1:27 PM ET Chicago Cubs backup catcher Jose Lobaton has been placed on the 60-day injured list after he landed on his right shoulder after jumping over Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Josh Hader while trying to beat out a ground ball Tuesday night. The Cubs said Lobaton suffered a sprain. Lobaton, who was serving as a
Month: June 2021
2:56 PM ET Associated Press CLEVELAND — Indians outfielder Josh Naylor sustained multiple leg fractures and torn ligaments in his violent collision with rookie second baseman Ernie Clement during a game Sunday in Minnesota. The team said Naylor visited foot and ankle specialist Dr. Mark Berkowitz at the Cleveland Clinic on Wednesday. Berkowitz confirmed the
12:39 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Matthew Liberatore, who started twice for the U.S. team that qualified for the Olympics, was among 50 players announced Wednesday for the All-Star Futures Game at Denver’s Coors Field on July 11. Liberatore, a 21-year-old left-hander, was 1-0 with a 1.86 ERA in
1:30 PM ET The Los Angeles Angels remembered pitcher Tyler Skaggs as a joyful friend and teammate after his death during a road trip to Texas in 2019, but two negligence lawsuits filed by his family this week could bring an uglier reality to the fore. Conversations with attorneys on all sides of the legal
3:22 PM ET ESPN News Services Major League Baseball announced Wednesday that former New York Mets general manager Jared Porter has been placed on the ineligible list through at least the end of the 2022 season. “My office has completed its investigation into alleged inappropriate conduct by Jared Porter. Having reviewed all of the available
2:33 PM ET A representative for Phil Mickelson took issue with a Detroit News report that linked the golfer to an alleged mob bookie in a 2007 trial. Mickelson, 51, is playing in the Rocket Mortgage Classic at Detroit Country Club for the first time. The story published Tuesday reported Mickelson’s ties to a bookie
2:59 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester United have agreed a fee in principle with Borussia Dortmund for the transfer of Jadon Sancho, sources have told ESPN. United are set to pay £72.9 million ($101m) for the England winger’s move, according to sources. There are no add-ons as part of the deal. – Stream ESPN FC
12:20 PM ET Chicago Blackhawks star Jonathan Toews finally revealed why he missed the 2020-21 NHL season, saying he had “chronic immune response syndrome.” In a video announcing his return to the team on Wednesday, the team captain said: “Honestly, I haven’t taken this much time off the ice probably ever, since I was a
9:40 AM ET Associated Press PHILADELPHIA — Scott O’Neil, the CEO of the parent company that owns the Philadelphia 76ers and New Jersey Devils, has resigned after an eight-year run in which he shepherded The Process and the Prudential Center. O’Neil announced Wednesday he was leaving Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment after he helped lead
11:52 AM ET The Los Angeles Lakers are finalizing a deal to hire former New York Knicks and Memphis Grizzlies head coach David Fizdale as an assistant, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski on Wednesday. Fizdale, who had helped coach LeBron James as a longtime assistant under Erik Spoelstra with the Miami Heat, had been pursued