3:26 PM ET Two-time Formula One world champion Fernando Alonso has undergone corrective surgery on his jaw after being involved in a road traffic accident on Thursday. Alonso was knocked off his bike while cycling in Switzerland. Alonso is set to return to F1 with Renault’s rebranded team, Alpine, this season, which starts with preseason
Month: February 2021
8:48 PM ET Associated Press DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — What should have been a tune-up for the Daytona 500 might have cost Hendrick Motorsports the front row for NASCAR’s season-opening spectacular. Alex Bowman and William Byron were slated to lead the the Daytona 500 to the green flag but that’s in trouble following Thursday night’s
9:35 PM ET SAN FRANCISCO — Golden State Warriors rookie center James Wiseman will be out at least another week as he recovers from a sprained left wrist. Wiseman, who was initially injured in a win over the Detroit Pistons on Jan. 30 will be reevaluated in 7-10 days, according to the team. “He had
7:22 PM ET Atlanta Hawks guard Trae Young has been fined $20,000 for “directing inappropriate language toward a game official,” the NBA announced Thursday. The incident occurred on the final possession of the Hawks’ 118-117 loss to the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday at American Airlines Center. Young had been knocked to the floor while setting
2:50 AM ET SAN FRANCISCO — Golden State Warriors star guard Stephen Curry is happy to let his game do the talking as it pertains to the MVP race this season. Curry, 32, is in the midst of one of the best stretches of his career, averaging 35.3 points a game and shooting 53-for-101 from
News Opening batsman is continuing to seek medical advice for the shoulder injury he suffered on Test debut Australia Test opener Will Pucovski may require surgery on his troublesome shoulder, which could rule him out of the remainder of the Australian domestic season. Pucovski injured his right shoulder while fielding on his Test debut against
4:46 AM ET MELBOURNE, Australia — Nick Kyrgios says he’s starting to feel like an old soul. Ahead of his Friday night (AEDT) third-round showdown with US Open champion Dominic Thiem, he’s used the term “veteran” despite being just 25 years of age, and even admitted to craving a glass of red wine following his
10:44 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN Boston Celtics president of basketball operations Danny Ainge grew up in Eugene, Ore., and after a stellar four-year career at BYU, made his living over his 14-year NBA career as a tough, hard-nosed guard who could shoot. Decades later, Ainge fell in love during the draft process with another Oregon
8:35 PM ET The Los Angeles Dodgers‘ landmark agreement with Trevor Bauer has been met with clear reservation, and in some instances disdain, by some of the team’s fans — although their concerns aren’t about his projected on-field performance. Bauer’s boundless social media activity includes instances that have prompted accusations of online bullying, two of
8:45 PM ET Free-agent infielder Marwin Gonzalez has agreed to a one-year, $3 million deal with the Boston Red Sox, sources confirmed to ESPN’s Jeff Passan on Thursday. Gonzalez, 31, spent the past two seasons with the Minnesota Twins. He hit .211 with five home runs and 22 RBIs last year in a pandemic-shortened schedule.