John Axford made his first major league appearance since 2018 on Monday night but retired just one of the five batters he faced before leaving with an elbow problem.
The vaccination rate for Washington, which had been at just over 70% as of Saturday, has climbed to 84% of players with at least one shot, a source confirmed to ESPN.
Pittsburgh Steelers team owner and president Art Rooney II says “it’s not written in stone” that this will be quarterback Ben Roethlisberger’s last year in the NFL or with the franchise.
The Lakers have agreed to a one-year deal with Carmelo Anthony. A source told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski that Los Angeles has also agreed to a deal with Malik Monk.
Kevin Durant’s shooting rescued Team USA again Tuesday, as the Americans overcame a 10-point deficit and withstood 38 points from Ricky Rubio to beat Spain 95-81 and advance to the semifinals of the Olympic men’s basketball tournament.
Slovenia, which is 17-0 in competition with the Mavericks’ Luka Doncic in the lineup, beat Germany 94-70 on Tuesday to move into the Olympic basketball semifinals.