Major League Baseball's postseason plan is nearly set, with the approval of the MLB Players Association all that's left standing between baseball and a bubble, sources told ESPN. While questions about when and how families would enter the bubble remain ...
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- The guy whose teammates simply call B-Mac got the big deal Friday. Kicker Brandon McManus and the Broncos agreed to a four-year extension that will keep him with the team through the 2024 season, the team announced. It was a ...
CHICAGO -- Eloy Jimenez hit a three-run homer in Chicago's four-run sixth inning, and the White Sox beat Detroit 4-3 on Friday night for their seventh straight win against the Tigers. The AL Central-leading White Sox won for the sixth time in seven games ...
NEW YORK -- Pitching, power, savvy on the bases -- the Yankees pummeled the Orioles every which way Friday night. Gerrit Cole threw a seven-inning two-hitter in a 6-0 doubleheader opener, Luke Voit hit a pair of three-run homers in a 10-1 nightcap romp, ...
MIAMI -- Jorge Alfaro had his fourth consecutive two-RBI game, and the Miami Marlins salvaged a split of their doubleheader against the Philadelphia Phillies by winning 5-3 Friday night. Alfaro's two-run single capped a three-run fourth for the Marlins.
Nathan MacKinnon of the Colorado Avalanche won the Lady Byng Trophy as the NHL player who best combines sportsmanship, gentlemanly conduct and ability on Friday. MacKinnon was fifth in the NHL with 93 points (35 goals, 58 assists) and was plus-13, ...
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. – The Houston Rockets in the NBA bubble are a science experiment inside a science experiment, and the beaker just cracked. They did not just lose Game 4 to the Lakers; they lost Game 4 in the first half. They are now down 3-1 in ...
ST. LOUIS -- Luis Castillo pitched a two-hitter for his first complete game in the majors, Joey Votto homered and the Cincinnati Reds beat the St. Louis Cardinals 3-1 Friday night. Castillo (2-5) struck out six and walked three in winning his second straight start.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Nate Lowe hit two homers and drove in four runs as Tampa Bay fielded a lineup of all lefties, Blake Snell worked 5 1/3 scoreless innings and the AL East-leading Rays routed the cellar-dwelling Boston Red Sox 11-1 on Friday night.
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Jacob deGrom, wearing an NYPD cap in honor of first responders on the 19th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, pitched six strong innings and the New York Mets backed him in a big way, beating the Toronto Blue Jays 18-1 ...
Quick takes: Lester bounces back but offense cold in loss originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago. Don't count out Jon Lester to have a big impact on the Cubs down the stretch and into October. Lester bounced back from a rough streak of starts on Friday, ...
NEW YORK -- An estimated 19.3 million fans turned on NBC to watch the NFL's season kickoff between the Kansas City Chiefs and Houston Texans, or 13% fewer viewers than 2019's opening game. The Nielsen company said last year's matchup between ...
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Joe Douglas promised Sam Darnold's parents that he would keep him protected and get him the weapons he needs to be successful. The Jets general manager's work isn't done, but it's fair to say he spent more time and money on the line than on skill players ...
Football. It's back. After a long, long offseason that featured an exclusive look into NFL commissioner Roger Goodell's basement during the virtual draft and not a single preseason game, Week 1 of the 2020 campaign has arrived. We can now get back to ...
ATHENS -- The Georgia Athletic Association is expecting a shortfall of about $55 million because of the effects of the coronavirus pandemic. That's according to Athletic Director Greg McGarity, who shared that news during a question-and-answer session with ...
NEW YORK—If today's men's semifinals are even half as good as last night's semis on the women's side, we're in for a treat. Reporting from Arthur Ashe Stadium, Ed McGrogan is live blogging both matches: Alexander Zverev [5] vs. Pablo Carreno Busta [20], ...
OWINGS MILLS, Md. — The green dot is a badge of honor for the Ravens. The player with that designation on his helmet relays play calls from Ravens defensive coordinator Don Martindale. Safety Chuck Clark is the favorite to handle those duties. However ...
(CNN) Walking into the rows of purple seats at the Baltimore Ravens' stadium, a mother saw a sea of repeating cardboard faces. Sonsy Gaba covered her masked face when she saw hundreds of images of her son, Mo, who was a Ravens superfan.
Amidst a peculiar preseason due to COVID-19, NFL football is back. The Patriots will kick off the start of their season Sunday, taking on the Miami Dolphins on their home turf at Gillette Stadium. It will be their 110th matchup, with the Dolphins having defeated ...
All the signs of a broken team were there: volatility, inattentiveness, lethargy, carelessness. These weren't the same Houston Rockets who outlasted the Oklahoma City Thunder in a seven-game first-round series last week, or that claimed a 1-0 series lead ...
A night after blowing a 5-0 lead, the Washington Nationals jumped ahead of the Atlanta Braves early again in the second of four between the NL East rivals in the nation's capital, up 5-0 again after three, and they led 7-4 after eight, but the visitors scored three ...
MIAMI (AP) — Miami Dolphins coach Brian Flores says , addressing racial injustice was player driven, had the team owner's support and sought to send a message that "we can all do better." The 2-minute, 15-second video , trading stern rhymes about the ...
Less than a week before the 2020 U.S. Open is set to get underway at Winged Foot Golf Club in Mamaroneck, New York, a bettor placed a $45,000 wager on Phil Mickelson to win the 120th edition of the tournament. The bet was placed at 75/1 (+7500) odds ...
The Xfinity Series all-time winningest driver, reigning NASCAR Cup Series champion Kyle Busch finished third, 2.5-seconds behind Allgaier. The current Xfinity Series championship leader Austin Cindric won a stage and finished fourth – nearly eight-seconds ...
Ohio State head coach Ryan Day is still pushing for the Big Ten to reverse course and play football this fall, but one of the team's top players has decided to stop waiting and move on to the next step of his playing career. Guard Wyatt Davis announced that he ...
It was nervy at times, but the New York Islanders take Game 3 over the Tampa Bay Lightning by a score of 5-3. Game 3 was a must-win for the New York Islanders. Going down 3-0 in the Eastern Conference Finals was not possible. Virtually no team comes ...
Royals first. Whit Merrifield grounds out to shallow infield, Ke'Bryan Hayes to Josh Bell. Adalberto Mondesi homers. Salvador Perez strikes out swinging. Maikel Franco walks. Hunter Dozier singles to shallow center field. Maikel Franco to second.
Puk will undergo shoulder surgery next week, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports. Shoulder issues first popped up for Puk in early March, and his health has become something of a saga since then. He appeared to be on the mend before ...
Bonjour, Bellator! Bellator is set to hold the first major MMA card in France and the event stacked with 10 French fighters will air on its new programming home, the CBS Sports Network. The Viacom-owned promotion will run the Bellator Paris card on Oct. 10 at ...
The Eagles are expected to have wide receiver Jalen Reagor (shoulder) in the lineup in Week 1 against Washington. Despite multiple reports that stated that Reagor would miss some game action, the first-round rookie was not listed on the Eagles' final injury ...
Pete Carroll will keep us in the dark for now. Two days before the season opener, the Seattle Seahawks coach would not divulge if the starting right cornerback is going to be Quinton Dunbar or Tre Flowers in Atlanta. "Both guys are similar in stature and their ...
LOOKAHEAD TO SATURDAY. When tennis resumed last month from a five-month hiatus prompted by the coronavirus pandemic, it was impossible to know exactly what to expect. Turns out Naomi Osaka and Victoria Azarenka have been far and away the two ...
Photo Credit: 49ers – Terrell Lloyd. This is not your grandparents' season opener. Sunday, September 13 (an apt date if you're superstitious) figures to be perhaps the oddest opening day in NFL history, featuring a mostly fan-less spate of games. For the ...
ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO/WQRF) –James Robinson has done some amazing things on the football field, but he might just be getting started. The Rockford native will launch his NFL career Sunday with the Jacksonville Jaguars. Robinson got his start at ...
Juan Archuleta's hopes of becoming a Bellator champion were put on hold in July after the High Desert native contracted COVID-19 — something he previously thought was a hoax. Archuleta was forced to pull out of his 135-pound title fight against Patrick ...
After an eight-month-long absence, the Broncos are finally back, and they'll make their return on Monday Night Football against a talented Titans team that made it all the way to the AFC Championship game last year. Here are three things the Broncos must ...
RICHMOND — Matt DiBenedetto tried to delve into the setup of his car for Saturday's Federated Auto Parts 400 at Richmond Raceway. Talking with crew chief Greg Irwin and team engineers made his head hurt, he said, as he tried to digest all the information ...
EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — The entire Dallas Stars bench was yelling out to Joe Pavelski about what to do with the puck after a broken play in front of them only seconds into overtime. Pavelski delivered, with a cross-ice pass to a breaking Alexander ...
After Toronto stayed alive with a thrilling double-overtime win in Game 6, the teams meet Friday for a spot in the conference finals. Associated Press. Email Writer. Share. facebook · tweet · reddit · email · print. 0 Comments. LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla.
Josh Hazlewood bowled brilliantly for 3/26 and took a diving catch for the key wicket of Jonny Bairstow to help Australia beat England by 19 runs despite a maiden century by Sam Billings in their one-day international on Friday. Needing a record chase at Old ...