Month: November 2020

9:38 AM ET ESPN News Services The Boston Red Sox have rehired former manager Alex Cora, a source told ESPN, confirming multiple reports. Cora led the Red Sox to the 2018 World Series title but mutually agreed to part with the club amid the Houston Astros‘ sign-stealing scandal. He was suspended for one season by
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11:18 AM ET Lightweight contender Felix Verdejo will fight Masayoshi Nakatani on Dec. 12, Top Rank vice president Carl Moretti told The Athletic. The fight will be the co-main event of a Top Rank card at the MGM Grand Conference Center in Las Vegas. Verdejo (27-1, 17 KOs), of Puerto Rico, suffered a motorcycle accident
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11:17 PM ET The National Basketball Players Association board of representatives voted Thursday night to approve a plan for a Dec. 22 start to the season that includes a reduced 72-game schedule, clearing the way for the league and union to finalize details on the 2020-21 season, the NBPA announced. The NBPA’s board of player
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9:30 AM ET ESPN Betting Insiders The NASCAR playoffs reach their conclusion on Sunday with the Series Finale 500 at Phoenix Raceway (3 p.m. ET). Chase Elliott won last week’s Xfinity 500 at Martinsville. Regular-season champion and nine-race winner Kevin Harvick was eliminated on a failed last-lap pass for position. With his victory, Elliott joined
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1:11 PM ET The 37th edition of the Breeders’ Cup will kick off two days of action Friday afternoon at Keeneland. A lot of eyes will be on the Breeders’ Cup Classic, and with so many high-profile races in the mix, there are numerous opportunities to wager on horses that offer significant value. Chris “The
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9:15 AM ET The 2020-21 international hockey calendar, like everything else during the coronavirus pandemic, is delicate. Aside from some friendlies played over the summer, many international games, tournaments and events have been canceled. International travel restrictions, outbreaks within club teams and plenty of other issues are going to continue to wreak havoc on planned
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