12:08 PM ET Associated Press CLEVELAND — Major League Baseball umpire Larry Vanover remained hospitalized Thursday after being hit in the head with a relay throw during Wednesday’s game between the New York Yankees and Cleveland Guardians. Vanover was struck on the left side of his head in the fifth inning by a throw from
Month: April 2023
9:25 AM ET ESPN News Services Several baseball teams have amended their alcohol sale policies in response to shorter game times this season, and at least one major leaguer isn’t wild about the change. Phillies pitcher Matt Strahm said during a recent podcast that he disagreed with extending alcohol sales beyond the traditional seventh-inning cutoff,
2:44 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — The Minnesota Twins placed shortstop Kyle Farmer on the 10-day injured list Thursday, the day after he was hit in the face by a pitch and needed surgery to reset his bottom four teeth and suture lacerations around his lower lip. The Twins made the move before
4:22 PM ET Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Tampa Bay Rays tied Major League Baseball’s post-1900 record for 13 consecutive wins at a season’s start, rallying to beat the Boston Red Sox 9-3 Thursday behind a seven-run fifth inning that Harold Ramirez began and capped with doubles. Tampa Bay matched the 13-0 start
3:02 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — Tampa Bay Buccaneers general manager Jason Licht said Thursday that the team has “no intention” of trading Pro Bowl inside linebacker Devin White despite White requesting that the team trade him, and Licht said he fully expects White to remain on their roster in 2023. “We all have all
4:26 PM ET Washington Commanders owners Dan and Tanya Snyder have reached a preliminary non-exclusive agreement to sell the storied NFL franchise to a group led by Josh Harris, who also co-owns teams in the NBA and NHL, for a record $6.05 billion, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Thursday. The non-exclusive deal is fully
10:56 AM ET California high school guard A.J. Johnson, a projected 2024 NBA draft lottery pick, told ESPN on Thursday that he has decommitted from the Texas Longhorns and signed a deal with the Illawarra Hawks of the National Basketball League in Australia. Johnson, a 6-foot-6 senior at the Southern California Academy, is the highest-profile
1:09 PM ET ESPN News Services Toronto Raptors guard Fred VanVleet plans to take his time making a decision on his contract option. One day after the Raptors were eliminated from the play-in tournament in a home loss to the Chicago Bulls, VanVleet said Thursday he’s not rushing the call on whether to stay in
2:55 PM ET After orchestrating one of the most dramatic turnarounds in the league in years and ending a 16-year playoff absence, Sacramento Kings coach Mike Brown has been voted the National Basketball Coaches Association’s Coach of the Year, sources told ESPN on Thursday. The award, named in honor of late NBCA executive director Michael
3:41 PM ET Associated Press MILWAUKEE — – Milwaukee Bucks coach Mike Budenholzer says Khris Middleton practiced fully Thursday as the three-time All-Star works his way back from a sore right knee and prepares for the playoffs. Middleton hasn’t played since the injury caused him to exit an April 5 victory over the Chicago Bulls.