9:00 PM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Asked to describe his disappointment about missing the cut at the Masters, after he entered the first major championship of the season as a favorite in early April, Rory McIlroy offered a blunt two-word answer: “It sucked.” “It sucked. It sucked,” McIlroy said Tuesday, during his first meeting with
Month: May 2023
Left-arm spinner Paddy Dooley has been handed his first state contract after signing a one-year deal with Tasmania. Dooley, 25, whose unorthodox action was modelled on Jasprit Bumrah, was one of the breakout stars of last season’s BBL with Hobart Hurricanes having initially played for Brisbane Heat during the 2021-22 campaign among the raft of
5:58 PM ET Veteran catcher Gary Sanchez opted out of his contract with the San Francisco Giants after he was not added to the major league roster. Sanchez, 30, agreed a minor league deal with the Giants in late March with the stipulation that he could depart if he wasn’t in the major leagues by
6:49 PM ET St. Louis Cardinals veteran right-hander Adam Wainwright is set to make his 2023 debut Saturday at home against the Detroit Tigers after recovering from a groin injury. Wainwright, 41, made three minor league rehab starts, going 1-0 with a 6.23 ERA in 13 innings for both Double-A Springfield and Triple-A Memphis. He
5:28 PM ET NEW YORK — The injury bug at Yankee Stadium is contagious. The Yankees‘ roster took another hit Tuesday as right-hander Lou Trivino will undergo Tommy John surgery, ending his season. While Trivino has not played a game this season, New York hoped to lean on the hurler coming out of the bullpen.
5:23 PM ET Associated Press HOUSTON — Astros starter Luis Garcia was placed on the 15-day injured list Tuesday, the second Houston starting pitcher to be put on the list this week. Garcia left Monday night’s game against the San Francisco Giants after eight pitches with right elbow discomfort. His injury came on the same
5:16 PM ET ESPN News Services Colorado Rockies right-hander German Marquez will undergo Tommy John surgery, the veteran starter told reporters Tuesday. Marquez was placed on the 15-day injured list Friday with right elbow inflammation. He does not have a date yet for the surgery. Rockies starter Antonio Senzatela, who could take Marquez’s spot in
6:54 PM ET ESPN News Services LOS ANGELES — Bryce Harper has always enjoyed playing at Dodger Stadium. His game for the Philadelphia Phillies might top them all. Harper was activated off the injured list and was in the lineup at designated hitter when the Phillies took on the Los Angeles Dodgers in the middle
8:33 PM ET Associated Press DETROIT — New York Mets star pitchers Justin Verlander and Max Scherzer are returning to the mound, perhaps fittingly in Detroit against a team they helped have its last run of success. “It’s funny how baseball works,” Verlander said Tuesday, surrounded by Detroit and New York-area reporters at Comerica Park.
7:51 PM ET As Round 2 of the Stanley Cup Playoffs began across the NHL on Tuesday, the league’s best team during the regular season cleaned out their lockers and headed for home. The Boston Bruins had their breakup day at TD Garden, meeting the media for the final time after exit interviews. As was