2:03 AM ET PHILADELPHIA — There was talk, mostly rooted in Bryce Harper‘s pre-at-bat conversation with Alec Bohm, that Lance McCullers Jr. might have been tipping his pitches on Tuesday night. There was talk that the nine-day layoff, further prolonged by Monday’s postponement, might have played a part in the starter looking uncharacteristically rusty. McCullers
Month: November 2022
2:54 AM BST Reuters with ESPN staff New Zealand lock Brodie Retallick will miss the autumn internationals against Wales and Scotland after being handed a three-week suspension following his red card against Japan on Saturday. Retallick will, however, be available to face England at Twickenham on Nov. 19 if he completes a coaching intervention programme,
6:54 PM ET Associated Press PHILADELPHIA — President Joe Biden took his own playful swing at Philly’s infamously ornery sports fans — including one real close to home. “Phillies fans are the most virulent, obnoxious fans in the world,” he said Tuesday while campaigning in Florida. Biden, who grew up in Pennsylvania, made his remarks
1:17 AM ET Pedro Gomez, the late ESPN baseball reporter whose award-winning career spanned 35 years and included coverage of more than 25 World Series, was posthumously inducted into the Arizona Sports Hall of Fame on Tuesday night. Prior to joining ESPN, Gomez, who was based in Phoenix, was a columnist and national baseball writer
9:05 PM ET Associated Press FULLERTON, Calif. — A California judge is allowing a lawsuit to proceed against the Los Angeles Angels over the drug-related death of pitcher Tyler Skaggs. Orange County Superior Court Judge Glenn Salter on Monday rejected the team’s motion to dismiss and set the start of a 20-day jury trial for
6:29 PM ET PHILADELPHIA — St. Louis Cardinals third baseman Nolan Arenado became the fourth infielder to win 10 consecutive Rawlings Gold Gloves when baseball’s winners for the sport’s most prestigious fielding awards were announced Tuesday on ESPN2 before Game 3 of the World Series. Arenado, 31, has won the National League’s Gold Glove at
11:15 PM ET PHILADELPHIA — The Philadelphia Phillies tied the record for most home runs hit in a World Series game, belting five in a 7-0 win over the Houston Astros in Game 3 on Tuesday night. All five home runs came off starter Lance McCullers Jr., a record for most homers surrendered by a
7:18 PM ET ESPN News Services TAMPA, Fla. — Tampa Bay Lightning star defenseman Victor Hedman was a late scratch prior to Tuesday night’s 4-3 victory over the Ottawa Senators because of an undisclosed upper-body injury. The Lightning said Hedman is day-to-day, and coach Jon Cooper told reporters that the veteran was “definitely a little
Pakistan have admitted they took a risk bringing Fakhar Zaman to the T20 World Cup after the batter was left on the verge of being ruled out of the tournament after aggravating the knee injury which had originally left him in out. Fakhar was a late addition to Pakistan’s 15-player squad when he replaced legspinner
9:48 PM ET ESPN News Services CHICAGO — Chicago Blackhawks goaltender Alex Stalock left Tuesday night’s 3-1 loss to the New York Islanders after he was rammed into a goalpost by Casey Cizikas just 2:56 into the first period. Stalock stopped Cizikas’ backhander as the forward cut in off right wing. Cizikas didn’t slow down,