41 PM ET PHILADELPHIA — Eagles coach Doug Pederson has tested positive for the coronavirus, the team announced Sunday night. Pederson convened an unscheduled team meeting Sunday to share the news with his players, according to sources, before the team made the announcement. He told the team after receiving a second positive test result, confirming
7:03 PM ET Associated Press LOUDON, N.H. — Brad Keselowski won at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on Sunday for his third victory of the NASCAR season and 33rd of his career. Keselowski and Denny Hamlin swapped stage wins and had the lead a combined 18 times before Keselowski, who is in a contract year for
1:47 PM ET For the second day in a row, the Miami Marlins had no positive tests among their players and staff still in Philadelphia, a source confirmed to ESPN. The news was first reported by the Miami Herald. The Marlins haven’t played since July 26 in Philadelphia because of an outbreak within their traveling
3:28 PM ET ESPN News Services The Houston Astros have placed closer Roberto Osuna on the injured list with soreness in his pitching elbow. The Astros announced the roster move Sunday, after Osuna left Saturday’s game against the Los Angeles Angels in the ninth inning because of pain in his right elbow. The Astros announced
2:21 PM ET Mike Trout, whose wife gave birth to the couple’s first child on Thursday, is expected to rejoin the Los Angeles Angels for the start of their six-game road trip Tuesday. The Angels transferred Trout from the paternity list, which expires after three days, to the restricted list on Sunday to give their
6:28 PM ET Los Angeles Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw, a late scratch for the season opener last month, allowed three hits and struck out six across 5⅔ innings in his 2020 debut Sunday against the Arizona Diamondbacks. Kershaw left with a 3-0 lead, after throwing 81 pitches, 57 of them for strikes. Not long after
6:03 PM ET ESPN News Services DETROIT — Tigers reliever Tyler Alexander struck out the first nine batters he faced on Sunday, tying the American League record for consecutive strikeouts in Detroit’s 4-3 loss to Cincinnati in the opener of a doubleheader. Alexander came on in the third and mowed down the Reds. His streak
4:17 PM ET The St. Louis Cardinals have multiple new positive results for the coronavirus within the organization as a result of Saturday’s testing, sources told ESPN’s Jeff Passan on Sunday. Sunday’s testing is being fast-tracked, with results expected later in the night. On Saturday, the team had one player and three staff members test
1:43 PM ET ESPN News Services The New York Mets‘ Yoenis Cespedes has opted out of the 2020 season after he did not report to Truist Park in Atlanta for Sunday’s game against the Braves, according to general manager Brodie Van Wagenen. Van Wagenen addressed Cespedes’ decision with reporters after the Mets’ 4-0 loss. The