7:16 PM ET Boston Red Sox left-hander Rich Hill was placed on the 15-day injured list on Saturday, one day after leaving his start against the Chicago Cubs with a sprained left knee. Right-handed pitcher Phillips Valdez was called up from Triple-A Worcester to fill Hill’s spot. Hill had a 4-0 lead through four innings
Month: July 2022
10:01 PM ET Associated Press TORONTO — Toronto Blue Jays first-base coach Mark Budzinski and manager Charlie Montoyo left in the third inning of Game 2 on Saturday because of a personal matter involving Budzinski, the team said. The Blue Jays’ clubhouse was closed after the 11-5 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays. Toronto released
4:00 PM ET Associated press WASHINGTON — Dave Martinez and Mike Rizzo are signed through the 2023 season after the Washington Nationals exercised their contract options for the World Series-winning manager and GM. Managing principal owner Mark Lerner announced the moves Saturday before the team’s 80th game of a season that has already included 50
4:13 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Mets ace Jacob deGrom is finally ready to begin a minor league rehab assignment. Sidelined by injuries since last July, the two-time Cy Young Award winner is scheduled to start Sunday night for Class A St. Lucie against the Jupiter Hammerheads. He’s expected to throw about 25
10:02 PM ET ESPN News Services NORTH PLAINS, Ore. — Branden Grace won LIV Golf’s first stop on American soil, an event that drew critics and protestors alike because of the upstart series’ funding by Saudi Arabia. Grace closed with a 7-under 65 on Saturday to finish at 13 under in the 54-hole tournament at
1:10 PM ET In conversations with Mikaela Mayer over the years, one of the constant themes that has come up has been an element of starting something. Beginning something for herself and setting things up for those who follow her once she’s done boxing. It’s part of the deal when you’re in a burgeoning sport,
3:53 PM ET Associated Press United States goalkeeper Ethan Horvath was loaned to Luton Town by Nottingham Forest for the coming season on Saturday. Horvath joined Nottingham Forest a year ago on a free transfer from Club Brugge, where he won three Belgian league titles. – Soccer on ESPN+: FC Daily | Futbol Americas –
9:50 PM ET Dylan Teves scored his first professional goal six minutes before halftime to help the short-handed Seattle Sounders to a 2-0 victory at Toronto FC on Saturday evening. Fredy Montero added his second goal of the season for the Sounders, who were without several regulars while playing their third match in eight days.
4:41 PM ET Adriana Garcia Barcelona president Joan Laporta has insisted the club have no intention of selling Manchester United target Frenkie de Jong this summer. Sources told ESPN earlier this week that United had agreed an initial €65 million fee with Barca for the Dutch midfielder, though it was said that there were still
Mitchell Starc has become the first Australian star to confirm he won’t play in this summer’s Big Bash League as negotiations loom on future player availability. This summer shapes as crucial for the competition out of the Covid-19 pandemic, with Cricket Australia desperate to have as much top-line talent playing as often as possible. Australia’s