3:42 PM ET Manchester City forward Ferran Torres sustained a small fracture on his right foot while on international duty with Spain, the Premier League club said on Thursday. Torres scored both goals in Spain’s 2-1 win over Italy in the UEFA Nations League semifinal, but limped off in the second half after suffering a
Month: October 2021
3:38 PM ET We’re through two qualification windows for the U.S. men’s national team, and they’ve had two must-win matches to end each one. The USMNT has scraped and stumbled and suffered from a number of self-inflicted wounds. Gregg Berhalter & Co. have wasted points with an over-matched and overthought lineup in Panama. They’ve suffered
4:20 PM ET Jacksonville Jaguars linebacker Myles Jack will not accompany the team to London for Sunday’s game against Miami because of a back injury. Jack was hurt during last Sunday’s 37-19 loss to Tennessee and did not practice this week. The Jaguars (0-5) leave for London on Thursday evening. They will play the Dolphins
4:48 PM ET LAKE FOREST, Ill. — The Chicago Bears placed veteran running back Damien Williams on the reserve/COVID-19 list Thursday. The Bears (3-2) host the Green Bay Packers (4-1) in a key NFC North divisional showdown on Sunday. According to multiple reports, Williams was placed on the list after testing positive, per the NFL’s
12:43 PM ET Associated Press TORONTO — US Open runner-up Leylah Fernandez will not be part of Canada’s team for the Billie Jean King Cup finals next month. Tennis Canada confirmed that Fernandez pulled out of the team’s roster for the Nov. 1-6 matches in Prague and is being replaced by Carol Zhao. The other
2:10 PM ET The fallout from the Yankees‘ disappointing 2021 season has started, as New York will not renew the contracts of hitting coach Marcus Thames and third-base coach Phil Nevin, sources have confirmed to ESPN. The Yankees also are expected to not renew the deal of assistant hitting coach P.J. Pilittere, sources confirmed to
4:54 PM ET Associated Press ATLANTA — The Atlanta Braves are preparing to play without outfielder Jorge Soler in the National League Championship Series as they await his clearance following his positive COVID-19 test. The Braves worked out Thursday at Truist Park without Soler, who was pulled from the lineup for Game 4 of the
4:34 PM ET HOUSTON — The Houston Astros aren’t counting out Lance McCullers Jr. for the ALCS just yet, but his status for the series is in doubt after the right-hander underwent an MRI on his pitching arm. “He’s still being examined,” Astros general manager James Click said Thursday, one day before Houston hosts the
4:04 PM ET ESPN News Services Tony La Russa will return to manage the Chicago White Sox for the 2022 season, a source told ESPN on Thursday. White Sox stars Tim Anderson and Jose Abreu had both publicly lobbied for the 77-year-old La Russa to return this week after Chicago was eliminated by the Houston
2:45 PM ET ESPN News Services Despite a team-record 17-game winning streak that carried them to a wild-card berth, Mike Shildt is out as manager of the St. Louis Cardinals. Cardinals president of baseball operations John Mozeliak announced the move Thursday, citing “philosophical differences.” Shildt had guided the Cardinals to the playoffs three times, including