ESPN News Services Sep 27, 2023, 11:21 PM ET Braves star Ronald Acuña Jr. made even more MLB history Wednesday night as he established the 40-70 club while helping Atlanta secure home-field advantage through the National League playoffs. Acuña delivered a run-scoring single in the 10th inning against the Chicago Cubs that tied the game
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Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterSep 27, 2023, 06:18 PM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Kansas State football coach Chris Klieman said he won’t pursue the Michigan State coaching job, now officially open after the school fired Mel Tucker for cause Wednesday. Klieman told Sirius XM’s “Big 12
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Ryan S. Clark, NHL reporterSep 27, 2023, 06:59 PM ET Close Ryan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN. Two of the bigger questions facing the Calgary Flames were answered Wednesday when they signed center Mikael Backlund to a two-year extension while also naming him their captain. Re-signing Backlund, 34, to a two-year deal
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Associated Press Sep 27, 2023, 05:47 PM ET Michael Bonallack once said he never considered turning pro because he didn’t realize he was good enough until he was too old. No matter. His influence on the game was enormous, from his standing as Britain’s greatest amateur to his running the Royal & Ancient Golf Club.
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ESPN News Services Sep 27, 2023, 07:45 PM ET Lionel Messi will not play in Inter Miami CF‘s U.S. Open Cup final showdown with Houston Dynamo FC after he was left out of the squad while dealing with a muscle injury over the last two weeks. Manager Gerardo Martino said on Tuesday that whether his
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Associated Press Sep 27, 2023, 09:15 AM ET Lindsay Davenport will replace Kathy Rinaldi as the U.S. captain for the Billie Jean King Cup after this year’s competition ends, taking over a squad that has included recent US Open champion Coco Gauff. Davenport is a member of the International Tennis Hall of Fame who won
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Sep 27, 2023, 03:00 PM ET Calgary Flames forward Jakob Pelletier will undergo surgery on his left shoulder and is out indefinitely. The team announced Wednesday that surgery will be performed next week. The injury occurred Monday night in a preseason game against the Seattle Kraken when Pelletier, 22, was pushed into the boards by
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Pete Thamel, ESPNSep 27, 2023, 11:55 AM ET Michigan State University has fired football coach Mel Tucker for cause Wednesday, formally completing a process that was initiated last week. Tucker is under university investigation for a sexual misconduct complaint brought forward by Brenda Tracy, a sexual assault awareness speaker. In a statement, the university said
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Adrian Wojnarowski, Senior NBA InsiderSep 27, 2023, 02:24 PM ET Close Host of The Woj Pod Joined ESPN in 2017 The Portland Trail Blazers are trading guard Damian Lillard to the Milwaukee Bucks as part of a 3-team deal that also includes the Phoenix Suns, sources tell ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Portland will receive Jrue Holiday,
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