11:00 PM ET Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS — Yes, the narrative of Joe Mauer‘s career was missing a championship chapter. That plotline stalled for a few years while the star was set back by injuries. Still, this story of the Minnesota native with the smooth left-handed swing who played for the Twins the entire time sure
8:00 AM ET Everything David Pearson did came with a “but.” And a butt. A cigarette butt. On Monday, Pearson died following a lengthy illness. He was 83. David Pearson might have been the greatest stock car driver who ever lived, but … he wasn’t spit-shine polished and made for TV like Richard Petty. David
10:19 PM ET Brooklyn Nets shooting guard Caris LeVert had to be stretchered off the court after suffering a serious right leg injury late in the second quarter at the Target Center in Minnesota. LeVert, in his third NBA season with the Nets out of Michigan after being drafted 20th overall 2016, had looked like
9:00 AM ET With each of the top 10 teams winning in Week 11, the College Football Playoff selection committee’s top four should stay the same from last week, with No. 1 Alabama, No. 2 Clemson, No. 3 Notre Dame and No. 4 Michigan all still comfortable with their playoff positions. While there’s no disputing
9:47 PM ET Malika AndrewsESPN MINNEAPOLIS — Brooklyn Nets‘ Caris LeVert was stretchered off the court against the Minnesota Timberwolves after significantly injuring his leg on Monday. The injury occurred with 3.7 seconds remaining in the first half of the game. The Nets announced that after he was assisted off the court, LeVert was taken
9:10 PM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — After days of watching and hearing stories about how one of the deadliest wildfires in California history had torn through their community, the Paradise High Football team found some relief Monday night in the form of a bus ride. After the San Francisco 49ers invited the Paradise team
9:18 PM ET ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — The Buffalo Bills waived Nathan Peterman on Monday, ending the tenure of the team’s 2017 fifth-round pick who became known for his historically high rate of interceptions. The move came after the Bills decided to start Matt Barkley over Peterman in Sunday’s 41-10 win over the New York
8:26 PM ET Malika AndrewsESPN MINNEAPOLIS — In his first comments since trading Jimmy Butler, Minnesota Timberwolves coach and president Tom Thibodeau was surgical in describing the deal that sent the All-Star guard to Philadelphia. “I said from the beginning, you always have to put the organization first,” Thibodeau said. “So you set the parameters
8:44 PM ET The Seattle Mariners on Monday denied claims of racial discrimination made on social media by Lorena Martin, their former director of high performance. The team said in a statement that Martin was fired last month, on Oct. 10. The team did not give a reason for her firing. She had been hired
9:22 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN MIAMI — It took more than two days, but Philadelphia 76ers coach Brett Brown could finally talk about acquiring forward Jimmy Butler before Monday night’s game against the Heat. And now that the four-time All-Star is finally in the fold, Brown can’t wait to begin working with him when Butler