4:45 PM ET Former Boston Red Sox slugger David Ortiz underwent surgery Wednesday for two stomach hernias, which were the product of his injuries from the attack he suffered exactly two years ago in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. The procedure, which was performed at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, had been scheduled since February and
Month: June 2021
7:58 PM ET Tampa Bay Rays pitching prospect Tyler Zombro was discharged from Duke University Hospital on Wednesday afternoon, six days after he was struck in the head by a line drive during a game in Durham, North Carolina. The Rays said Zombro and his family will remain in Durham and continue outpatient and occupational
6:45 PM ET NEW YORK — Mets first baseman Pete Alonso said Wednesday that he disagrees with MLB’s crackdown on pitcher-friendly foreign substances, and that the larger issue facing the sport is the league’s manipulation of baseballs depending on free-agent class — a theory he presented as “fact.” “The biggest concern is MLB manipulates the
4:04 PM ET Atlanta Hawks forward De’Andre Hunter will miss the rest of the NBA playoffs because of a torn lateral meniscus in his right knee, the team announced Wednesday. Hunter experienced some mild swelling in his right knee prior to Game 1 against the Philadelphia 76ers in their Eastern Conference semifinal series, and he
8:34 PM ET Boston Celtics president Brad Stevens has received team permissions to interview several assistant coaches for his franchise’s head coaching job, including the LA Clippers‘ Chauncey Billups, sources told ESPN. Stevens started making calls on Wednesday to get the OK to talk to several candidates, including Billups, Milwaukee Bucks‘ Darvin Ham and Charles
9:18 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert reclaimed the NBA’s Defensive Player of the Year award Wednesday night, becoming the fourth player to be named the league’s top defender at least three times over the course of his career. Gobert, who won the award in 2018 and ’19 before Giannis Antetokounmpo won
2:42 PM ET LeBron James plans to change his Los Angeles Lakers jersey number to No. 6 next season, a source confirmed to ESPN. James had worn No. 23 during his first three seasons with the Lakers. The number change was first reported Wednesday by The Athletic. Fellow Lakers star Anthony Davis will keep his
4:09 PM ET Mastercard Inc and drinks company Ambev, major sponsors of South American football, backed away from the Copa America on Wednesday as players criticised organisers for moving the tournament to Brazil despite one of the world’s worst COVID-19 outbreaks. – Brazilian footballers criticise Copa America switch– Brazil boss Tite denies pressure to step
5:36 PM ET Tobin Heath has not played with the USWNT since last November. Getty Images U.S women’s national team manager Vlatko Andonovski says that attacker Tobin Heath and midfielder Julie Ertz are both “on schedule” to recover from their respective injuries in time to play in the Tokyo Olympics. Heath suffered an ankle injury with
12:42 PM ET Jack Grealish said he has “never looked back” after switching his allegiance from Ireland‘s youth squads to joining England‘s Under-21s, when a bizarre bathroom incident — in which he collapsed as a teenager — led the Englishman to join Ireland. The 25-year-old played 19 times for Ireland at Under-17, Under-18 and Under-21