Month: October 2023

Kiley McDaniel, ESPN MLB InsiderOct 10, 2023, 02:53 PM ET Close ESPN MLB Insider Kiley McDaniel covers MLB prospects, the MLB Draft and more, including trades and free agency. Has worked for four MLB teams. Rintaro Sasaki, the Japanese high school career home run record holder, did not submit his application for the Nippon Professional
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Associated Press Oct 10, 2023, 10:03 PM ET ARLINGTON, Texas — Corey Seager of the Texas Rangers broke Barry Bonds’ Division Series record with his ninth walk, also making postseason history by getting them in just three games. The Baltimore Orioles intentionally walked Seager to load the bases in the second inning ahead of Mitch
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Jeff Passan, ESPNOct 10, 2023, 07:28 PM ET Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” MINNEAPOLIS — In his first postseason start since a combined World Series no-hitter last year, Houston Astros right-hander Cristian Javier was introduced to the cruel fates of regression. He
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ESPN News Services Oct 10, 2023, 11:11 PM ET ARLINGTON, Texas — Corey Seager and Adolis García homered early, Nathan Eovaldi struck out seven over seven innings in another series-clinching start and the Texas Rangers completed an AL Division Series sweep of the Baltimore Orioles with a 7-1 victory Tuesday night. The Rangers, whose loss
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Associated Press Oct 10, 2023, 10:25 PM ET MELBOURNE, Australia — Three former Australian Open champions — Naomi Osaka, Caroline Wozniacki and Angelique Kerber — are set to return to Melbourne Park in January following maternity leave, joined by 2022 winner Rafael Nadal and hometown favorite Nick Kyrgios. Australian Open tournament director Craig Tiley told
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Oct 10, 2023, 10:30 AM ET The New York Jets are looking at options for wide receiver Mecole Hardman, including a potential trade, league sources told ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler on Tuesday. Hardman, 25, was inactive Sunday and has not been in the plans despite signing a one-year, $4 million contract with upside to $5.5 million.
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Marcel Louis-Jacques, ESPNOct 10, 2023, 09:05 AM ET Close Marcel Louis-Jacques joined ESPN in 2019 as a beat reporter covering the Buffalo Bills, before switching to the Miami Dolphins in 2021. The former Carolina Panthers beat writer for the Charlotte Observer won the APSE award for breaking news and the South Carolina Press Association award
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Kevin Seifert, ESPN Staff WriterOct 10, 2023, 07:34 AM ET Close Kevin Seifert is a staff writer who covers the Minnesota Vikings and the NFL at ESPN. Kevin has covered the NFL for over 20 years, joining ESPN in 2008. He was previously a beat reporter for the Minneapolis Star Tribune and Washington Times. He
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Oct 10, 2023, 02:31 PM ET Micah Parsons and the Cowboys are hoping for a rematch with the 49ers after their historic 42-10 loss Sunday night in San Francisco. But Niners star Deebo Samuel had a word of warning for Parsons and the Cowboys. “I don’t think [the Cowboys] want to see us again,” Samuel
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Oct 10, 2023, 01:58 PM ET The Atlanta Falcons have traded for Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Van Jefferson, a source told ESPN’s Michael Rothstein on Tuesday. The trade involves a swap of 2025 draft picks, the source said. Jefferson was a key contributor to the Rams’ 2021 Super Bowl run but has struggled to
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The Cricket World Cup 2023 saw a high-scoring thriller between the Babar Azam-led Pakistan cricket team and the Dasun Shanaka-led Sri Lanka cricket team. Sri Lanka, boosted by centuries from Kusal Mendis and Sadeera Samarawickrama, put a massive 345-run target for Pakistan. Though the likes of Babar Azam failed, Pakistan fought back well with Abdullah
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File photo of Sachin Tendulkar and Virender Sehwag© AFP Former Indian opener Virender Sehwag revealed a conversation he shared with iconic cricketer Sachin Tendulkar after the ‘Master Blaster’ failed to score a century against Pakistan in the semi-final of the 2011 World Cup. Sachin opened with Sehwag and played a magnificent knock of 85 before
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