12:37 AM BST Billy Vunipola was once sceptical about psychologists but says near-daily chats with a specialist have played a major part in the England number eight’s return to top form in Australia. After a period of international exile, Vunipola produced his finest performance for his country in years on Saturday as England levelled the
Month: July 2022
11:40 PM BST Harry Wilson’s long wait for a Wallabies return has come to an end, with the Queensland Reds back-rower set to be named in the run-on squad to face England in the third and deciding Test in Sydney. Wilson has not played a Test since the opening game against France in July last
8:17 PM ET Associated Press CLEVELAND — Cleveland Guardians right-hander Aaron Civale was removed from a game Wednesday night against the Chicago White Sox after one inning with a sore right wrist. Civale allowed two hits and threw 20 pitches in the scoreless inning. Yoan Moncada and Eloy Jimenez were retired on fly balls that
8:56 PM ET Associated Press ANAHEIM, Calif. — Mike Trout is still expected to play in next week’s All-Star Game despite dealing with upper back spasms. The Los Angeles Angels superstar wasn’t in the lineup for Wednesday’s game against the Astros and could miss at least the next two games. Trout exited Tuesday night’s loss
11:08 PM ET ESPN News Services White Sox outfielder Eloy Jimenez came up limping after catching Jose Ramirez‘s liner to end the sixth inning and was removed from Chicago’s 2-1 win over Cleveland with tightness in his right leg. He was 0 for 3 with two strikeouts before coming out of the game to start
9:39 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — New York Yankees pitcher Luis Severino allowed three consecutive home runs to Cincinnati and left Wednesday’s start against the Reds because of right shoulder tightness. Severino, whose velocity was down, was to undergo an MRI on Thursday. The 28-year-old right-hander allowed homers to Kyle Farmer, Mike Moustakas
7:23 PM ET The Columbus Blue Jackets on Wednesday agreed to terms with star forward Johnny Gaudreau on a seven-year contract, the team announced, landing NHL free agency’s biggest name in a stunning move. Gaudreau’s deal with the Blue Jackets is for $68.25 million, carrying an average annual value of $9.75 million against the NHL
6:02 AM ET ESPN staff The 2022 NHL offseason is in full swing, as the draft is now in the rearview mirror and teams look to mold their rosters via trades and re-signings. While the start of free agency is traditionally on July 1, it will begin this year on July 13 because of the
10:12 PM ET The opening hours of NHL free agency did not bring us an answer as to where Nazem Kadri and John Klingberg would be skating in 2022-23, but there was no shortage of money being doled out elsewhere. Plus, we were treated to some blockbuster trades, as the Carolina Hurricanes added Brent Burns
10:21 PM ET Denver Nuggets guard Kentavious Caldwell-Pope has agreed on a two-year, $30 million extension, his agent, Klutch Sports CEO Rich Paul, told ESPN on Wednesday night. The deal, which starts with the 2023-24 season, includes a player option, Paul said. Caldwell-Pope had been entering the final year of his contract, which will pay