Associated Press Sep 7, 2024, 05:31 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BOSTON — The Boston Red Sox activated Trevor Story off the 60-day injured list before Saturday’s game against the Chicago White Sox. Story had been sidelined with a shoulder injury that required surgery after attempting to make a diving stop on a ball against
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Marc J. Spears Sep 7, 2024, 04:51 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Former NBA star Gary Payton Sr. is the new head coach of the College of Alameda men’s basketball team, the school announced Saturday. “Gary Payton is the right choice for the College Of Alameda for a number of reasons,” athletic director Remaundo Vaughn
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Associated Press Sep 7, 2024, 03:08 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — The Mets‘ Jeff McNeil fractured his right wrist when hit by a pitch and will miss the rest of the regular season. McNeil was struck on a protective guard covering the wrist by a 74.3 mph curveball from Cincinnati’s Brandon Williamson
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Adrian Wojnarowski, ESPNSep 7, 2024, 02:46 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Denver Nuggets star point guard Jamal Murray has agreed to a four-year, $208 million maximum contract extension, his agents Jeff Schwartz and Mike George told ESPN on Saturday. The deal — which keeps Murray out of free agency next summer — ties one of
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Field Level Media Sep 7, 2024, 12:04 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The New York Yankees reinstated right-handers Clarke Schmidt and Ian Hamilton from the 60-day injured list Saturday. Schmidt is scheduled to take the mound Saturday afternoon against the host Chicago Cubs in his first start since May 26, while Hamilton returns to the
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Tim McManus, ESPN Staff WriterSep 7, 2024, 03:02 AM ET Close Tim McManus covers the Philadelphia Eagles for ESPN. He joined ESPN in 2016 after covering the Eagles for Philadelphia Magazine’s Birds 24/7, a site he helped create, since 2010. You can follow him on Twitter @Tim_McManus. Open Extended Reactions SAO PAULO — Running back
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Associated Press Sep 6, 2024, 08:42 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SAO PAULO — NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said Friday that he would like the league to have as many as 16 international games in a season. “The ownership’s approved eight games already,” Goodell said before the NFL’s first game in Brazil. “I hope to
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Tim McManus, ESPN Staff WriterSep 7, 2024, 02:35 AM ET Close Tim McManus covers the Philadelphia Eagles for ESPN. He joined ESPN in 2016 after covering the Eagles for Philadelphia Magazine’s Birds 24/7, a site he helped create, since 2010. You can follow him on Twitter @Tim_McManus. Open Extended Reactions SÃO PAULO — The field
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ESPN News Services Sep 7, 2024, 12:52 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Los Angeles Dodgers cleanup hitter Teoscar Hernandez is likely to land on the injured list after he was hit on the left foot by a pitch in Friday night’s 3-1 loss to the visiting Cleveland Guardians, manager Dave Roberts said. The Dodgers described
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Jorge Castillo, ESPN Staff WriterSep 6, 2024, 11:56 PM ET Close ESPN baseball reporter. Covered the Washington Wizards from 2014 to 2016 and the Washington Nationals from 2016 to 2018 for The Washington Post before covering the Los Angeles Dodgers and MLB for the Los Angeles Times from 2018 to 2024. Open Extended Reactions NEW
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Associated Press Sep 6, 2024, 10:23 PM ET Open Extended Reactions HOUSTON — Arizona Diamondbacks catcher Jose Herrera left Friday’s game against the Houston Astros after Kyle Tucker struck him on top of the head with his bat on a follow-through in the fifth inning. Tucker struck out swinging, with his bat hitting Herrera on
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Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterSep 6, 2024, 09:02 PM ET Close ESPN baseball reporter. Covered the L.A. Rams for ESPN from 2016 to 2018 and the L.A. Angels for MLB.com from 2012 to 2016. Open Extended Reactions LOS ANGELES — Gavin Stone, the only Los Angeles Dodgers starter to take every turn this season, was
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Associated Press Sep 6, 2024, 08:07 PM ET Open Extended Reactions STAMFORD, Conn. — Kansas City‘s thrilling 27-20 victory over Baltimore on Thursday night was the most-watched NFL kickoff game since it started in 2002. The game had a total audience average of 28.9 million, surpassing the 27.6 million that watched the New England Patriots
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Associated Press Sep 6, 2024, 07:02 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ARLINGTON, Texas — Elvis Andrus signed a ceremonial one-day contract Friday to officially retire with the Texas Rangers, the team he played for in the first 12 of his 15 seasons in the majors. Andrus made his big-league debut as a 20-year-old shortstop in
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Jesse Rogers, ESPN Staff WriterSep 6, 2024, 07:06 PM ET Close Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions CHICAGO — A pregame video montage of his career as a Cub followed by a standing ovation nearly brought New York Yankees first baseman Anthony Rizzo to tears before
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Associated Press Sep 6, 2024, 06:04 PM ET Open Extended Reactions DALLAS — The Mavericks have reached a multiyear local broadcast rights agreement that the team said Friday will triple the number of people that will be able to see most of the NBA Western Conference champion’s televised games over the air for free. The
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Associated Press Sep 6, 2024, 04:42 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BOSTON — Rich Hill, the only player to appear in a major league game in each of the last 20 seasons, was designated for assignment by the Boston Red Sox on Friday. The 44-year-old left-hander recorded four outs for Boston on Aug. 29 in
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Field Level Media Sep 6, 2024, 04:41 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Arizona Diamondbacks reinstated All-Star second baseman Ketel Marte from the 10-day injured list prior to Friday night’s game against the host Houston Astros. Marte has missed the past 16 games with a sprained left ankle. He last played on Aug. 18 but
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Field Level Media Sep 6, 2024, 05:00 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Houston Astros reinstated outfielder Kyle Tucker from the 60-day injured list on Friday, three-plus months after suffering an injury that turned out to be a small fracture in his right shin. In corresponding roster moves, the Astros optioned infielder Zach Dezenzo to
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