7:26 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Embattled thoroughbred horse trainer Bob Baffert will have to face an administrative hearing scheduled for Monday by the New York Racing Association to address his suspension. Brooklyn Judge Carol Bagley Amon of the Eastern District of New York ruled Tuesday that a hearing was required for Baffert
Month: October 2021
4:28 PM ET NBA players won’t be subject to random marijuana testing this season, according to a players’ association memo shared with players and obtained by ESPN on Wednesday. The agreement between the NBA and the NBPA is a repeat of an amended policy that began with the 2020 Orlando restart and continued through the
5:57 PM ET Kevin Durant said he’s still envisioning Kyrie Irving being a part of the Nets’ championship pursuit but he also acknowledges that it will be “hard to duplicate what he brings” if he can’t play home games in Brooklyn. Irving missed his second straight day of practice in Brooklyn as New York City’s
11:00 PM ET PHOENIX — Trevor Ariza will be sidelined about two months after having surgery on his right ankle, the Los Angeles Lakers announced Wednesday. Ariza, one of 11 new players added in the offseason, underwent an arthroscopic debridement procedure Wednesday. He has missed most of training camp because of the ankle. The Lakers
10:04 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN LAS VEGAS — Heavyweight champion Tyson Fury unloaded on Deontay Wilder at Wednesday’s news conference, taking aim at the challenger’s unfounded accusations that Fury doctored his gloves in their February 2020 rematch that “The Gypsy King” won via seventh-round TKO. The lead-up to the trilogy bout has been so heated
4:11 PM ET UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou‘s first title defense will come against Ciryl Gane at UFC 270 in January, Ngannou’s manager, Marquel Martin, confirmed to ESPN on Wednesday. Contracts are not yet signed by both parties, however both sides have agreed. The fight is expected to be finalized shortly and headline a pay-per-view
9:55 PM ET DeMaurice Smith’s time as executive director of the NFL Players Association could be coming to an end, sources told ESPN on Wednesday. The NFLPA’s executive committee took a vote Tuesday night to determine whether Smith should be allowed to remain in the job he has held for the past 12 years, sources
5:07 PM ET Associated Press CLEVELAND — Indians manager Terry Francona is confident he’ll return next season after missing most of the past two because of serious health issues. Francona was forced to step away from the club in late July to undergo hip replacement surgery as well as a procedure on a big toe
4:26 PM ET Associated Press Major League Baseball is finalizing a policy that will mandate COVID-19 vaccines for minor league players for the 2022 season. While the league could face legal challenges in requiring vaccination for major leaguers without the cooperation of the players association, minor leaguers are not included in the big league union.
7:25 PM ET Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO — Logan Webb will start for the San Francisco Giants in Game 1 of their National League Division Series on Friday night against the St. Louis Cardinals or Los Angeles Dodgers. Fellow right-hander and 14-game winner Kevin Gausman will go Saturday night in Game 2 for the NL