3:38 AM ET Paolo UggettiESPN PASADENA, CA. — For UCLA head coach Chip Kelly and quarterback Dorian Thompson-Robinson, it felt like a night five years in the making. Or as Thompson-Robinson noted postgame, it was a performance to, at the very least, quiet the noise he’d been hearing the past week. “I’m reading through all
Month: October 2022
Sep 30, 2022 SINGAPORE — The FIA has confirmed that any breach of Formula One’s financial regulations will be “dealt with” amid accusations Red Bull and Aston Martin may have exceeded the budget cap in 2021. F1 introduced a budget cap last year in the hope of levelling the playing field among teams and making
10:44 PM ET Marly RiveraESPN Writer Close Marly Rivera is a writer for ESPNdeportes.com and ESPN.com. NEW YORK — Zack Britton‘s aspirations to be part of the Yankees‘ postseason roster might have taken yet another hit Friday night. The veteran lefty reliever, who returned last week from Tommy John surgery, was removed from New York’s
2:11 AM ET Associated Press BALTIMORE — Orioles chairman John Angelos said in a memo to team staff members that he looks forward to signing a new lease committing the team to remaining in Baltimore. The Baltimore Sun obtained the Sept. 1 memorandum, and the Orioles on Friday night confirmed the accuracy of the paper’s
12:07 AM ET ESPN News Services HOUSTON — The Tampa Bay Rays and Houston Astros both had reasons to like how things turned out Friday night. Drew Rasmussen and the Rays were the only ones celebrating, however. Rasmussen pitched seven effective innings, and the Rays clinched a playoff spot for the fourth straight season, posing
1:25 AM ET Mets ace Jacob deGrom left Friday night’s series opener against the Braves in Atlanta after 86 pitches over six innings due to a developing blister. Mets manager Buck Showalter told the media after the game that the blister came to his attention around the 5th inning and when he noticing diminished velocity
11:31 PM ET ESPN News Services ST. LOUIS — Cardinals slugger Albert Pujols hit his 701st home run, connecting Friday night in a 2-1 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates. Pujols launched a slider from former teammate Johan Oviedo over the Big Mac Land sign in left field at Busch Stadium, his 22nd homer of the
12:59 AM ET Associated Press SEATTLE — More than an hour after Cal Raleigh ended the longest playoff drought in baseball, he was back on the field with his teammates, circling the perimeter of the field to acknowledge the tens of thousands of fans who still stuck around. The celebration was more akin to winning
12:19 AM ET Associated Press ANAHEIM, Calif. — Ducks defenseman Urho Vaakanainen was taken off the Honda Center ice on a stretcher after he crashed into the end boards in the first period of Anaheim’s preseason game against the San Jose Sharks on Friday night. The Finnish defenseman was conscious and alert with full movement
11:31 PM ET Antonio Inoki, a combat sports trailblazer, influential politician and larger-than-life figure in his native Japan, died Friday at the age of 79. The announcement was made by New Japan Pro-Wrestling, the promotion he founded. The cause of Inoki’s death was not released, but he had fallen ill in recent years and was