5:50 PM ET Associated Press CLEVELAND — The Cleveland Indians signed catcher Wilson Ramos and assigned him to Triple-A Columbus on Tuesday. A two-time All-Star, Ramos spent the first six weeks this season with the Detroit Tigers. The 33-year-old batted .200 with six homers and 13 RBIs in 35 games before he went on the
Month: July 2021
4:54 PM ET Associated Press MIAMI — Right-hander Jake Reed was called up by the Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday and could make his major league debut as his wife Janie Reed prepares to play outfield for the U.S. at the Olympics. The Dodgers selected the contract of the 28-year-old from Triple-A Oklahoma City before
3:55 PM ET ESPN News Services The Milwaukee Brewers acquired first baseman Rowdy Tellez from the Toronto Blue Jays on Tuesday in exchange for right-handed pitchers Trevor Richards and Bowden Francis. Tellez, who bats left-handed, is hitting .209 with four home runs and eight RBIs in 50 games for the Blue Jays at the major
4:57 PM ET ESPN News Services Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print HOUSTON — Oakland Athletics first baseman Matt Olson is joining the All-Star Home Run Derby at Denver’s Coors Field on July 12. Olson began Tuesday with 20 home runs. He is a first-time All-Star this season and leads the A’s in batting
4:11 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. – With Tropical Storm Elsa bearing down on Tampa, there are no current plans to postpone Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final scheduled for Wednesday night, multiple sources tell ESPN. As of 2 p.m. local time, the National Hurricane Center had issued a hurricane warning for a portion of
4:28 PM ET The owner of a Florida-based chain of mixed martial arts gyms unveiled big plans Tuesday to try to help Miami Hurricanes football players take advantage of new rules that allow them to make money. Dan Lambert is the owner of American Top Team, which is the home training facility for more than
11:19 AM ET ESPN News Services LONDON — Karolina Pliskova‘s tennis success is predicated on a big serve, which rewards her with plenty of easy points and can get her out of trouble when needed. Thanks largely to that stroke, she is headed to the Wimbledon semifinals for the first time. Pliskova claimed 24 of
3:42 PM ET Associated Press HAMPTON, Ga. — After 24 years, Speedway Motorsports officials could no longer allow drivers to have the final word in delaying the inevitable repaving of Atlanta Motor Speedway. Sunday’s NASCAR race will be the final event for the battered and heavily patched track surface. Construction will begin immediately on the
4:15 PM ET Simon Cambers LONDON — As Ash Barty has made her way through the draw at Wimbledon, her every move has been followed back home in Australia in microscopic detail. Fifty years after Evonne Goolagong won the first of her two Wimbledon titles, Barty has been front and center in newspapers and on
4:14 PM ET Former Oregon starting linebacker Isaac Slade-Matautia is transferring to SMU, he announced Tuesday. Slade-Matautia, who had recently entered the NCAA football transfer portal, tied for the team lead in tackles (45) last season and recorded 62 tackles, 6.5 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks and 11 pass breakups in 2019. He will reunite