10:20 PM ET Associated Press WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — This was a different kind of pitch for All-Star pitcher Martín Perez, who will be playing for his native Venezuela in the World Baseball Classic. Perez sang the Venezuelan national anthem before the team played an exhibition game Wednesday night against the Houston Astros. Editor’s
Month: March 2023
8:55 PM ET Associated Press Juan Soto ran sprints in the outfield, took some big swings in batting practice and signed a few autographs at the San Diego Padres spring training complex Wednesday after the early workout to test a left calf that kept him in Arizona. Soto, who has been dealing with calf tightness,
5:58 PM ET Associated Press An 82-year-old Colorado man was charged Wednesday with selling and trading fake Michael Jordan basketball cards in a scheme that prosecutors said resulted in him making more than $800,000 over four years. Mayo Gilbert McNeil was arrested in Denver, where he lives, after a complaint was unsealed in federal court
6:27 PM ET Andrew LopezESPN New Orleans Pelicans forward Zion Williamson will miss at least the next two weeks, the team announced Wednesday, as he continues his recovery from a strained right hamstring that has sidelined him since early January. Williamson first injured the hamstring on Jan. 2 against the Philadelphia 76ers and suffered a
4:29 PM ET Memphis Grizzlies point guard Ja Morant will not face criminal charges stemming from his Instagram Live video in which he appeared to display a handgun at a nightclub, the Glendale, Colorado, Police Department announced Wednesday afternoon. Shortly afterward, the Grizzlies announced that Morant will be away from the team for at least
8:59 PM ET PHOENIX — Kevin Durant slipped and turned his left ankle during warmups Wednesday, knocking him out of what was supposed to be his first home game with the Phoenix Suns. A little more than an hour before scheduled tipoff against Oklahoma City, Durant was doing an individual drill with coaches when he
South Australia left-arm quick Spencer Johnson has vaulted onto Australia’s Ashes radar after being named in a 14-man Australia A squad to tour New Zealand in April alongside a mix of current Test squad members and long-term Test hopefuls with the mid-year England tour in mind. Peter Handscomb, who is currently in Australia’s Test XI
5:46 PM ET Cesar Hernandez CONCACAF has announced the qualifying format and schedule for the inaugural W Gold Cup tournament, a women’s competition that will kick off in the United States in 2024. Unveiled on International Women’s Day, the tournament will begin with a preliminary round on Feb. 17 that will decide the final three
5:58 PM ET Arsenal‘s Gabriel Jesus will not be rushed back into action, manager Mikel Arteta said on Thursday, after the striker returned to training with the team. Jesus, who has scored five goals and chipped in seven assists for Arsenal following his £45 million move from Manchester City in July, has been sidelined since
5:05 PM ET AC Milan secured a spot in the Champions League quarterfinals after holding a lackustre Tottenham at bay to go through 1-0 on aggregate following a goalless draw in Wednesday’s round-of-16 second leg at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Trailing 1-0 from the first leg in Italy, Tottenham offered precious little to suggest they could