Month: November 2022

11:27 PM ET Houston Astros third baseman Alex Bregman won’t need surgery to repair his broken left index finger, and he expects to be ready for the beginning of spring training. Speaking with reporters a day after the Astros won the World Series with a 4-1 Game 6 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies, Bregman said
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Nov 6, 2022 Less than three days after signing Mitchell Miller to an entry-level contract, the Boston Bruins announced Sunday they were cutting ties with the controversial prospect. The decision to sign the 20-year-old defenseman drew intense criticism from the moment the Bruins announced it Friday. Miller was previously a fourth-round draft pick by the
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8:22 PM ET LOS ANGELES — Anthony Davis attempted just two shots in the second half of the Lakers‘ 114-100 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers on Sunday, dropping Los Angeles to 2-7 on the season. “Obviously, it starts with AD and getting him more touches,” LeBron James said afterward. “Our focal point is and always
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12:00 AM ET Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia — Former world No. 1 Ash Barty has emphatically ruled out ever making a comeback to tennis, or switching to another sport. Launching her autobiography at Melbourne Park — scene of her Australian Open triumph in January just two months before her shocking retirement announcement — the 26-year-old
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11:04 PM ET Super middleweight contender Aidos Yerbossynuly was placed in a medically induced coma following a knockout loss Saturday night, one of his trainers confirmed to ESPN. The Kazakh fighter was stopped in the 12th round by top prospect David Morrell in the main event of a Premier Boxing Champions card from The Armory
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9:31 PM ET David Purdum Close ESPN Staff Writer Joined ESPN in 2014 Journalist covering gambling industry since 2008 Marc Raimondi The UFC fight on Saturday between Darrick Minner and Shayilan Nuerdanbieke, which ended abruptly in the first round, is being investigated by a U.S.-based betting integrity firm after several sportsbooks in multiple states reported
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Nov 6, 2022 SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Since the 2015 season, when Clemson made the first of six straight College Football Playoff appearances, coach Dabo Swinney has endured tough losses. The Tigers have fallen in national title games, CFP semifinals and five times during the regular season. But arguably no defeat felt as complete and
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2:06 PM ET Associated Press Georgia tightened its hold on No. 1 in The Associated Press college football poll Sunday, with TCU climbing up to No. 4 and Alabama dropping all the way to No. 10. The Bulldogs had their strongest support of the season after manhandling Tennessee on Saturday, receiving 62 of 63 first-place
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10:40 PM ET ESPN News Services NEW YORK — Montreal Canadiens forward Josh Anderson was suspended for two games by the NHL on Sunday for boarding Vegas Golden Knights defenseman Alex Pietrangelo on Saturday. The play occurred midway through the third period of the Golden Knights’ 6-5 win over the Canadiens on Saturday night when
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4:48 PM ET Star closer Edwin Diaz and the New York Mets are in agreement on a five-year, $102 million contract, pending a physical, sources familiar with the deal told ESPN’s Jeff Passan on Sunday. There’s an opt-out and a full no-trade clause plus a sixth-year option in the contract, sources said. The Diaz deal
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6:53 PM ET Associated Press AVONDALE, Ariz. — Penske Perfect. From the first NASCAR race with the new Next Gen car, the Daytona 500, the IndyCar championship and now the NASCAR Cup title, it’s been about as close to a perfect season as possible for Roger Penske. Joey Logano won his second NASCAR championship on
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7:11 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — Needing 164 passing yards Sunday against the Los Angeles Rams, Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady became the first quarterback in NFL history to reach 100,000 career passing yards (combined regular season and postseason). Brady reached the milestone midway through the fourth quarter, with a 15-yard completion to running
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