Month: October 2021

2:45 AM ET LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Lakers barely escaped the Memphis Grizzlies in Sunday’s 121-118 win and LeBron James might have narrowly avoided another major injury. Grizzlies forward Desmond Bane collided with James’ right leg in the first half, causing James to tumble to the floor. The Lakers star remained there for
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11:37 PM ET ESPN News Services CHICAGO — Detroit Red Wings rookie Lucas Raymond had plenty of energy in the second half of his first set of consecutive NHL games. It’s good to be 19. Raymond had three goals and an assist, and the Red Wings beat the winless Chicago Blackhawks 6-3 on Sunday night.
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10:47 PM ET GLENDALE, Ariz. — Arizona Cardinals coach Kliff Kingsbury didn’t feel like his usual playcalling self during Sunday’s 31-5 win over the Houston Texans after being away from his team for eight days because of a positive COVID-19 diagnosis. Kingsbury said he felt “great” physically but was a “little disconnected.” “I didn’t feel
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7:48 PM ET The San Diego Padres are locking in on hiring Ruben Niebla to be their next pitching coach, sources told ESPN’s Buster Olney. Niebla has served as the Cleveland Indians‘ assistant pitching coach over the past two seasons and has been with the organization since 2001. The Padres have yet to name a
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9:08 PM ET The St. Louis Cardinals plan to hire Oliver Marmol as their new manager, sources told ESPN’s Jeff Passan on Sunday night, confirming an earlier report. Marmol, 35, served as St. Louis’ bench coach last season and is extremely well regarded within the organization. He was the favorite from the start of the
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