6:40 PM ET ESPN News Services Kyle Larson, in his first interview since he was fired April 15 by Chip Ganassi Racing after using the N-word in a virtual race, repeatedly cited his ignorance in using the slur and said he has taken steps to educate himself. “I was just ignorant. And immature. I didn’t
7:04 PM ET Associated Press SEATTLE — The Seattle Mariners have designated Daniel Vogelbach for assignment barely a year after he was an All-Star selection. The Mariners made the move Wednesday before the start of a five-game homestand. Vogelbach was hitting .094 with only five base hits and two home runs since the season began.
2:47 PM ET Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Cincinnati Reds put outfielder Nick Senzel on the injured list and reinstated third baseman Mike Moustakas to face his former team before a doubleheader Wednesday against the Kansas City Royals. The Reds also chose infielder Robel Garcia as their 29th man for the doubleheader, which
2:37 PM ET ESPN News Services Houston Astros manager Dusty Baker said Wednesday that Yordan Alvarez, the reigning American League Rookie of the Year, might miss the rest of the season. “Yordan Alvarez, it looks like he’s done, maybe for the year,” Baker told Houston’s SportsTalk790. Alvarez had been placed on the injured list Tuesday,
6:36 PM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Cincinnati Reds starter Trevor Bauer was told by Major League Baseball he could be subject to discipline and removal from a game if he wears custom-made cleats that say “FREE JOE KELLY”
5:43 PM ET IT HAS BEEN more than a month since 22 NBA teams entered the Orlando bubble for one of the most ambitious efforts in sports history — and perhaps modern history. And for all the concerns about attempting to reboot the season during the coronavirus pandemic in a state with soaring cases, and
6:21 PM ET There was something typically Bayern Munich about the German champions’ response to being humbled by Liverpool in last season’s Champions League. What happened next after their round-of-16 elimination by Jurgen Klopp’s team, who would go on to lift the European Cup, is the reason why Bayern eased past Lyon, winning 3-0 to
10:57 AM ET Sebastian Vettel has urged those outside Ferrari not to jump to conclusions about his relationship with the team based on his recent pit-to-car radio messages. 1 Related Ferrari has already decided to replace Vettel with Carlos Sainz in 2021 and a string of underwhelming performances this season has led to apparent tensions
6:05 PM ET The University of North Carolina announced Wednesday that it was temporarily suspending all athletic activities, including football practice, until at least 5 p.m. ET on Thursday because of a continued upward trend in positive COVID-19 tests on campus. “After consulting with our health experts and university leadership, we are taking this action
6:20 PM ET Big Ten commissioner Kevin Warren on Wednesday released an open letter to the conference community stating that the vote by the Big Ten’s Council of Presidents and Chancellors was “overwhelmingly in support of postponing fall sports and will not be revisited.” “The decision was thorough and deliberative, and based on sound feedback,