(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Sunday’s sports events:
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
AMERICAN LEAGUE PLAYOFFS
Houston 6, NY Yankees 5 (Houston wins 4-0)
NATIONAL LEAGUE PLAYOFFS
Philadelphia 4, San Diego 3 (Philadelphia wins 4-1)
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
Portland 106, LA Lakers 104
Charlotte 126, Atlanta 109
Utah 122, New Orleans 121 (OT)
Cleveland 117, Washington 107 (OT)
Minnesota 116, Oklahoma City 106
Golden State 130, Sacramento 125
Phoenix 112, LA Clippers 95
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
Chicago 5, Seattle 4
Columbus 5, NY Rangers 1
Florida 3, NY Islanders 2
Detroit 5, Anaheim 1
San Jose 3, Philadelphia 0
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
Baltimore 23, Cleveland 20
Carolina 21, Tampa Bay 3
Cincinnati 35, Atlanta 17
Dallas 24, Detroit 6
NY Giants 23, Jacksonville 17
Tennessee 19, Indianapolis 10
Washington 23, Green Bay 21
Las Vegas 38, Houston 20
NY Jets 16, Denver 9
Kansas City 44, San Francisco 23
Seattle 37, L.A. Chargers 23
Miami 16, Pittsburgh 10
MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER
New York City FC 3, CF Montreal 1
Austin FC 2, FC Dallas 1
(NEW YORK) — The Carolina Panthers are trading star running back Christian McCaffrey to the San Francisco 49ers in exchange for second, third, and fourth round picks in 2023 and a fifth-round pick in 2024, according to a report by ESPN’s Adam Schefter.
“I’m forever grateful for all of the people who have helped make these past 5 1/2 years so special for me,” McCaffrey posted to Twitter on Friday morning. “Thank you from the bottom of my heart. Carolina, I will always love you.”
I’m forever grateful for all of the people who have helped make these past 5 1/2 years so special for me. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.
The deal gives San Francisco another weapon in their arsenal as they push for their first Super Bowl since 1994. In 2019, McCaffrey became the third player in league history to have 1,000 rushing yards and 1,000 receiving yards.
The Panthers are currently 1-5 and fired head coach Matt Rhule on Monday, with the team already looking to the future. The 49ers, on the other hand, are 3-3 and lead the NFC West, putting them in good position to contend for a spot in the playoffs.
The blockbuster trade made waves on Twitter with McCaffrey’s new teammate, tight end George Kittle chiming in.
(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Thursday’s sports events:
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
AMERICAN LEAGUE PLAYOFFS
Houston 3, NY Yankees 2
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
Milwaukee 90, Philadelphia 88
LA Clippers 103, LA Lakers 97
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
Pittsburgh 6, Los Angeles 1
San Jose 3, NY Rangers 2 (OT)
Montreal 6, Arizona 2
Ottawa 5, Washington 2
Columbus 5, Nashville 3
Boston 2, Anaheim 1 (SO)
Toronto 3, Dallas 2 (OT)
New Jersey 4, NY Islanders 1
Minnesota 4, Vancouver 3 (OT)
Edmonton 5, Carolina 4
Buffalo 6, Calgary 3
Vegas 5, Winnipeg 2
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
Arizona 42, New Orleans 34
MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER
Philadelphia 1, Cincinnati 0
LA Galaxy 0, Los Angeles FC 0 (Tie)
(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Wednesday’s sports events:
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
AMERICAN LEAGUE PLAYOFFS
Houston 4, NY Yankees 2
NATIONAL LEAGUE PLAYOFFS
San Diego 8, Philadelphia 5
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
Detroit 113, Orlando 109
Washington 114, Indiana 107
Atlanta 117, Houston 107
New Orleans 130, Brooklyn 108
Chicago 116, Miami 108
Memphis 115, New York 112 (OT)
Charlotte 129, San Antonio 102
Toronto 108, Cleveland 105
Minnesota 115, Oklahoma City 108
Utah 123, Denver 102
Phoenix 107, Dallas 105
Portland 115, Sacramento 108
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
Florida 4, Philadelphia 3
Winnipeg 4, Colorado 3 (OT)
St. Louis 4, Seattle 3 (OT)
(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Tuesday’s sports events:
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
AMERICAN LEAGUE PLAYOFFS
NY Yankees 5, Cleveland 1
NATIONAL LEAGUE PLAYOFFS
Philadelphia 2, San Diego 0
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
Boston 126, Philadelphia 117
Golden State 123, LA Lakers 109
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
New Jersey 4, Anaheim 2
Ottawa 7, Boston 5
Philadelphia 3, Tampa Bay 2
Columbus 4, Vancouver 3 (OT)
NY Islanders 5, San Jose 2
Buffalo 4, Edmonton 2
Calgary 3, Vegas 2
Los Angeles 4, Nashville 3 (SO)
(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Monday’s sports events:
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
AMERICAN LEAGUE PLAYOFFS
Cleveland at NY Yankees (Postponed)
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
NY Rangers 6, Anaheim 4
Arizona 4 Toronto 2
Boston 5, Florida 3
Washington 6, Vancouver 4
Montreal 3, Pittsburgh 2 (OT)
Los Angeles 5, Detroit 4 (OT)
Colorado 6, Minnesota 3
Dallas 4, Winnipeg 1
Carolina 5, Seattle 1
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
LA Chargers 19, Denver 16
MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER
New York City FC 3, Miami 0
Minnesota 0, FC Dallas 0
(HOUSTON) — Shooting guard Kevin Porter Jr. has reportedly agreed to a four-year contract extension with the Houston Rockets.
The 26-year-old’s agent told ESPN on Monday that the multi-year extension is worth $82.5 million.
The deal comes hours before the 6 p.m. ET deadline on Monday that affects players who were drafted in 2019. It also comes one day before the 2022-23 NBA regular season tips off on Tuesday.
Porter and the Rockets will kick off their season against the Atlanta Hawks on Wednesday.
(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Sunday’s sports events:
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
AMERICAN LEAGUE PLAYOFFS
NY Yankees 4, Cleveland 2
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
Atlanta 28, San Francisco 14
Cincinnati 30, New Orleans 26
Indianapolis 34, Jacksonville 27
Minnesota 24, Miami 16
NY Giants 24, Baltimore 20
NY Jets 27, Green Bay 10
New England 38, Cleveland 15
Pittsburgh 20, Tampa Bay 18
LA Rams 24, Carolina 10
Seattle 19, Arizona 9
Buffalo 24, Kansas City 20
Philadelphia 26, Dallas 17
MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER
Austin FC 2, Real Salt Lake 2 (Austin FC advances 3-1 on penalty kicks )
CF Montreal 2, Orlando City 0
(NEW YORK) — For the first time on camera, the widow of Tyler Skaggs and his mother are sharing their story of loss after the 2019 death of the Los Angeles Angels pitcher. Skaggs was just 27 years old when he was found dead in his hotel room after taking fentanyl-laced oxycodone on the road with his team.
Nearly three years after Tyler Skaggs’ death, his wife, Carli Skaggs, and mother, Debbie Hetman, spoke to ABC News about what justice looks like to their family.
“Any opportunity I get to speak about how amazing of a person Tyler was, that’s what I’m gonna do,” Carli Skaggs said. “And I think that you need to hear from me, his wife, and his mom and not somebody that didn’t know him.”
Carli Skaggs said she met her husband at a house party in 2013.
“We made eye contact. And I think it was over for him,” she said. “He pursued me hard and, you know, it was his persistence that got him a first date with me, and the rest is history.”
The two were married in 2018. The couple was never able to celebrate their one-year anniversary.
“I just, I miss Ty so much. I loved him so much. We had a love that was so special. I think about it, if I ever had children one day, I hope for that. I hope that they could experience the love that I had with Tyler. I hope everyone can. It was a love that you can see and feel. And everybody would tell us that,” Carli Skaggs said.
This week, former Los Angeles Angels communications director Eric Kay was sentenced to 22 years in federal prison in connection to Skaggs’ death. Hetman said it was important that Kay was held accountable.
“It wasn’t really about the amount of years that he got. It was really about him being held accountable for his actions in Tyler’s death,” Hetman said. “No amount of years is gonna bring Tyler back. He paid the ultimate price.”
Over the course of an investigation into Kay, the Drug Enforcement Administration determined that Kay allegedly regularly dealt pills to Skaggs and others. Authorities had discovered evidence that Kay had distributed pills to Tyler Skaggs on the night of his death. Prosecutors also accused Kay of being in the room when Tyler Skaggs choked, but not trying to save him.
“That haunts me all the time,” Hetman said. “To think that somebody is in the room and doesn’t render help to your child, to your son, it’s so heartbreaking.”
During Kay’s trial, five other major league players testified that he had provided them with opioids.
“There’s a chance that they could have gotten a laced pill and could have also lost their life,” Hetman said.
During Tuesday’s sentencing hearing, prosecutors played jailhouse calls and emails from Kay that demonstrated the nature of his crime and lack of remorse, according to the Northern District of Texas U.S. Attorney’s Office.
Hetman said it was difficult to hear the jailhouse calls, which were recorded between Kay and his mother.
“It’s just hard to be in the courtroom and listen to some of the things that we had to listen to. It wasn’t pleasant,” Hetman said. “They don’t even know me or my family.”
Kay was charged with distributing drugs in connection to the accidental overdose; he was convicted by a federal jury in February. Kay’s attorney Cody Cofer said they plan on filing an appeal.
“Eric Kay will continue to fight the allegations. This is a tragic circumstance for everyone involved. Our hearts break for the family of Tyler Skaggs,” Kay’s attorney said in part of a statement to ABC News.
‘One fentanyl pill can kill’
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, fentanyl is a synthetic opioid that is up to 50 times stronger than heroin and 100 times stronger than morphine. It is a major contributor to fatal and nonfatal overdoses in the U.S.
Fentanyl is especially dangerous because users may think they are buying prescription drugs such as Vicodin, Percocet or Adderall, but the illegal knock-off street drugs may be laced with dangerous levels of fentanyl, according to the DEA’s “One Pill Can Kill” campaign.
“The Skaggs family learned the hard way: One fentanyl pill can kill. That’s why our office is committed to holding to account anyone who deals in illicit opioids, whether they operate in back alleyways or world-class stadiums,” U.S. Attorney Chad E. Meacham said in part of a statement following Tuesday’s hearing. “Mr. Skaggs did not deserve to die this way. No one does. We hope this sentence will bring some comfort to his grieving family.”
Since Tyler Skaggs’ death, Major League Baseball agreed to change joint drug programs and has made updates to an existing drug abuse program.
“We are thankful that Major League Baseball and the Major League Baseball Players Association have updated their drug policies for players using opioids so that they can receive help,” Marie Garvey, a spokesperson for the Los Angeles Angels, told ABC News.
Continuing Tyler’s legacy
Tyler Skaggs was first drafted by the Angels in the 2009 Major League Baseball draft. After a short stint with the Arizona Diamondbacks, Tyler Skaggs returned to the Angels in 2013. His mother said that, for a California boy, the Angels was his dream team.
“For him to get drafted by the Angels was a dream come true,” Hetman said.
Hetman said she misses her son, adding that he was undoubtedly a “mama’s boy.”
“I want people to remember how giving and amazing he was. He unselfishly gave his time. For me, I’ll always be so proud of just the man he became,” Hetman said.
In the aftermath of Tyler Skaggs’ death and the criminal trial of Kay, both Carli Skaggs and Hetman are still left in shock that Tyler Skaggs had been using drugs in the first place. Hetman said he had been recovering from a series of injuries at the time and under a lot of pressure from his teammates and fans.
“Every professional athlete goes through injuries and there’s a lotta pressure to perform. Ty put a lotta pressure on himself to be the guy on the team who pitches 200 innings, makes 30 starts,” Hetman said. “He may have decided that he wanted to get through the season and he was in pain.”
Carli Skaggs said she knew her husband was in pain at the time.
“We talked about his pain a lot, especially after he pitched. I’d always ask him if he felt OK to make his next start because I didn’t want him to play in pain,” she said. “And he always told me, ‘I’m gonna be fine.'”
The Skaggs family is on a mission to spread awareness of the dangers of fentanyl. Last year, more than 71,000 overdose deaths were linked to synthetic opioids such as fentanyl, according to the CDC.
“Fentanyl does not discriminate, you know. What happened to Tyler can happen to anyone,” Carli Skaggs said.
The family still struggles with their grief and what could have been.
“He would have made an amazing father. He was so great with kids. I wonder sometimes if I’ll ever be as happy as I was,” Carli Skaggs said. “I have a lot of healing to do … I have faith that I’ll get there. I know I’m never gonna be the same. It’s gonna be different, but I believe that I can find happiness again.”
In 2019, the Skaggs family founded the Tyler Skaggs Foundation in his honor. They hope to continue his legacy by helping disadvantaged kids do one of the things that Tyler Skaggs loved best: play sports.
“He just felt that was really important for young kids. He wanted to empower them with leadership tools, teach confidence,” Hetman said. “Those are all things that he got while playing youth sports.”
