8:14 PM ET ST. LOUIS — Chicago Cubs manager Joe Maddon isn’t fooling around. And neither are the trade deadline additions to his club. While the fifth-year skipper integrates four new players into his clubhouse, he doesn’t sound too worried about the playing time ramifications for those already here. “We just have to put out
8:22 PM ET Associated Press HARTFORD, Conn. — Jake Beber-Frankel, the 17-year-old son of Academy Award-winning director David Frankel, followed his record 10-under 60 with a 65 on Thursday in the Boys Junior PGA Championship to break the 54-hole mark. Beber-Frankel, from Miami, had an 18-under 192 total at Keney Park Golf Course to shatter
8:12 PM ET Associated Press CLEVELAND — Yasiel Puig was so eager to make his Indians debut, he forgot to check out his footwear before walking around the clubhouse. The slugger was wearing Reds flip-flops with his Cleveland workout gear on Thursday, two days after being acquired from Cincinnati in a three-team trade that also
7:44 PM ET Associated Press GREENSBORO, N.C. — Byeong-Hun An and Sung-jae Im each shot 8-under 62 on Thursday to share the lead after one round at the Wyndham Championship. Mackenzie Hughes, Rory Sabbatini, Patrick Rodgers and Johnson Wagner were a stroke back behind the South Korean leaders in the final PGA Tour event before
7:22 PM ET ESPN News Services MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Grizzlies haven’t called Vancouver home since 2000. That’s not stopping them from tapping their Canadian roots to celebrate the NBA franchise’s 25th season. Memphis unveiled two throwback uniforms Thursday in a video posted to Twitter. 🔥🔥🔥 The #ThrowbackThursday you’ve been waiting for 🔥🔥🔥 pic.twitter.com/xK0QMwNosQ —
7:22 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN BOSTON — Jayson Tatum was supposed to be part of the reason why Kyrie Irving would decide to remain in Boston for the long-term when he hit free agency this summer. Instead, he says he wound up being a big reason why Kemba Walker chose to be Irving’s replacement as
7:28 PM ET Associated Press TORONTO — While the Toronto Maple Leafs and Raptors gear up for next season, Scotiabank Arena is getting a multimillion-dollar face-lift. Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment president and CEO Michael Friisdahl calls it a “reimagination” of the venue that opened in February 1999. “We’ve got to keep getting better, we’ve
6:58 PM ET Warriors star Klay Thompson, in his first in-depth interview since suffering a torn ACL in Game 6 of the NBA Finals in June, characterized the injury as “obviously the most tragic part of sports,” saying he was humbled when Golden State then offered him a five-year max contract. “I knew I did
6:56 PM ET ESPN News Services ATLANTA — As Trevor Bauer enjoys a fresh start with the Cincinnati Reds, he’s hoping to learn from the last fastball he threw for the Cleveland Indians. The one that cleared the center-field wall. Bauer, who was traded from the Indians on Wednesday , joined his new Reds teammates
6:53 PM ET GLENDALE, Ariz. — Cardinals rookie quarterback Kyler Murray said Thursday that he doesn’t feel pressure — at all — but he understands that if he doesn’t perform, there’ll be plenty of people not happy with him. “I got to go out and play well,” Murray said. “And if I don’t, then people