8:02 PM ET Associated Press TALLADEGA, Ala. — Justin Haley stormed into the second round of the Xfinity Series playoffs with a win Saturday at Talladega Superspeedway, his third superspeedway victory of the season. Haley, who in 2019 won the Cup race in July at Daytona, has three career Xfinity Series victories, all this season,
Month: October 2020
6:01 PM ET Associated Press BALTIMORE — Filly Swiss Skydiver added another memorable moment to a topsy-turvy Triple Crown season. Jockey Robby Albarado made a power move to pass favored Authentic around the far turn, and Swiss Skydiver beat him by a neck after a stretch duel in the Preakness Stakes run without fans Saturday.
7:17 PM ET Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Ron Perranoski, the left-handed ace of the Los Angeles Dodgers‘ bullpen who helped them win a pair of World Series championships in the 1960s, has died. He was 84. He died Friday night at his home in Vero Beach, Florida, of complications from a long illness, his
6:24 PM ET ESPN News Services SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Police have probable cause to arrest former professional baseball player Charles Haeger on suspicion of murder and aggravated assault in the shooting of his ex-girlfriend in a Phoenix suburb on Friday, said Sgt. Ben Hoster, a Scottsdale Police Department spokesperson. The victim’s identity was not released.
7:30 PM ET Catcher Francisco Cervelli announced his retirement in an Instagram post Saturday. View this post on Instagram Hoy quiero compartir con todos ustedes una decisión que para mí es trascendental: 𝐇𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐝𝐢𝐝𝐨 𝐝𝐚𝐫 𝐟𝐢𝐧 𝐚 𝐦𝐢 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐫𝐚 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐨 𝐛𝐞𝐢𝐬𝐛𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐚 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥. Se los cuento por aquí, porque soy consciente de que sin
4:19 PM ET Associated Press PHILADELPHIA — Matt Klentak’s inability to lead the Philadelphia Phillies to the postseason or even a single winning season cost him his job as general manager. Klentak stepped down after a third straight September collapse left the team out of the postseason for the ninth consecutive season. The 40-year-old will
4:49 PM ET Mike Clevinger could make an appearance for the San Diego Padres in the NLDS against the Los Angeles Dodgers, sources told ESPN’s Pedro Gomez. Clevinger left a Sept. 23 start after one inning with an arm injury and has not appeared in a game since. The Padres were without Clevinger and Dinelson
6:55 PM ET Holly Holm has said time and again that she does not want her UFC career to be defined by her shocking knockout of Ronda Rousey. Saturday on “Fight Island,” Holm has a chance to forge her first winning streak since that 2015 victory — and perhaps earn another title shot. Holm, one
11:03 AM ET LONDON — Saturday’s emphatic win over Crystal Palace should dispel any premature suggestions that Frank Lampard is under immediate pressure at Chelsea, but the performance didn’t disprove any of the reasons behind that speculation, either. This was ultimately a comfortable afternoon for the Blues as they ran out 4-0 winners against a
7:00 PM ET The coronavirus pandemic has made the transfer market uncertain — the window closes for Europe’s top leagues on Oct. 5 — but here are the rumours floating around. Plus, check out the latest major completed transfers across Europe. TOP STORY: Chelsea to subsidise Loftus-Cheek’s wages to secure loan With competition in midfield