Oct 21, 2022 Associated Press TORONTO — By his own admission, John Schneider never amounted to much as a baseball player. On Friday, Schneider fulfilled a dream he’d pursued for 15 years since giving up on playing and choosing to coach instead. Toronto‘s former bench coach, Schneider was named the 14th manager in Blue Jays
12:27 PM ET DJ Bien-AimeESPN Houston Texans defensive end Jonathan Greenard is being placed on injured reserve after he suffered a calf injury in practice this week, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Greenard is expected to miss four to six weeks, according to Schefter. He previously missed the Texans’ victory over the Jacksonville Jaguars
7:36 PM ET ESPN News Services RIDGELAND, S.C. — Rory McIlroy had two eagles that made his score look better than it felt Saturday. All that mattered was a one-shot lead at the CJ Cup in South Carolina, putting him in position for his third win of the year. This one would come with a
5:37 PM ET “Father’s plan” worked. Islam Makhachev is the new lightweight champion after defeating Charles Oliveria by second-round submission (arm triangle) to win the vacant belt at UFC 280 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, on Saturday. Makhachev entered the fight on a 10-fight winning streak and was set to finalize the plan of
5:21 PM ET Brett Okamoto Close ESPN Staff Writer MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Marc Raimondi What can we take away from a fascinating slate of title fights and marquee matchups at UFC 280? Marc Raimondi and Brett Okamoto offer up their thoughts from a highlight-packed
3:42 PM ET Christian Horner was left furious after comments from McLaren counterpart Zak Brown. Clive Mason/Getty Images AUSTIN, Texas — Red Bull team principal Christian Horner says he was “appalled” by a rival’s accusations during Formula One’s cost cap controversy after McLaren CEO Zak Brown said a breach of the cap would constitute cheating. After
5:54 PM ET ESPN News Services Red Bull owner and co-founder Dietrich Mateschitz has died, the company’s Formula One team confirmed Saturday. He was 78. There was no immediate word on where he died or the cause of death. The Austrian billionaire gained fame as the public face of Red Bull, an Austrian-Thai conglomerate that
4:45 PM ET Associated Press Three eagles, and a round of nine-under-par, saw Yannik Paul power up the leaderboard at the Mallorca Golf Open on Saturday to move to 16 under par and a share of the lead with Ryan Fox. Fox enjoyed another highly consistent round — six birdies and no dropped shots for
4:03 PM ET Associated Press HOMESTEAD, Fla. — Chandler Smith, Zane Smith and Ben Rhodes became the final drivers to punch their tickets to the NASCAR Truck Series finale next month when Ty Majeski, already in the title race, won after Saturday’s race at Homestead-Miami Speedway. The drivers rounded out the championship-deciding final four on
Oct 22, 2022 Associated Press HOMESTEAD, Fla. — William Byron‘s playoff push will start from the ideal spot Sunday. He won the pole in Saturday’s qualifying laps at Homestead-Miami Speedway, turning in a lap of 32.454 seconds. That was 0.049 seconds ahead of fellow playoff entrant Bell. Another driver still in the playoff, Chase Elliott,