Month: June 2021

4:17 PM ET ESPN News Services Chicago White Sox second baseman Nick Madrigal will miss the rest of the 2021 season after undergoing surgery to repair tendon tears in his right hamstring Tuesday. He is expected to be ready for spring training next year, the team said. “To have the surgery, it clears away some
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4:31 PM ET Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Nationals placed staff ace Max Scherzer on the 10-day injured list with a groin problem. The team announced the move Tuesday, saying it was retroactive to Sunday. Scherzer “tweaked” his groin in the first inning during his start on Saturday. He warmed up in the outfield Monday
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6:31 PM ET Alex Cora knows a thing or two about the public embarrassment that comes with a suspension in connection to a baseball-cheating scandal, and the Boston Red Sox manager believes the public shame should be enough to change the behavior of players after Major League Baseball announced Tuesday that pitchers will be ejected
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8:34 PM ET ESPN News Services Cancer survivor Oskar Lindblom of the Philadelphia Flyers has won the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy for perseverance, sportsmanship and dedication to hockey. The NHL announced Lindblom as the winner Tuesday night before Game 2 of the semifinals between the New York Islanders and Tampa Bay Lightning. Lindblom returned to
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9:45 PM ET Associated Press ANAHEIM, Calif. — The Anaheim Ducks have hired Geoff Ward and Mike Stothers to replace assistant coaches Mark Morrison and Marty Wilford. The Ducks announced the overhaul of head coach Dallas Eakins’ staff Tuesday. Morrison and Wilford both could end up in other jobs in the organization. Anaheim (17-30-9) elected
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8:47 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN Denver Nuggets star Nikola Jokic, the NBA’s MVP, and Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry, the league’s scoring leader, highlighted the announcement of the 2020-21 All-NBA teams on Tuesday night. Jokic and Curry were two of the five players named to the first team, where they were joined by Dallas
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7:46 PM ET NEW YORK — Brooklyn Nets star James Harden will play in Game 5 against the Milwaukee Bucks in the Eastern Conference semifinals. The decision was made after he tested his right hamstring on the court before tipoff Tuesday night at Barclays Center. It will be the first time Harden has been available
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4:38 PM ET SAN DIEGO — Four-time major championship winner Brooks Koepka isn’t sure how he would describe his brewing rivalry with Bryson DeChambeau. “I don’t know if I’d call it conflict,” Koepka said Tuesday. “We just don’t like each other.” Unfortunately, golf fans who wanted to watch the pair play together in the first
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5:14 PM ET A golfer attempting to qualify for this week’s Wichita Open on the Korn Ferry Tour was arrested after allegedly attacking another player during a qualifier Monday. According to police in Newton, Kansas, Luke Smith of Covington, Tennessee, punched the victim in the face and tackled him to the ground during the qualifier
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