3:40 PM ET ESPN News Services Anthony Rendon wasn’t very talkative Saturday, two days after video surfaced of the Los Angeles Angels All-Star swiping at an Oakland fan following an Opening Day loss to the Athletics. “I’m sorry. I can’t comment,” the third baseman told reporters Saturday during a news conference on the field at
Month: April 2023
4:56 PM ET Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. — Chandler Smith outran John Hunter Nemechek out of a restart with six laps to go Saturday at Richmond Raceway to win his first NASCAR Xfinity Series race. Nemechek chose the inside lane on a restart with 12 laps left, relegating Smith to the outside. When another caution
3:54 PM ET The implementation of the first nationwide anti-doping program for racehorses in the U.S. has been delayed by at least one month as it awaits approval by the federal agency that oversees it, the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority (HISA) said. The new rules, which had been scheduled to take effect late last
6:50 PM ET PHOENIX — Baltimore Ravens cornerback Marlon Humphrey thought franchise quarterback Lamar Jackson‘s announcement of his trade request was delivered at the right time on Monday when he saw a group picture of all the top NFL decision-makers at the NFL’s annual league meeting. “8 releases the farewell tweet while all 32 GM’s
2:05 PM ET Associated Press MILWAUKEE — Bucks forward Thanasis Antetokounmpo has been suspended one game without pay for head-butting Celtics forward Blake Griffin on Thursday night. Antetokounmpo was ejected from the game after the incident, which occurred with 1:25 remaining in the Bucks’ 140-99 blowout loss. Antetokounmpo will serve his suspension Sunday when the
1:33 PM ET Associated Press CHICAGO — The Milwaukee Brewers placed infielder Luis Urías on the 10-day injured list on Saturday and selected outfielder Joey Wiemer from Triple-A Nashville. Before Saturday’s game against the Cubs, Brewers manager Craig Counsell said Urías is expected to miss six to eight weeks with a strained left hamstring. “It’s
Hardik Pandya burst onto the Indian cricket scene after impactful performances for Mumbai Indians, as a youngster in 2015. Pandya is a multi-time IPL champion having won four titles with Mumbai and then went on to lead the Gujarat Titans to their maiden title in their debut season last year. The expectation to continue delivering
12:08 PM ET Gabriel Jesus was on target twice for Arsenal. Photo by Stuart MacFarlane/Arsenal FC via Getty Images Gabriel Jesus scored his first goals for six months as Arsenal maintained control of the Premier League title race with a 4-1 defeat of relegation-threatened Leeds United on Saturday. Jesus, starting his first league game since returning
11:16 AM ET Ken Buchanan, Scotland’s first undisputed boxing world champion, has died at the age of 77, the former lightweight’s charity foundation said Saturday. Edinburgh-born Buchanan beat Panama’s Ismael Laguna in Puerto Rico for the WBA lightweight title in 1970 and took the vacant WBC belt a year later after fighting Ruben Navarro in
7:37 AM ET Associated Press LONDON — Russian and Belarusian players will be able to compete at Wimbledon as neutral athletes after the All England Club on Friday reversed its ban from last year. The players must comply with “appropriate conditions,” including not expressing support for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. They also must not receive
8:00 AM ET Tim KavanaghESPN.com Close Tim Kavanagh is a senior NHL editor for ESPN. He’s a native of upstate New York. The Sidney Crosby era of Pittsburgh Penguins hockey has been synonymous with success. The Pens missed the playoffs in Sid’s rookie campaign of 2005-06 but have made it every season since, a streak
7:05 AM ET NEW YORK — Brooklyn Nets forward Mikal Bridges is on the verge of completing a statistically perfect season that makes analytics pushers shudder and teammates smile all at once. Bridges, who started the 2022-23 NBA season with the Phoenix Suns before a midseason trade to the Nets, is on track to play
10:36 AM ET The Masters returns this year to the gorgeous Augusta National grounds in Georgia. We’ll see PGA Tour players competing against LIV golfers this time around, with past champions such as Dustin Johnson, Jordan Spieth, Phil Mickelson, Charl Schwartzel and defending champion Scottie Scheffler looking to compete for another title. Here’s everything you
George Russell was torn between realism and ambition after securing Mercedes’ first front-row qualifying result of the season at the Australian Grand Prix. The 25-year-old Briton admitted it would be “very difficult to fight” for victory with Max Verstappen, who took pole position for the Red Bull team who have swept all before them so
4:43 PM ET Major League Baseball says it is investigating a confrontation between Angels third baseman Anthony Rendon and an Athletics fan at Thursday’s season opener in Oakland. In a 12-second video posted on social media, Rendon grabs the fan by the shirt and accuses the fan of calling him a “b—-.” Rendon continues to
2:50 AM ET The NBA and National Basketball Players Association have agreed on a new seven-year collective bargaining agreement, clearing the way for labor peace through this decade, sources told ESPN on Friday night. The deal, which starts with the 2023-24 season, includes a mutual opt-out after the sixth year, sources said. The agreement landed
A video of Ravi Kishan praising MS Dhoni in Bhojpuri has been doing rounds on social media.© Twitter The 16th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) got off to a grand start on Friday. In the opening match of the tournament, defending champions Gujarat Titans defeated Chennai Super Kings by five wickets at the
Red Bull’s Max Verstappen took pole position for the Australian Grand Prix ahead of the Mercedes of George Russell and Lewis Hamilton. Verstappen beat Russell by 0.236 seconds as Mercedes had their best qualifying of the season. Hamilton was 0.136secs further adrift in third. Fernando Alonso was fourth in the Aston Martin ahead of Carlos