10:32 PM ET CHICAGO — Chicago White Sox hurler Lance Lynn became the first pitcher to throw a complete-game shutout this season, stymieing the Kansas City Royals 6-0 in the White Sox’s home opener on Thursday. “It’s awesome to get the first one, but it’s behind me,” Lynn said after the game. “They scored some
Month: April 2021
3:56 PM ET Fans at Camden Yards gave Trey Mancini a standing ovation Thursday in his first home at-bat since returning from colon cancer. He also received applause from the Boston Red Sox players in the field. Mancini tipped his batting helmet in appreciation of the ovation. Mancini then beat out a double-play grounder and
7:12 PM ET ESPN News Services BALTIMORE — Eduardo Rodriguez won in his return from heart inflammation that caused him to miss the 2020 season, allowing three runs over five innings to lead the Boston Red Sox over Baltimore 7-3 in the Orioles’ home opener Thursday. Rafael Devers and Enrique Hernandez homered for the Red
5:50 PM ET Even the New York Mets called Thursday’s walk-off 3-2 victory over the Miami Marlins a lucky break. With the bases loaded and one out in the bottom of the ninth after Jeff McNeil had tied the game with a home run leading off the inning, a 1-2 pitch on the inside corner
10:00 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Colorado Avalanche defenseman Jacob MacDonald was suspended Thursday for two games without pay for an illegal check to the head on Minnesota Wild forward Ryan Hartman. The NHL’s department of player safety said the contact was avoidable for MacDonald, who approached Hartman on a back check and
6:39 PM ET Associated Press CHARLESTON, S.C. — Former US Open champion Sloane Stephens reached the quarterfinals of the Volvo Car Open on Thursday, her first time advancing this far in a tournament since the French Open in 2019. Stephens, the American who won her Grand Slam title in 2017, ousted Australia’s Ajla Tomljanovic 6-3,
5:39 PM ET AUGUSTA, Georgia — As Rory McIlroy stood under the tall pines down the left side of the No. 7 fairway at Augusta National Golf Club on Thursday, he lasered in on a safe spot to land his second shot. McIlroy found what he thought was the perfect target — an older man
7:48 PM ET Associated Press Only a dozen players managed to break par in the opening round of the Masters. No one was close to Justin Rose. The 40-year-old Englishman has a commanding four-stroke lead after a blistering 7-under 65. He began his surge with an eagle at No. 8 and played the final 11
5:35 PM ET Liam Wheeler Manchester United planted one foot firmly in the Europa League semifinals as the visitors saw off a spirited Granada side to earn a hard-fought 2-0 victory in Spain. Perceived as the minnows of the competition by many, the hosts played with the self-belief of a giant and were inches away
8:58 PM ET Seven months after winning the franchise’s 17th title, the Los Angeles Lakers will finally unveil their 2020 NBA championship banner, the team announced. Prior to Thursday’s rematch against their 2020 Finals opponent, the Miami Heat, Lakers CEO and president Jeanie Buss revealed the team’s plans to display the banner at long last