12:45 AM ET Apparently it wasn’t enough that Shohei Ohtani pitched seven innings of one-run ball and struck out 10 Houston Astros hitters while serving as the Los Angeles Angels‘ No. 2 hitter on Tuesday night. In the bottom of the eighth, with the score tied and his spot due up in the next half-inning,
Month: May 2021
11:44 PM ET ESPN News Services WASHINGTON — The Washington Capitals got Alex Ovechkin back on the ice feeling “100%” heading into the playoffs. Winning was just a bonus. Michael Raffl scored from a tight angle with 1.8 seconds remaining, Ovechkin saw his first extended action since April 22 and the Capitals beat the short-handed
8:20 PM ET Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. — Retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre has yet to pay back $600,000 he received from the state of Mississippi for multiple speaking events where he never showed up, authorities said Tuesday. Favre promised to repay the state after an audit released in May 2020 revealed $1.1 million had
10:00 PM ET Brooklyn Nets guard Kyrie Irving was ruled out for the remainder of Tuesday night’s game against the Chicago Bulls with a facial contusion, the team announced. During the third quarter, Irving collided with Bulls center Nikola Vucevic while going up for a rebound. Irving was hit in the face by Vucevic’s elbow.
4:13 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent MANCHESTER, England — Manchester United lost at home to Leicester to confirm Manchester City as champions, but Ole Gunnar Solskjaer left Old Trafford far from disappointed. For much of the 90 minutes, played in everything from bright sunshine to torrential rain, he watched a reserve XI match one of the
4:46 PM ET At least five New York Yankees coaches have tested positive for COVID-19, sources told ESPN’s Marly Rivera on Tuesday. The Yankees announced third-base coach Phil Nevin tested positive, and manager Aaron Boone said several others have yet to be confirmed. Nevin is fully vaccinated and under quarantine protocol in Tampa, where the
4:05 PM ET ESPN News Services ROME — World No. 1 Novak Djokovic was furious with the chair umpire for not suspending play as rain trickled down during his Italian Open second-round match against American Taylor Fritz on Tuesday. The 33-year-old Serb made his feelings clear after he was broken when serving for victory in
7:16 PM ET Teofimo Lopez will make his first title defense as undisputed lightweight champion against George Kambosos Jr. on June 19 at Miami’s loanDepot Park, Triller Fight Club announced Tuesday. The card will be co-headlined by a women’s super middleweight bout between Franchon Crews-Dezurn and Elin Cederroos, with all four world championship belts on
1:37 PM ET Colt Brennan, who set numerous NCAA records as the quarterback of the University of Hawaii, has died at age 37, his father Terry Brennan told the Star Advertiser. His father said Colt Brennan was in his fifth month at a rehabilitation facility in California when he was found unconscious. He died Monday
8:28 AM ET Saudi Arabia will host the world heavyweight boxing title-unification fight between Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua in August, promoter Eddie Hearn said Tuesday. Joshua holds the IBF, WBO, WBA and IBO titles, while fellow Briton Fury is the WBC belt holder. “Aug. 7, Aug. 14, I think it’s a very bad secret
3:13 PM ET ESPN News Services Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit will race in Saturday’s Preakness Stakes after an agreement was reached after Bob Baffert agreed to prerace blood testing, monitoring and medical review, the trainer’s attorney announced Tuesday. The oversight will also apply for the Baffert-trained horse Concert Tour, according to attorney W. Craig
4:49 PM ET Associated Press ROME — Rafael Nadal joined the growing number of tennis players expressing doubts about competing in the Tokyo Olympics. Third-ranked Nadal, in Rome for the Italian Open, said Tuesday that his status for the Tokyo Games is uncertain. “I don’t know yet. Honestly, I can’t give you a clear answer
4:37 PM ET Jordan Spieth, who is making his first start since the Masters at his hometown AT&T Byron Nelson tournament this week, disclosed Tuesday that he tested positive for COVID-19 three weeks ago. Spieth, who won the Valero Texas Open on April 2 for his first PGA Tour victory in three-plus years, said he
5:19 PM ET Hideki Matsuyama is making his first start since winning the Masters last month, looking to regain the form that saw him become the first male Japanese golfer to win a major championship. There was little time for Matsuyama to work on his game as he went home to Japan immediately after his
In recognition of Mental Health Awareness Week 2021, this May, ESPN highlights the stories of athletes, coaches and other sports figures who have experienced personal battles with mental health, and who want to use their platforms to openly discuss what happened next, and what helped them. These stories reflect a broad range of subjects and
5:00 PM ET ESPN.com staff Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit is the favorite to win Saturday’s Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore. 1 Related Trainer Bob Baffert has been under scrutiny after Medina Spirit failed a postrace drug test, but an agreement was reached Tuesday to allow the horse to race Saturday. The
6:11 PM ET JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Tim Tebow is headed to town. The Jacksonville Jaguars are expected to sign the former University of Florida star within the next few weeks, reuniting him with his college head coach, Urban Meyer. He’ll be a tight end, though, not a quarterback, which means he’ll be learning a new
2:48 AM ET UFC legend Conor McGregor has said he will do “big things” with Manchester United if he were to buy the club. The Premier League club are owned by the American Glazer family, who fans have protested against since their leveraged buyout in 2005. The protests have stepped up in recent weeks after
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