Month: October 2022

4:02 PM ET Associated Press TAMPA, Fla. — New York Yankees owner Hal Steinbrenner plans to keep Aaron Boone as his manager. “As far as Boone’s concerned, we just signed him and for all the same reasons I listed a year ago, I believe he is a very good manager,” Steinbrenner said Wednesday as he
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4:22 PM ET LAKE FOREST, Ill. — The Chicago Bears have traded veteran pass rusher Robert Quinn to the Philadelphia Eagles in exchange for a fourth-round draft pick, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Quinn, 32, has been with the Bears since April 2020 when he signed a five-year, $70 million deal as a free
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3:03 PM ET Denver Nuggets forward Michael Porter Jr. will miss Wednesday night’s game against the Los Angeles Lakers because of lumbar management, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. There is optimism he could be back for Friday’s game against the Utah Jazz. A back injury limited Porter to nine games in 2021-22, and he underwent
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4:47 PM ET Associated Press BASEL, Switzerland — Top-ranked Carlos Alcaraz eased into the quarterfinals at the Swiss Indoors by beating Botic van de Zandschulp 6-4, 6-2 on Wednesday. The 19-year-old Spaniard clinched the win with his only ace in a second-round match where he had 20 winners and made just nine unforced errors. Alcaraz’s
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12:54 PM ET Associated Press TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Alabama defensive lineman Justin Eboigbe is likely out for the season with a neck injury. Crimson Tide coach Nick Saban said Wednesday that Eboigbe has had surgery. He played in the first four games but hasn’t seen action since. “He had a procedure done that would enhance
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1:59 PM ET Bob McClellanNFL Joe Biddle, whose Nashville sportswriting career spanned five decades, died early Wednesday. He was 78. Born June 13, 1944, in Johnson City, Tennessee, where he was a high school classmate of Heisman Trophy winner and legendary coach Steve Spurrier, Biddle rose to prominence as the sports editor and columnist of
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2:27 PM ET Associated Press DETROIT — The Detroit Tigers have hired Tampa Bay scouting director Rob Metzler as vice president and assistant general manager, the team announced Tuesday. Metzler spent 15 seasons with the Rays, working the past seven years as the team’s senior director of amateur scouting. He will lead the Tigers’ amateur
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5:16 PM ET KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Chiefs defensive end Frank Clark has been suspended by the NFL for two games for violating the NFL’s personal conduct policy. Clark’s suspension begins immediately. The Chiefs (5-2) have their bye this week, so Clark will miss games in Week 9 against the Tennessee Titans and Week 10
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7:00 AM ET Inspirational thought of the week: Oh, hold him, darlingPlease hold him tightAnd brush the tear from your eyeYou weep because you had a dream last nightYou dreamed that he said goodbye Hush hush, sweet CharlotteCharlotte, don’t you cryHush hush, sweet CharlotteHe’ll love you till he dies — “Hush, Hush Sweet Charlotte,” Patti
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