Month: February 2021

11:27 AM ET Boston Red Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia, who hasn’t played since 2019 because of a knee injury suffered two seasons earlier, announced his retirement Monday. The 37-year-old Pedroia, a four-time All-Star who was named American Rookie of the Year in 2007 and AL MVP in 2008, played his entire 17-season professional career
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Jan 29, 2021 TAMPA, Fla. — Tampa Bay Buccaneers defensive tackle Vita Vea never gave up hope of returning this season despite fracturing his ankle in Week 5. The 2018 12th overall draft pick was activated from injured reserve last week, and after two days of practice and a walk-through last week, he played 32
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7:46 PM ET Former Michigan quarterback Dylan McCaffrey is transferring to Northern Colorado, where he will have the chance to play for his father, Ed McCaffrey. Dylan had been an ESPN 300 recruit in the 2017 class but was never able to win the starting job at Michigan. He only attempted 15 passes in 2018
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6:28 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN Before Sunday’s game, Philadelphia 76ers coach Doc Rivers said his team needed to get a win without star center Joel Embiid — something Philadelphia failed to do the first four times Embiid had missed a game this season. It turned out the Sixers managed to break that streak — but
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3:32 AM ET AlphaTauri’s Pierre Gasly said on Sunday he had tested positive for COVID-19, meaning six of Formula One’s 20 race drivers have now contracted the virus. The 24-year-old Frenchman, who recently posted pictures on Instagram of training in Dubai, made the announcement on Twitter. “I wanted to let you know that I tested
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8:55 AM ET Juan Manuel Correa, the American driver who suffered severe injuries in the Formula 2 accident that killed Anthoine Hubert in 2019, has announced he will return to racing this year in Formula 3. Correa sustained serious leg injuries after his car collided with Hubert’s during an F2 race at Spa-Francorchamps in August,
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12:09 AM ET ESPN News Services MELBOURNE, Australia — Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova beat Japan’s Misaki Doi 6-1, 6-4 in a first-round match at the Yarra River Classic, one of six tuneup tournaments being played this week at Melbourne Park ahead of the Australian Open. The first major of the year was delayed by three weeks to
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