8:49 AM ET Tampa Bay Rays right-hander Yonny Chirinos once again has been placed on the injured list with a right elbow strain after complaining that he “just didn’t feel right” after a bullpen session, manager Kevin Cash said Wednesday. “He complained of just a lack of power in his pitches,” Cash told reporters Wednesday.
11:16 AM ET Pittsburgh Pirates president Travis Williams has tested positive for COVID-19, the team announced Thursday. “I have recently tested positive for COVID-19 after feeling the onset of symptoms on Monday evening,” Williams said in a statement. “Fortunately, however, I followed the critical health and safety protocols that we have put in place, including
7:00 AM ET Sam MillerESPN.com Close ESPN baseball columnist/feature writerFormer editor-in-chief of Baseball ProspectusCo-author of “The Only Rule Is It Has To Work” No assumption in baseball is more sacrosanct than this one: Lefty batters hit righty pitchers better, and righty batters hit lefty pitchers better. Hundreds of major league careers, and literally millions of
11:37 AM BST England rugby international Billy Vunipola has said he refused to kneel in support of the Black Lives Matter movement when the Premiership resumed last week as some elements of the anti-racism protests did not align with his religious beliefs. All 12 Premiership clubs decided on different gestures to show their support for
10:30 AM ET Kevin Bieksa, former NHL defenseman and current hockey commentary savant on Sportsnet, recently told a story about how badly Nathan MacKinnon wanted to punch people in the face. They were representing Canada at the 2014 IIHF world championships. MacKinnon, 18 at the time, came up to him after practice, dropped his gloves
8:10 AM ET Bellator is back on Friday night with its third card in six weeks and one of its most high-profile champions. Ryan Bader, the champion at both heavyweight and light heavyweight, defends his light heavy title against Vadim Nemkov in the Bellator 244 main event at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. For
6:08 AM ET Adriana Garcia Watford forward Gerard Deulofeu has said newly appointed Barcelona coach Ronald Koeman “added nothing” to his career when he played for the Dutchman at Everton. Koeman, 57, signed a two-year deal with Barcelona on Wednesday to replace Quique Setien, who was sacked following the team’s Champions League 8-2 demolition at
10:35 AM ET USMNT defender Antonee Robinson has completed his transfer from Wigan Athletic to Premier League side Fulham. Robinson, 23, has signed for the newly promoted side for a fee worth in the region of £1.9m, sources have told ESPN. • PL 2020-21 fixtures released• Deulofeu: Koeman added little to my career• USMNT defender
4:00 AM ET Liverpool ended 30 years of hurt by lifting the Premier League trophy last season. Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images The Premier League announced its fixture list for the 2020-21 season on Thursday, with champions Liverpool starting their title defence at home to newly promoted Leeds. Liverpool ended a 30-year wait to lift the league title
9:55 AM ET JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Jaguars have placed tight end Josh Oliver on injured reserve after he had surgery to repair a broken bone in his left foot. It’s another setback for Oliver, who was limited to just four games as a rookie last year because of hamstring and back injuries. Oliver was