Longtime NBA announcer Mike Breen’s home was destroyed by fire early Sunday morning. The Manhasset-Lakeville Fire Department arrived at the home at 4:03 am Sunday and “encountered a fully involved house fire.” ESPN’s Mike Breen speaks over his headset before a game between the Boston Celtics and the Miami Heat during Game 1 of the … Read more
ANAHEIM, Calif. — Shohei Ohtani has provided Angels fans with plenty of highlights this season. He almost topped them all Thursday night. Ohtani, the Angels’ two-way phenom and the reigning AL MVP, pitched no-hit ball into the eighth inning and extended his hitting streak to 14 games as Los Angeles pushed his winning streak to … Read more
Editor’s note: The Deseret News is providing live coverage from Thursday’s game between BYU and Utah State. Check back for updates throughout the game. Score: BYU 38, Utah State 26 Fourth quarter 0:00 BYU wins this one going away after a solid first half from Utah State. Both teams have positives to take away, with … Read more
CNN — The Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa was taken off the field on a stretcher on Thursday during a game against the Cincinnati Bengals, after suffering apparent head and neck injuries – less than a week after being injured in another game. Tagovailoa is conscious, has movement in all his extremities and was taken … Read more
The New York Mets are calling up top prospect Francisco Alvarez for this weekend’s pivotal three-game series against the Atlanta Braves, according to multiple reports Thursday. Alvarez, a 20-year-old catcher, was ranked as the No. 4 overall prospect in ESPN’s midseason list published in August. Signed as an international free agent out of Venezuela in … Read more
The Mets will promote catching prospect Francisco Alvarez in advance of the team’s pivotal weekend series against the Braves, reports Daniel Álvarez Montes of El ExtraBase (Twitter link). The 20-year-old is one of the sport’s best minor league talents, checking in sixth on Baseball America’s most recent Top 100 prospects list. It’ll be the first … Read more
9:51 PM ET Marcel Louis JacquesESPN CINCINNATI — Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa was taken to a local hospital with head and neck injuries suffered on a second-quarter sack in Thursday night’s game against the Cincinnati Bengals. Tagovailoa hit the back of his head on the ground when he was sacked by Bengals nose tackle … Read more
9:15PM: The Rockets intend to waive newly-acquired wing Ty Jerome, according to Jonathan Feigen of The Houston Chronicle. Feigen adds that Derrick Favors and Theo Maledon are considered the most likely among these new additions to the team to stick on its 15-man standard roster when the regular season begins. 8:13PM: Tea Thunder will send … Read more
Getty Images After 49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo threw the interception that essentially ended any chance his team had of avoiding a loss to the Broncos on Sunday night, Garoppolo said something. The cameras caught it. But it’s not entirely clear what he said (eg, how about six?). It looks like he said, “All your plays … Read more
Curt Schilling gave his opinion on YES Network’s Michael Kay during his call on Aaron Judge’s 61st home run Wednesday night in Toronto. Appearing on OutKick’s “Don’t @ Me with Dan Dakich,” Schilling wasn’t a fan of how Kay didn’t let the moment “breathe” as Judge rounded the bases. “I just wanted to see and … Read more