9:00 PM ET Associated Press SAN DIEGO — It didn’t take long for Xander Bogaerts to be asked whether he expected to be the San Diego Padres‘ full-time shortstop even though the team already has two stalwarts at the position. “I play infield. I play shortstop,” a smiling Bogaerts said after pulling on a No.
Month: December 2022
Dec 2, 2022 NFL NationESPN All 32 NFL teams are managing injuries on their rosters as we enter the homestretch of the regular season — to varying degrees, of course. 1 Related Buffalo Bills pass-rusher Von Miller will miss the remainder of the season after having surgery to repair an ACL injury. According to ESPN’s
8:26 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Toronto Maple Leafs forward Pierre Engvall was suspended for a game without pay by the NHL on Friday for high-sticking Los Angeles Kings defenseman Sean Durzi. The incident took place early in the third period Thursday night in Toronto’s 5-0 home victory. Engvall was given a game
6:16 PM ET Associated Press PHILADELPHIA — Former Philadelphia Phillies ace and 2008 World Series MVP Cole Hamels is plotting a comeback for 2023. Hamels, who turns 39 this month, hasn’t pitched since he made one start for the Atlanta Braves in 2020. The left-hander signed late in the 2021 season with the Los Angeles
6:57 PM ET Kevin Holland isn’t the only one with an injured hand after a hard-fought UFC Fight Night main event last week. Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson wrote Friday on Twitter that he broke the second and third metacarpals in his left hand in the bout against Holland. Thompson won via TKO after the fourth round
6:03 PM ET LUSAIL, Qatar — Argentina booked their semifinal spot at the World Cup after edging past the Netherlands 4-3 on penalties on Friday night. – World Cup 2022: News and features | Bracket | Schedule Lionel Scaloni’s side went 2-0 up heading into the final stages of the match thanks to two pieces
6:42 PM ET LUSAIL, Qatar — If Lionel Messi is to finally lift the World Cup, he is doing it the hard way. Genius can take you only so far, especially if your team is as flawed as Messi’s Argentina, but the fairy-tale story can still have the perfect ending. It might even happen with
6:20 PM ET Lindsey ThiryESPN Close Covered Rams for two years for Los Angeles Times Previously covered the Falcons Has covered the NBA and college football and basketball COSTA MESA, Calif. — The Los Angeles Chargers cannot escape the injury situation that has engulfed their season. Wide receiver Mike Williams (high ankle sprain) and center
4:41 PM ET Utah Jazz point guard Mike Conley Jr. has been cleared to return for Friday night’s game against the Minnesota Timberwolves after missing nine games because of a strained muscle near his left knee. The Jazz will still be short-handed in the backcourt with guard Collin Sexton, who replaced Conley in the starting
2:33 PM ET The NBA and National Basketball Players Association have agreed in principle to extend the Dec. 15 deadline that each side has to give notice of plans to opt out of the collective bargaining agreement at the end of the 2022-23 season, sources told ESPN on Friday. Talks on a new CBA are