Jul 24, 2023, 09:14 PM ET The Colorado Rockies are becoming all-too familiar with Tommy John surgery. The team on Monday said a trio of right-handed pitching prospects — Gabriel Hughes, Jordy Vargas and Jackson Cox — will undergo the season-ending procedure this week. The three are among the organization’s top handful of pitching prospects,
Stephen Holder Close Stephen Holder ESPN Stephen joined ESPN in 2022, covering the Indianapolis Colts and NFL at large. Stephen finished first place in column writing in the 2015 Indiana Associated Press Media Editors competition, and he is a previous top-10 winner in explanatory journalism in the Associated Press Sports Editors national contest. He has
Kristen Shilton, ESPN NHL reporterJul 25, 2023, 08:01 AM ET Close Kristen Shilton is a national NHL reporter for ESPN. Ah, summertime. A season of relaxation. Reflection. Rejuvenation. If you’re the architect of an NHL team with aspirations of competing for a Stanley Cup come fall, it’s a combination of all three. Or at least,
Virat Kohli (L) and Kim Kardashian© Twitter Virat Kohli is currently the third most influential athlete on social media platform Instagram behind football superstars Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. According to HypeAuditor, the former Indian cricket team skipper has 255.6 million followers with his average engagement on the app varying between 4.1 million to 4.5
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Jul 24, 2023, 10:02 PM ET Former Georgia linebacker Adam Anderson was sentenced Monday in Athens-Clarke County (Georgia) Superior Court to a year in jail, according to multiple reports, after pleading guilty to the sexual battery of two young women. In April 2022, a grand jury indicted Anderson and charged him with raping a 21-year-old
Jul 24, 2023, 04:18 PM ET Miami Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill has reached a settlement with the parties involved in an incident at a Miami Beach marina last month, attorneys for both sides announced Monday. “The parties to the incident which occurred on June 18th, 2023 at the Haulover Marina involving Tyreek Hill have
Jul 24, 2023, 07:10 AM ET Saudi Arabian club Al Hilal made a record €300 million ($332m) bid for France striker Kylian Mbappé on Monday. Paris Saint-Germain confirmed the offer for its player and have given Al Hilal permission to open negotiations directly with the player. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (U.S.) Instead,
The India-West Indies match in progress In Trinidad.© AFP The second Test between India and West Indies in Trinidad has now entered the fifth day. While the first Test in Dominica ended in three days, the pace of progress in the rain-affected second Test has been quite slow. The pitch at the Queen’s Park Oval, the
Associated Press Jul 24, 2023, 07:03 PM ET CLEVELAND — Guardians ace Shane Bieber, who has not pitched since July 9 because of right elbow inflammation, was transferred to the 60-day injured list Monday in a procedural move. Manager Terry Francona said the 2020 AL Cy Young Award winner did not experience a setback while
Associated Press Jul 24, 2023, 10:56 PM ET RALEIGH, N.C. — The Carolina Hurricanes have signed defenseman Tony DeAngelo to a one-year deal, bringing him back to the team for the second time in three seasons. The deal announced Monday will pay $1.675 million to the 27-year-old DeAngelo, who spent the 2021-22 season with Carolina
Associated Press Jul 24, 2023, 08:39 PM ET URBANA, Ill. — The 2-year-old grandson of Milwaukee Bucks coach Adrian Griffin died Saturday after the child’s father found him unresponsive earlier in the day. Jayce D. Griffin of Urbana, Illinois, was pronounced dead Saturday at 10:40 a.m. at the Carle Foundation Hospital, according to Champaign County
Jul 24, 2023, 08:39 PM ET After another disappointing performance at the final major of the season, Justin Thomas entered next month’s Wyndham Championship, the final tournament of the PGA Tour regular season. The Wyndham will be a chance for Thomas to not only earn FedEx Cup points, but also to prove he belongs on
ESPN News Services Jul 24, 2023, 01:06 PM ET The Atlanta Braves acquired relievers Pierce Johnson and Taylor Hearn in separate trades Monday. The Braves traded right-handers Victor Vodnik and Tanner Gordon, ranked Nos. 10 and 26 respectively among Atlanta’s farmhands per MLB Pipeline, to the Colorado Rockies for Johnson. In exchange for Hearn, the
Jeff Legwold, ESPN Senior WriterJul 24, 2023, 06:11 PM ET Close Jeff Legwold is a senior writer who covers the Denver Broncos and the NFL at ESPN. Jeff has covered the Broncos for more than 20 years, joining ESPN in 2013. He also assists with NFL draft coverage, including his annual top 100 prospects. Jeff
Associated Press Jul 24, 2023, 04:52 PM ET TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida A&M athletic director Tiffani-Dawn Sykes said Monday the football team will be allowed to resume using its facilities while the university investigates the unauthorized filming of a rap video, featuring some Rattlers players, in the team’s locker room. All team activities were suspended
Jul 24, 2023, 12:57 PM ET Nuggets superstar Nikola Jokic will not play for the Serbian national team in the upcoming FIBA World Cup as he rests from Denver’s extended postseason run, a source told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Jokic is coming off a season in which he played 89 total games, including the playoffs, to
Associated Press Jul 24, 2023, 02:57 PM ET HAMBURG — Alexander Zverev has again denied allegations of assault after the public prosecutor’s office in Berlin applied for a penalty order to be made against the German tennis star. “From my side, I completely reject the allegations. My lawyers will take care of the matter. I