2:43 AM ET LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — The Los Angeles Lakers arrived to Game 1 of their first-round series against the Portland Trail Blazers on Tuesday night in red baseball hats, only with a twist. The hats had “Make America Great Again” stitched in white letters, just like the hat President Donald Trump often
9:31 PM ET ESPN News Services LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — The teams that didn’t get invited to Walt Disney World now have instructions on how they can get back to basketball — in their own bubbles. The NBA and National Basketball Players Association finalized an agreement Tuesday that allows the eight teams that didn’t
11:19 PM ET A countersuit filed by Toronto Raptors president of basketball operations Masai Ujiri includes new video footage that shows the San Francisco Bay Area police officer with whom he had an altercation in the moments after the Raptors won Game 7 of the 2019 NBA Finals was the aggressor. The suit was filed
11:06 PM ET NBA Insiders Should we be concerned about the Milwaukee Bucks and the Los Angeles Lakers after Game 1? The first round of the NBA playoffs has officially kicked off with all 16 teams in contention having a game under their belts in the Florida bubble. As a result, injuries, trends and difficult
7:18 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Tampa Bay Rays two-way rookie Brendan McKay will have season-ending surgery on his left throwing shoulder Wednesday. The 24-year-old McKay tested positive for COVID-19 in early July and missed most of the club’s preseason camp. He was cleared to resume activities July 31 and reported to the
6:49 PM ET CHICAGO — Cubs third baseman Kris Bryant will miss at least the next couple of days after getting an injection in his left wrist to manage an injury that has bothered him for about a week. Bryant, 28, rolled his wrist while diving for a ball in the outfield on Wednesday against
8:47 PM ET San Francisco Giants pitcher Shaun Anderson threw two pitches near Mike Trout‘s head during the ninth inning of Tuesday’s 8-2 win over the Los Angeles Angels, but both the Giants and Angels downplayed the pitches after the game. Giants manager Gabe Kapler said he wanted to get Anderson some work in the
7:19 PM ET Atlanta Braves outfielder Nick Markakis has been placed on the injured list, with the team saying Tuesday he was potentially exposed to COVID-19 and that while he tested negative, it opted to make the move out of “an abundance of caution.” Markakis, 36, originally opted out of the season because of his
9:54 PM ET ESPN News Services ARLINGTON, Texas — A day after igniting debate across baseball about unwritten rules, when to swing, when not to swing, and all stances in between, San Diego’s Fernando Tatis Jr. went 2-for-5 with a run and a stolen base as the Padres outlasted the Rangers, 6-4, Tuesday. Tatis fueled
1:28 AM ET Kenta Maeda is what I refer to as a kitchen sink pitcher — as in he’ll throw the whole kitchen sink at you. On Tuesday night, the veteran right-hander had everything working for the Minnesota Twins in their Major League Baseball game against the Brewers: fastball, sinker, slider, splitter, blender, waffle iron.