9:59 PM ET Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO — Right-hander Johnny Cueto was scratched from his scheduled start for San Francisco on Monday night against Milwaukee because of cold and flu-like symptoms, while fellow Giants starter Alex Wood tested positive for COVID-19 and is experiencing symptoms. Cueto, who has tested negative, was put on the COVID-related
Month: August 2021
7:47 AM ET ATLANTA — The past two weeks saw a scramble for the last automatic places on the U.S. Ryder Cup team — and might have made captain Steve Stricker‘s job a bit easier. A good bit changed from the start of the FedEx Cup playoffs. Tony Finau won the Northern Trust in a
7:21 AM ET Jake Paul had the combat sports world buzzing after his latest victory on Sunday night. Paul defeated former UFC champion Tyron Woodley by split decision in Cleveland, moving to 4-0 as a professional boxer and raising his profile as a fighter once again. Paul, despite tweeting that he’s a “retired boxer” on
7:16 AM ET The UFC will launch its fifth season of Dana White’s Contender Series on Tuesday night inside the Apex facility in Las Vegas. The show, which pits unsigned talent against one another in a one-night audition for a UFC contract, is not terribly old, but it’s already produced 117 additions to the UFC
7:00 AM ET August was in august company when it comes to The Quirkjians. The month gave us, as always, plenty of home runs, including three in a game and those by pinch hitters, plenty of strikeouts, including 10 in a row and five in a game, and plenty of walks, several with the bases
8:12 PM ET ESPN News Services NEW YORK — Andy Murray tumbled to the ground on his artificial hip, losing his balance in sweat-soaked shoes and leaving splotches on Arthur Ashe Stadium’s blue court from his soggy clothing. Murray muttered to himself, as he often does. He yelled toward his team about needing new footwear.
11:36 PM ET D’Arcy MaineESPN.com NEW YORK — Andy Murray was on the shuttle to practice ahead of the US Open on Thursday when he discovered he would be playing Stefanos Tsitsipas, the No. 3 seed and 2021 French Open finalist, in his first-round match at the tournament. He knew it wouldn’t be the easiest
8:04 PM ET Associated Press ANAHEIM, Calif. — Los Angeles Angels two-way sensation Shohei Ohtani will not take the mound for Tuesday night’s game against the New York Yankees in order to give his right hand extra time to heal. Angels manager Joe Maddon also said outfielder Mike Trout is experiencing soreness in his right
8:10 PM ET The NFL Players Association has accepted the NFL’s proposal to increase COVID-19 testing for fully vaccinated players amid the ongoing Delta variant surge, one of several tweaks the sides made Monday to their joint protocols as the regular season approaches. Fully vaccinated players will now be tested once every seven days, up
2:52 PM ET Kyle Bonagura Close ESPN Staff Writer Covers the Pac-12. Joined ESPN in 2014. Attended Washington State University. Jeff Carlisle Close U.S. soccer correspondent Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. The figurative halfway point of the season has come and gone, with the MLS All-Stars knocking off
5:49 PM ET ESPN News Services NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Nashville Predators have signed forward Eeli Tolvanen to a three-year, $4.35 million deal. General manager David Poile announced the deal Monday. Tolvanen, 22, just finished his first full NHL season. He scored 22 points in 40 games, and his 11 goals ranked fourth on the
2:38 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Simona Halep and Garbine Muguruza, a pair of two-time Grand Slam champions who have had their difficulties in New York, pulled out tough two-set victories on Monday in the opening round of the US Open. Sloane Stephens then had one even tougher, needing 2 hours, 10 minutes
3:59 PM ET The UFC has rebooked Amanda Nunes‘ bantamweight title defense against Julianna Pena for UFC 269 on Dec. 11, the promotion announced on Monday. Nunes (21-4) was supposed to face Pena (10-4) at UFC 265 earlier this month in Houston, but was forced to withdraw after testing positive for COVID-19. The UFC has
1:04 PM ET Twelve years after first leaving Old Trafford, Cristiano Ronaldo is back at Manchester United, having agreed to a sensational return. It is a move that has been talked about again and again in the time since his departure to Real Madrid in 2009, but without ever really coming close to happening. There
4:03 PM ET Associated Press CLEVELAND — Indians catcher Wilson Ramos will require season-ending surgery for torn ligaments in his left knee, the team said Monday. Ramos tore his ACL and MCL in the seventh inning of Cleveland’s win over the Boston Red Sox on Sunday. He fielded a weak hit in front of the
12:34 PM ET Saturday’s Oklahoma–Tulane college football game has been moved from New Orleans to Oklahoma because of the aftermath of Hurricane Ida, both schools announced on Monday. Tulane was set to host No. 2 Oklahoma on campus at Yulman Stadium. A shelter-in-place order for Tulane’s campus remained Monday morning as the university’s damage assessment
2:55 PM ET Jeremy WillisESPN.com Damian Lillard and Shaquille O’Neal are teaming up to rebrand a classic pair of kicks. The “Shaqnosis” has a new look courtesy of the Portland Trail Blazers star and the former Los Angeles Lakers and Miami Heat champion and Hall of Famer. 1 Related The original, black and white, “Shaqnosis”
2:55 PM ET Texas coach Steve Sarkisian said redshirt freshman quarterback Hudson Card will start the Longhorns’ season opener against No. 23 Louisiana, but Casey Thompson will also play in the game. Sarkisian added that he will re-evaluate the competition for Texas’ permanent starting job after Week 1. “Neither guy’s ever started a game in
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