Month: February 2023

11:12 PM ET ESPN News Services Chicago Cubs right fielder Seiya Suzuki, who is dealing with left oblique tightness, withdrew from Japan’s roster for the World Baseball Classic. The Cubs announced Monday night that Suzuki was officially out of the WBC but that additional details about his injury and spring training status would come at
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6:30 PM ET LeBron James is feared to be out several weeks with a right foot injury, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski on Monday. James is undergoing further testing and conversations to learn the full extent of the injury, which he suffered in the Los Angeles Lakers‘ victory at the Dallas Mavericks on Sunday. The
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12:09 AM ET ESPN News Services EDMONTON, Alberta — Connor McDavid scored twice to reach the 50-goal mark for the first time in his career, but even the game’s best player couldn’t derail the league’s best team, as the Boston Bruins outlasted the Edmonton Oilers, 3-2, on Monday night. Pavel Zacha scored the tiebreaking goal
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10:55 PM ET Associated Press Andrey Rublev began his Dubai Championships title defense by spoiling Filip Krajinovic‘s birthday when he won 7-5, 6-2 on Monday. Krajinovic, who turned 31, raced 5-2 ahead. The second-seeded Rublev then reeled off 11 of the next 13 games. Rublev next faces Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, who beat Malek Jaziri in
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8:57 PM ET ESPN News Services Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Tyler Glasnow may be forced to miss some time after sustaining an oblique injury during a live spring training batting practice session Monday, the Tampa Bay Times reported. Editor’s Picks 2 Related The right-hander threw about six pitches before leaving the mound with one of
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10:07 AM ET Quarterbacks C.J. Stroud, Will Levis and Anthony Richardson will throw at the NFL scouting combine Saturday, but Bryce Young will wait for Alabama’s pro day on March 23, sources told ESPN’s Jordan Reid on Monday. Although he won’t throw, Young will go through medicals and measurements, the sources told Reid. Richardson also
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3:38 PM ET The Washington Commanders released quarterback Carson Wentz on Monday, in a move that had been long expected. The move saves Washington $26.176 million on the salary cap this offseason. Wentz had two years remaining on his contract but had no guaranteed money. The Commanders also released defensive back Bobby McCain on Monday,
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4:50 PM ET Lionel Messi was named Best FIFA Men’s Player at a ceremony in Paris on Monday, beating Paris Saint-Germain teammate Kylian Mbappe and Real Madrid‘s Karim Benzema. Messi won the 2022 World Cup with Argentina in December — the country’s first in 36 years — ending his wait for the only major honour
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7:15 PM ET Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas — Women’s professional tennis made its WTA tournament debut in the capital of Texas on Monday, and Katie Volynets beat Alison Riske-Amritraj 6-3, 3-6, 6-0 in an all-American matchup to reach the second round of the ATX Open. The 21-year-old Volynets, ranked a career-high 92nd this week, was
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3:09 PM ET Syracuse quarterback Garrett Shrader will miss all of spring practice following surgery on his right arm, the school announced Monday. Shrader, a two-year starter for the Orange, set career highs last season with 17 passing touchdowns, 2,640 passing yards and 3,093 total yards, leading Syracuse to a 7-6 record and its first
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12:30 PM ET One of the top fighters in the world outside the UFC will make his debut on United States soil later this year. Roberto Soldic, a former KSW double champion, will fight Zebaztian Kadestam at ONE Fight Night 10: Johnson vs. Moraes 3 on May 5 in Broomfield, Colorado, promotion officials told ESPN
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2:28 PM ET The UFC has rebooked a light heavyweight fight between Nikita Krylov and Ryan Spann for March 11, sources confirmed to ESPN on Monday. The 205-pound bout was supposed to headline UFC Fight Night last Saturday in Las Vegas, but was canceled just hours before it was scheduled after Krylov fell ill. The
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1:32 PM ET Georgia co-defensive coordinator Glenn Schumann is returning to Athens after having multiple conversations with the Philadelphia Eagles and interviewing last week for the defensive coordinator job, sources told ESPN on Monday. Schumann took over the defensive playcalling duties last season at Georgia after Dan Lanning left for the Oregon head-coaching job following
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