1:08 AM ET Associated Press CLEARWATER, Fla. — New York Yankees reliever Zack Britton returned to the mound after an 11-month absence, facing two batters for the Class A Tampa Tarpons on Wednesday night in his first appearance since Tommy John surgery. The 34-year-old left-hander started the game against the Clearwater Threshers. He retired Cade
Southern Brave 142 for 4 (Davies 51*) beat Trent Rockets 138 for 6 (Malan 59, Fuller 2-18) by six wickets Alex Davies and Ross Whiteley orchestrated a remarkable turnaround as Southern Brave secured a six-wicket win to keep their slim qualification hopes alive heading into the closing rounds of the group stage. Brave won the
2:21 PM ET The Vegas Golden Knights are staying in-house to replace injured starting goaltender Robin Lehner, who will miss the 2022-23 NHL season for double hip surgery. General manager Kelly McCrimmon said Vegas will have a goaltending tandem of eight-year NHL veteran Laurent Brossoit plus Logan Thompson, who has played in 20 NHL career
7:00 AM ET HONOLULU — Before he became a cult legend by setting the NCAA Division I-A career passing record as a quarterback at Hawai’i, Timmy Chang had a battle to win at home. He was the No. 1 football recruit in the state in the Class of 2000 which, to the delight of his
Aug 25, 2022 The US Open, tennis’ fourth and final Grand Slam of the year, takes place in Queens, New York, beginning on Monday. There is a lot of money up for grabs, as total player compensation for the Open is $60 million. That is more prize money than this year’s Australian Open ($52 million),
11:52 AM ET SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium — Fernando Alonso says a major factor in his decision to move from Alpine to Aston Martin at the end of the season was because he felt more wanted and appreciated by Aston Martin. Alonso’s switch to Aston Martin for 2023 kicked off a remarkable week in F1’s driver market
8:34 AM ET Formula One boss Stefano Domenicali believes it is “very unlikely” the sport will have a female driver in the next five years. A woman hasn’t started a Formula One race since Italy’s Lella Lombardi competed in the 1976 Austrian Grand Prix. This year F1 is being supported at a handful of events
10:40 AM ET Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Kurt Busch will miss the start of NASCAR’s playoffs with concussion-like symptoms that have sidelined him for six weeks, meaning two spots in the 16-driver field will be open Saturday night in the regular-season finale at Daytona International Speedway. 23XI Racing on Thursday withdrew the medical waiver
10:09 AM ET Oklahoma City Thunder rookie Chet Holmgren will miss the 2022-2023 season because of a Lisfranc injury to his right foot, the team announced Thursday. Holmgren, the No. 2 overall pick in this year’s NBA draft, suffered the injury Saturday while defending LeBron James on a fast break during a pro-am game in
9:45 PM ET ESPN News Services Seattle Mariners right-hander George Kirby pulled off a rare feat by throwing 24 straight strikes to start the game Wednesday night in a 3-1 loss to the Washington Nationals. Kirby gave up five hits and one run before throwing his first ball to Joey Meneses in the third inning.