3:46 PM ET The NBA established records for total attendance, average attendance, percentage of capacity and sellouts this season, the league announced in a news release on Monday. A record 791 sellouts easily surpassed the 760 figure set during the 2018-19 season. And the league’s arenas were filled to an all-time-high 97% capacity, according to
Month: April 2023
7:46 PM ET ESPN News Services Bradley Beal, speaking Monday at the Washington Wizards‘ end-of-season availability, addressed the postgame incident with a fan in Orlando, Florida, last month that landed him under police investigation. After a loss to the Orlando Magic, Beal and the Wizards were exiting the court and in the visitors’ tunnel headed
4:25 PM ET Associated Press ARLINGTON, Texas — First-year Kansas City Royals manager Matt Quatraro will return to the dugout for Monday night’s road game against the Texas Rangers after missing the club’s previous five games with COVID-19. The Royals went 2-3 under interim manager Paul Hoover, the team’s bench coach. Kansas City lost four
4:42 PM ET The Texas Rangers placed catcher/designated hitter Mitch Garver on the 10-day injured list Monday with a mild left knee sprain. In corresponding moves, the Rangers selected catcher Sandy Leon from Triple-A Round Rock and transferred right-hander Spencer Howard to the 60-day IL (right lat strain). Garver, 32, is batting .263 with two
6:14 PM ET PHILADELPHIA — — Rhys Hoskins leaned on his left crutch as he helped injured teammate Bryce Harper raise the Phillies’ 2022 National League championship banner. He got a standing ovation as he hobbled to the field two days later to accept his championship ring. Hoskins’ participation in Philadelphia’s opening weekend festivities was
4:36 PM ET ESPN News Services MINNEAPOLIS — Chicago White Sox shortstop Tim Anderson left Monday’s 4-3 victory over the Minnesota Twins with left knee soreness after being involved in a minor collision at third base. Anderson went to cover third base on an apparent double-play ball in the fourth inning. Michael Taylor‘s groundball was
5:44 PM ET Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Boston Red Sox placed slugger Adam Duvall on the 10-day injured list on Monday with a fractured left wrist. Boston manager Alex Cora announced the injury before Monday night’s game at Tampa Bay, saying the center fielder has a distal left wrist fracture. Duvall was
9:36 PM ET ESPN News Services ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Tampa Bay Rays became the first major league team since the 1987 Milwaukee Brewers to open the season with 10 straight wins, getting a solo homer from Brandon Lowe in the eighth inning to defeat the Boston Red Sox 1-0 on Monday night. Lowe
9:53 PM ET Two NHL players reached 1,000 career points mere minutes apart on Monday night. Claude Giroux tallied two points in the first period of the Ottawa Senators‘ home game against the Carolina Hurricanes to reach 1,000 for his career. Not long after Giroux got there, Dallas Stars forward Joe Pavelski joined him in
6:13 PM ET ESPN News Services LAS VEGAS — Vegas Golden Knights captain Mark Stone returned to practice Monday for the first time since back surgery Jan. 31 forced him out of the lineup. The veteran forward was in a blue non-contact jersey, and coach Bruce Cassidy said Stone’s return to game action was still