7:00 AM ET Emily KaplanESPN Who is the best team in the NHL now? Who will it be four years from now? Sidney Crosby has been the face of the league for more than a decade, but has 21-year-old Connor McDavid taken over? ESPN spoke to more than 50 players, front-office executives and coaches before
7:35 PM ET SAN FRANCISCO — With a National League West title on the line, the Los Angeles Dodgers will turn to their precocious rookie starting pitcher, Walker Buehler, who will face the Colorado Rockies from Dodger Stadium in Monday’s tiebreaker, a 4:09 p.m. ET start on ESPN. Buehler will face fellow right-hander German Marquez
7:33 PM ET INDIANAPOLIS — You’ll convert some and you fail on others. That’s been Indianapolis Colts coach Frank Reich’s message to his player about his aggressive play calling since he was hired last winter. On this Sunday, though, Reich’s aggressive approach on fourth down in their own territory failed and ended up costing the
11:04 PM ET Brady HendersonESPN PHOENIX — Earl Thomas’ season and potentially his career with the Seattle Seahawks might be over after the All-Pro safety broke his leg Sunday in the team’s 20-17 win over the Arizona Cardinals. Coach Pete Carroll called Thomas’ injury a lower leg fracture and said Thomas believes it’s similar to
11:26 PM ET Two divisional tiebreaker games will be played Monday after the Chicago Cubs, Milwaukee Brewers, Los Angeles Dodgers and Colorado Rockies all won Sunday, leaving the National League Central and West both deadlocked after 162 games. The Cubs will host the Brewers at 1:05 p.m. ET to decide the Central division champion, while
6:51 PM ET Associated Press CONCORD, N.C. — Ryan Blaney won the debut race on the “roval” at Charlotte Motor Speedway in a chaotic finish in which he slid past leaders Martin Truex Jr. and Jimmie Johnson when they wrecked racing for the victory. Johnson, who wrecked while trying to snap a 58-race winless streak,
6:59 PM ET Mike Scioscia announced Sunday that he will not return next season as the Los Angeles Angels‘ manager. Scioscia made the announcement after the Angels defeated the Oakland Athletics 5-4 on Taylor Ward‘s game-ending home run. The Angels issued a statement on Twitter to thank Scioscia for his service. #Angels statement on Manager
7:04 PM ET Bob PockrassNASCAR Close • NASCAR writer for ESPN.com• 2009, 2013 NMPA Writer of the Year• More than 25 years experience covering motorsports CONCORD, N.C. — Jimmie Johnson went for the win Sunday afternoon, not knowing the consequences. Johnson wrecked in the final chicane while battling Martin Truex Jr. for the win on the new Charlotte
9:36 PM ET Oakland Athletics slugger Khris Davis hit the most home runs in the majors with 48, and more remarkably, finished with a .247 batting average for the fourth year in a row. According to the Elias Sports Bureau, no player in MLB history has had the same batting average rounded to three decimal
7:10 AM ET Emily KaplanESPN The 2018-19 NHL season opens Wednesday, including the Stanley Cup banner raising for Alex Ovechkin and the Capitals. Here’s how our panel stacks up all 31 NHL teams, plus a reason for optimism for every fan base. Note: These rankings reflect which teams the voters think would win head-to-head matchups.