4:07 PM ET Tampa Bay Lightning captain Steven Stamkos will not be available for the Eastern Conference Finals, coach Jon Cooper said Sunday. Stamkos has yet to play in the 2020 Stanley Cup playoffs as he rehabs from an undisclosed lower body injury. The Lightning face the New York Islanders in the Eastern Conference finals,
Month: September 2020
3:35 PM ET Laurence Edmondson Close F1 Editor • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Nate Saunders Close F1 Associate Editor • Previously worked in rugby union and British Superbikes • History graduate from Reading University• Joined ESPNF1 in February 2014 The Italian Grand Prix was one of the most unexpected race results in Formula
3:27 PM ET The Philadelphia Eagles are signing veteran quarterback Josh McCown to their practice squad, making him the oldest practice squad player in NFL history, league sources told ESPN. The Eagles are signing the 41-year-old as insurance in the event that one or more of Philadelphia’s quarterbacks tests positive for the coronavirus, sources say.
2:02 PM ET The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have signed free-agent quarterback Josh Rosen to their practice squad, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Rosen joins his third team in as many seasons. The 23-year-old was drafted No. 10 overall by the Arizona Cardinals in 2018. He was then traded prior to last season to the
There are six rescheduled games on the Week 7 schedule, five of which make up games postponed for COVID-19 reasons, which push the week’s grand total of games to a busy 100: Houston Astros–Oakland Athletics on Tuesday, a makeup of their Aug. 30 postponement, which creates a doubleheader in which each team will play as
1:49 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — The Philadelphia Phillies put outfielders Jay Bruce and Roman Quinn on the injured list Sunday, leaving the roster in a bind ahead of a busy stretch in the schedule. Bruce aggravated a left quadriceps injury Saturday during a 5-1 loss to the New York Mets and was
1:53 PM ET Associated Press ATLANTA — Now that he has a new multiyear contract, Washington Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo says his top priority is working out a long-term deal for manager Dave Martinez. The Nationals have a club option for Martinez for 2021. Rizzo said Sunday his preference is “just to disregard” the
1:21 PM ET Marly RiveraESPN Writer Close Marly Rivera is a writer for ESPNdeportes.com and ESPN.com. Gary Sanchez has been disastrous at the plate for the New York Yankees this season, and manager Aaron Boone has decided to bench the struggling catcher in an effort to help him regain his stroke. Sanchez, 27, struck out
12:59 PM ET ESPN News Services Jennifer Brady has extended her dominant showing at the US Open and reached the quarterfinals for the first time. The hard-hitting 25-year-old knocked off Angelique Kerber 6-1, 6-4 in the opening match Sunday. The 41st-ranked Brady used her dominant forehand to take control in a 22-minute first set. Brady
1:53 PM ET Associated Press SOTOGRANDE, Spain — John Catlin became the first American since Tiger Woods to win at Valderrama on Sunday, surviving conditions so difficult that he didn’t make a birdie in his 4-over 75 and held on for a one-shot victory in the Andalucia Masters. Catlin won for the first time on