11:02 PM ET Associated Press DARLINGTON, S.C. — Reigning NASCAR Truck Series champion Sheldon Creed won for the first time this season, moving past Ben Rhodes on a restart three laps from the end and holding on for victory at Darlington Raceway on Friday night. Creed raced to his sixth career victory. He’d been shut
Month: May 2021
1:30 PM ET Associated Press STAMFORD, Conn. — Former Major League Baseball player and manager Bobby Valentine is taking a swing at politics, announcing Friday that he’s running for mayor of his Connecticut hometown. Valentine, 70, who currently serves as the athletic director at Sacred Heart University, posted a video on social media and said
9:09 PM ET Associated Press ANAHEIM, Calif. — The Los Angeles Angels have acquired catcher Drew Butera from Texas in exchange for cash considerations. The Angels also designated catcher Jack Kruger for assignment Friday. Butera, 37, will back up Kurt Suzuki in Anaheim while catchers Max Stassi and Anthony Bemboom are sidelined by injuries. Stassi
4:27 PM ET Associated Press CLEVELAND — A tiny crack in Roberto Perez‘s finger has turned into a large problem for the Indians. Cleveland’s two-time Gold Glove catcher will miss at least two months after surgery Friday on a fractured right ring finger. There is no definitive timeline for Perez’s recovery, but the Indians are
4:27 PM ET Associated Press HOUSTON — Houston Astros ace Justin Verlander is doing well in his recovery from Tommy John surgery and says he still has unbridled passion for the game at 38. However, the two-time Cy Young Award winner can’t deny that he has loved the extra time at home with his wife,
7:52 PM ET ESPN News Services Outfielder Byron Buxton was put on the 10-day injured list by the Minnesota Twins on Friday with a strained right hip. Manager Rocco Baldelli said an MRI showed it to be a Grade 2 strain, and that while Buxton won’t need surgery, he’ll likely be on the IL for
7:19 PM ET CHICAGO — There won’t be a reunion between Albert Pujols and his old manager as Chicago White Sox skipper Tony La Russa indicated Pujols won’t be joining him in Chicago. “We have Jose (Abreu) and Yermin (Mercedes) and even if Yermin gets less hot, it’s a good way to DH other guys,
12:54 PM ET Kathleen McNamee Bayern Munich captain Lina Magull has criticised the dressing rooms at Chelsea’s Kingsmeadow as “unprofessional” but added that it didn’t factor into them losing 4-1 on the day in the Champions League semifinal. The German side travelled to Kingsmeadow in London with a 2-1 advantage over Chelsea after the first
5:50 PM ET LAFC coach Bob Bradley said star striker Carlos Vela is still questionable ahead of his team’s derby against LA Galaxy and Javier Hernandez on Saturday. “Carlos is doing a little bit [in training], which is always important for all of us,” Bradley said. “Carlos’ situation will still be looked at, and we’ll
1:08 PM ET Associated Press Nine of the 12 Super League clubs have formally renounced the breakaway and committed to the existing European competitions but they will have to give up 5% of UEFA revenue for one season. But Barcelona, Real Madrid and Juventus have refused to approve what UEFA called “reintegration measures” and they