3:29 PM ET LONDON — Manchester City might need to revise their valuation of Harry Kane after all. At first glance, that may appear a knee-jerk reaction to Sunday’s 1-0 defeat at Tottenham Hotspur, given that Pep Guardiola’s side strolled to the Premier League title last term despite operating without a recognised striker for much
Month: August 2021
7:08 PM ET Kentucky football coach Mark Stoops named Will Levis the team’s starting quarterback on Sunday. Levis transferred to Kentucky this offseason after playing three seasons at Penn State, where he played as both a quarterback and running back. In announcing the decision, Stoops praised Levis’ efficiency running the offense. “He won the job,”
News Pakistan created two chances to dismiss Kemar Roach, who eventually went on to hit the winning runs, but they shelled both Having played one of the protagonists in an epic Test match, that really could have gone either way, Pakistan’s captain Babar Azam was left to wonder what if. What if they hadn’t lost
3:19 PM ET Associated Press ANAHEIM, Calif. — Veteran outfielder Adam Eaton has been designated for assignment by the Los Angeles Angels after 25 games with the club. The Angels made the move Sunday in the latest indication the injury-plagued team has decided to focus on the future with little hope of ending its six-year
4:14 PM ET ESPN News Services BOSTON — Boston Red Sox right-hander Adam Ottavino left Sunday’s 6-2 victory against Baltimore in the seventh inning after getting hit by Jorge Mateo‘s hard liner on his left shoulder. Ottavino walked around the mound somewhat dazed and pointed to the front of his left shoulder while chatting with
1:18 AM ET A T206 Honus Wagner baseball card sold for $6.606 million — which includes a 20% buyer’s premium — early Monday morning, shattering the record for highest-selling sports card of all time. The previous record belonged to a 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle card that sold for $5.2 million in January, a record later
4:32 PM ET Associated Press DETROIT — Indians starter Triston McKenzie retired the first 23 Detroit batters in order before Harold Castro lined a single to right with two out in the eighth inning and Cleveland beat the Tigers 11-0 Sunday. “It was a pretty good fastball, but I didn’t get it past him,” McKenize
2:22 PM ET Associated Press CHICAGO — New York Yankees ace Gerrit Cole has recovered from COVID-19 and will start Monday against the Los Angeles Angels. Cole is 10-6 with a 3.11 ERA in 21 starts. The four-time All-Star was placed on the COVID-19 injured list after testing positive on Aug. 3. Four days earlier,
2:56 PM ET ESPN News Services PHOENIX — Fernando Tatis Jr. wasted no time making an impact for the San Diego Padres in his return from the injured list Sunday, slugging his 32nd and 33rd homers in an 8-2 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks while playing right field for the first time as a professional.
10:59 PM ET Associated Press MASON, Ohio — Despite losing some big-name stars, the main draw of the Western & Southern Open got underway Sunday night, with the tournament returning to the Lindner Family Tennis Center after a one-year absence, and at full capacity. “We are thrilled this world class tennis event is back in