6:02 PM ET Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Yonny Chirinos will have Tommy John surgery, likely keeping the right-hander out of action until the 2022 season, manager Kevin Cash said Friday. Chirinos will have a procedure on his right ulnar collateral ligament on Monday. He “didn’t feel right” and “complained of just a lack of power
2:54 PM ET Washington Nationals right-hander Stephen Strasburg has carpal tunnel syndrome in his pitching hand, casting doubt on whether he will be able to pitch again this season. Manager Davey Martinez made the announcement Friday, a day after Strasburg visited a hand specialist. The reigning World Series MVP could have surgery to fix the
6:34 PM ET Associated Press The Arizona Coyotes have laid off and furloughed staff because of financial issues caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The NHL team did not specify how many staff members nor which departments were affected. “These are incredibly challenging times for everyone and we’ve had to make some extremely difficult decisions,” the
5:52 PM ET For the third time in the last four years, UFC dual-weight champion Amanda Nunes will defend one of her titles in December. Nunes (20-4) will face featherweight contender Megan Anderson (10-4) on Dec. 12 at a location to be determined, per multiple sources. The 145-pound contest will take place on a pay-per-view
2:34 PM ET The NHL condemned what it called “insensitive and insulting” comments that analyst Mike Milbury made about women during an NBCSN broadcast on Thursday night, saying they did not reflect the league’s “value and commitment to making our game more inclusive and welcoming to all.” Milbury and analyst Brian Boucher were discussing the
4:29 PM ET ESPN staff The Bengals conducted their first scrimmage of the preseason on Friday and QB Joe Burrow didn’t take long to impress. The No. 1 overall pick in the 2020 draft was 9-of-10 passing for 101 yards and two touchdowns in his first two drives, before finishing 13-of-19. His favorite receiver? Auden
4:27 PM ET The NCAA Division I Board of Directors voted Friday to give all fall sport student-athletes an additional year of eligibility and an additional year to complete it through a blanket waiver. The move eliminates a cloud of uncertainty for athletes in fall sports whose seasons have been postponed or could be further
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3:11 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Kei Nishikori, the 2014 US Open runner-up, said Friday he tested positive for COVID-19 a second time. Nishikori wrote on his mobile app that he will take another test next week, “at which time we will update you with more information.” “I have very minimal symptoms and
1:58 PM ET Associated Press NORTON, Mass. — Scottie Scheffler is making quite an impression in his PGA Tour postseason debut, posting a 12-under 59 on Friday at the Northern Trust for the 12th sub-60 round in tour history. Eleven players have shot a sub-60 round, with Jim Furyk accomplishing the feat twice. Scheffler, a