5:18 PM ET Northwestern is promoting Mike Polisky to athletic director, ending a lengthy search for Jim Phillips’ successor, sources told ESPN. Polisky, who has served as Northwestern’s deputy athletic director for external affairs since June 2010, will be announced as AD on Monday. Phillips took the ACC commissioner job in December and completed his
Month: May 2021
7:53 PM ET Nick Parkinson Close •Reports on boxing for ESPN.co.uk, as well as several national newspapers•Has been reporting on British boxing for over 15 years•Appears on BoxNation’s Boxing Matters show Joseph Parker overcame an early scare to earn a split decision win over Derek Chisora on Saturday, which keeps him in the hunt for
1:24 PM ET ESPN News Services The Los Angeles Dodgers have placed right-hander Dustin May on the 10-day injured list with a right arm injury. May left Saturday’s start against the Milwaukee Brewers after just 27 pitches due to the ailment and is expected to undergo an MRI on Monday. Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said
3:49 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Corey Kluber was so good, he even smiled. The New York Yankees right-hander handcuffed Tigers batters Sunday to earn his 100th career win with his most dominant performance since 2018. The pitcher nicknamed Klubot for his robot-like demeanor grinned when congratulated in the dugout after his final
2:33 PM ET ESPN News Services Cast off by the Milwaukee Brewers a little over a week ago, catcher Jacob Nottingham made an impactful return after the team reacquired him in a trade with the Seattle Mariners. Nottingham hit a pair of home runs during Sunday’s game against the Los Angeles Dodgers, including one off
4:09 PM ET Associated Press CHICAGO — Chicago White Sox center fielder Luis Robert exited Sunday’s game against the Cleveland Indians with a strained right hip flexor. Robert fell to the ground after beating out an infield single to third base in the first inning. He was helped off the field while putting no weight
3:29 PM ET ESPN News Services Philadelphia Phillies relief pitcher Jose Alvarado has been suspended three games, Major League Baseball said in a release Sunday, for his role in a benches-clearing eighth-inning incident Friday against the New York Mets in Philadelphia. Alvarado was also given an undisclosed fine for inciting the incident by taunting Mets
2:57 PM ET ESPN News Services Oakland Athletics left-hander Jesus Luzardo suffered a broken throwing hand while playing a video game before Saturday’s start, manager Bob Melvin told reporters Sunday. Luzardo, who took the loss in the 8-4 defeat to the Baltimore Orioles, bumped his hand on a table while playing the game, Melvin said.
4:31 PM ET ESPN News Services A 27-year-old woman whose body was found in a lagoon in Puerto Rico was a companion of lightweight boxer Felix Verdejo, who has been questioned by police and whose car was seized overnight, Puerto Rican authorities said Sunday. No one has been arrested in the case, and Verdejo and
2:10 PM ET Associated Press ABINGDON, Va. — Former NASCAR driver Eric McClure died Sunday, his family and the series said. He was 42. No details were given about his death. McClure had posted on social media as recently as Saturday. The Washington County sheriff’s office said McClure’s body was sent to Roanoke for an