WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The Houston Astros placed right-hander Lance McCullers Jr. on the 15-day injured list with a sprained right foot Monday before his scheduled start against the Athletics. The move, which is retroactive to Friday, comes after McCullers made seven starts this year in his return after missing two full seasons with various…
WASHINGTON — Third baseman Brady House was promoted by the Washington Nationals from Triple-A Rochester on Monday, the club’s latest rookie to get a look at the big league level this season. In other moves before opening a series against the worst-in-the-majors Colorado Rockies, the Nationals recalled outfielder Daylen Lile from Rochester, optioned outfielder Robert…
Getty Images New York Yankees designated hitter Giancarlo Stanton has been activated off the injured list and will make his season debut on Monday night against the Los Angeles Angels, the team announced. He’s batting fifth in the lineup. In a corresponding move, Pablo Reyes was designated for assignment. Stanton, 35, has been sidelined for the…
There is no offseason in the NBA. Before the Finals have even ended, we already have a blockbuster trade that sent Desmond Bane to Orlando in exchange for Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Cole Anthony, four first-round picks, and a pick swap. That deal also slightly altered mock drafts, with pick 16 heading to Memphis, giving the Grizzlies…
Imagn Images The Indiana Pacers and Oklahoma City Thunder combined for 53 fouls in Game 4 of the NBA Finals, and officials handed out a pair of flagrant fouls and two additional technical fouls in a whistle-heavy, series-evening victory for the Thunder. Officiating was a significant storyline, particularly as it sent Oklahoma City’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander…
What Scott Harris learned from Theo Epstein to improve Detroit Tigers The “Days of Roar” podcast talks with ESPN’s Jesse Rogers about what lessons Scott Harris gained from Theo Epstein to mold the Detroit Tigers. The Detroit Tigers claimed right-handed reliever Carlos Hernández off waivers from the Philadelphia Phillies. Hernández has a career 4.98 ERA…
SAN JOSE, Calif. — Malik Tillman scored twice as the United States built a three-goal, first-half lead and ended a four-game losing streak by routing Trinidad and Tobago 5-0 on Sunday in a Concacaf Gold Cup opener. Tillman scored in the 16th and 41st minutes for his first two international goals, both following giveaways by Alvin…
While Notre Dame football didn’t land any commitments this past weekend, as head coach Marcus Freeman says, there will be delayed gratification. If On3’s Mike Singer is correct, then the Irish will be landing Devin Fitzgerald, the son of NFL and Pittsburgh legend Larry Fitzgerald. The 6-foot, 2-inch and 195-pound prospects is the nation’s No….
The Elite 11 Finals are set to get underway later this week, which means the future of football’s most important position will be on full display as 20 soon-to-be high school senior quarterbacks converge on Los Angeles for three days of competition. The invite-only event is entering its 26th year and has served as a…
The Boston Red Sox traded the only remaining member of their 2018 World Series team, Rafael Devers, to the San Francisco Giants on Sunday night. That’s a serious move for the Giants, who have the fifth-best record in the National League. If you’re like the Giants and want to bolster your squad, here are five…
