Month: December 2020

11:39 PM ET Brady HendersonESPN There’s something about Russell Wilson playing in prime time. And there’s something about DK Metcalf playing in Philadelphia. The Wilson-to-Metcalf combination — plus another strong performance from the Seattle Seahawks‘ resurgent defense — was enough for a 23-17 victory over the Philadelphia Eagles on Monday at Lincoln Financial Field. Metcalf
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11:55 AM ET The Boston Red Sox agreed to a one-year, $8.3 million deal for the 2021 season with left-hander Eduardo Rodriguez on Tuesday, a source confirmed to ESPN. Rodriguez, 27, had been eligible for arbitration. Tuesday is the deadline for teams to tender contracts to arbitration-eligible players. He did not pitch last season after
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2:58 PM ET CLEVELAND — — Indians rookie reliever Cam Hill underwent surgery on his right wrist after being involved in a car accident in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Hill shared details of the incident on his Instagram account, saying he was “very blessed to only bang up my wrist. Surgery went really well, most importantly the
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6:20 PM ET The Texas Rangers will give Gold Glove-winning third baseman Isiah Kiner-Falefa the opportunity to be their starting shortstop next season and have told Elvis Andrus to prepare to play all infield positions. Andrus, at 32 the longest-tenured Ranger after 12 seasons, is the only player remaining from their back-to-back World Series appearances
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2:30 PM ET The Stanford football team will spend at least the next two weeks on the road after Santa Clara County issued a health order over the weekend that temporarily prevents contact sports. Stanford will travel to Seattle on Tuesday ahead of Saturday’s game at Washington, then will travel to Corvallis, Oregon, where it
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3:06 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN RJ Barrett says he is using failing to make either the first or second All-Rookie NBA teams this past season as motivation heading into his sophomore campaign. “It bothered me a lot,” Barrett said Tuesday as the New York Knicks opened training camp. “Not going to lie. It bothered me
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3:17 PM ET The expansion Seattle Kraken haven’t established a timeline for naming their first head coach, citing uncertainty regarding the 2020-21 NHL season. “No real rush on the timeline there,” general manager Ron Francis told ESPN on Tuesday. “We still don’t have an understanding of what the 2020-21 season is going to look like,
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9:11 AM ET Cody Garbrandt says he is still recovering from COVID-19 symptoms more than two months after testing positive for the virus but believes he will be ready to challenge Deiveson Figueiredo for the UFC’s flyweight title in March. And yes, he is very confident Figueiredo will still be the champion, even though he’s
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