Month: August 2019

11:38 PM ET Associated Press MIAMI — Aristides Aquino‘s homer set a record. Harold Ramirez‘s homer set off a celebration. Aquino broke the National League rookie mark for homers in a month with his 14th in August, but Ramirez homered leading off the 12th inning for the Miami Marlins, who beat the Cincinnati Reds 4-3
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10:27 PM ET ARLINGTON, Texas — Emmitt Smith, the NFL’s all-time leading rusher, does not begrudge Ezekiel Elliott holding out in hopes of a new contract from the Dallas Cowboys. “If he doesn’t do it now when the league is talking about devaluing the running back position, and he’s proven he can carry the ball
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11:05 PM ET UFC star Khabib Nurmagomedov believes his ugly rivalry with Conor McGregor will “never be finished.” However, Nurmagomedov says he has no interest now in a second fight. In an exclusive interview with ESPN, Nurmagomedov (27-0), who defended his lightweight title against McGregor (21-3) via fourth-round submission last October, said he would fight
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11:05 PM ET ESPN News Services The Oakland A’s added a key insurance run in the ninth inning against the Kansas City Royals on Thursday, thanks to the enforcement of an obscure rule. A’s second baseman Corban Joseph popped a foul with one out and runners on second and third, and third baseman Cheslor Cuthbert
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10:52 PM ET Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. — Top-ranked Jin Young Ko finally made a bogey, ending a record run of 114 consecutive holes without dropping a shot, and finished with a 4-under 68 Thursday in the opening round of the Portland Classic, four shots off the lead. Mi Jung Hur and Hannah Green each
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River Plate manager Ramon Diaz spoke ahead of his side’s ‘Superclasico’ with Boca Juniors and discussed the history behind the fixture In the early hours of Thursday a violent storm broke over Buenos Aires — mere prelude, perhaps, to the matchup in the semifinal of the Copa Libertadores that has been both desired and dreaded.
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9:36 PM ET The UFC’s first title fight in China is official. UFC women’s strawweight champion Jessica Andrade and challenger Weili Zhang made weight Thursday for their title bout, which will act as the main event of UFC Shenzhen on Saturday. Andrade weighed 114.5 pounds, and Weili came in right at the limit of 115.
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