11:27 AM ET Associated Press CINCINNATI — The series finale between the Phillies and the Reds scheduled for Wednesday — billed as Cincinnati’s “Second Opening Day” — was postponed because of rain. Wednesday’s game was to have been the first time this season that a capacity, mask-less crowd was allowed at Great American Ball Park,
Month: June 2021
2:32 PM ET Television analyst Bob Brenly has apologized for a comment he made about Mets pitcher Marcus Stroman‘s head covering during Tuesday night’s game. Stroman had tweeted that the comment had “racist undertones.” Brenly, the former World Series-winning manager who now calls Diamondbacks games for Bally Sports Arizona, made a crack about Stroman’s attire
10:32 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN Danny Ainge is stepping down as the Boston Celtics president of basketball operations and the franchise is elevating coach Brad Stevens to run basketball operations, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The Celtics will start a search to hire a head coach to replace Stevens, sources said. Celtics staff were informed
2:09 PM ET Associated Press Frank Navarro, the former Ivy League football coach who helped turn around a struggling Division III program at Wabash College, has died. He was 91. Wabash and Columbia, where Navarro was head coach from 1968-73, announced Tuesday that Navarro died on May 30. He died at his home in Charleston,
12:52 PM ET BEREA, Ohio — Kevin Stefanski declared Wednesday that Myles Garrett‘s basketball career is officially over. “He retired,” the Cleveland Browns coach said when asked if he was OK with his star pass-rusher playing so much pickup basketball this offseason. “So congratulations on a great career for Myles. Really proud of him. But
2:39 PM ET Associated Press PHILADELPHIA — The NFL on Wednesday pledged to halt the use of “race-norming” — which assumed Black players started out with lower cognitive functioning — in the $1 billion settlement of brain injury claims and review past scores for any potential race bias. The practice had made it harder for
1:52 PM ET Almost three years ago, the San Francisco 49ers made Weston Richburg the highest-paid center in NFL history. On Wednesday, Richburg’s time with the Niners came to an end, as he announced his retirement from the NFL. Richburg had an injury-plagued stint with the 49ers that culminated in his missing the entire 2020
12:14 PM ET FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. — Atlanta Falcons coach Arthur Smith was mum Wednesday about whether Julio Jones will be at the team’s mandatory minicamp next week. “We have conversations all the time with all our players and there’s good communication back and forth, multiple avenues,” Smith said. “So we’ll see what happens next
10:56 AM ET The exhibition boxing match between Floyd Mayweather and Logan Paul won’t produce an official winner, but that doesn’t mean a stoppage cannot occur. Mayweather vs. Paul will not have judges ringside and an official winner will not be announced, a spokesperson for Florida’s Department of Business and Professional Regulation told ESPN. However,
11:00 AM ET Reggie Bush, Andrew Luck and Marshawn Lynch highlight the newest nominees for the College Football Hall of Fame, it was announced Wednesday. Among the group are 78 players and seven coaches from the Football Bowl Subdivision and 99 players and 33 coaches from the divisional ranks. The ballot was emailed Wednesday to