9:31 PM ET LINCOLN, Neb. — One week after first-year coach Scott Frost said Nebraska hit rock bottom with a blowout loss at Michigan, the Cornhuskers returned home Saturday and fell 42-28 to Purdue to establish a school record for futility. Going back to last season, it marked the eighth straight loss for the five-time
10:09 PM ET ESPN News Services New York Mets third baseman David Wright returned to the starting lineup for the first time since 2016 on Saturday, playing four innings against the Miami Marlins and leaving to a standing ovation from the sold-out crowd at Citi Field. The team captain went 0-for-1 with a walk against
10:45 PM ET No team in major league history struck out more times than the 2018 Chicago White Sox. The White Sox set a single-season record Saturday night for the most times their batters have struck out when Minnesota Twins starter Kyle Gibson fanned Yoan Moncada and Yolmer Sanchez to lead off the game. The
8:05 PM ET Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO — The Los Angeles Dodgers clinched baseball’s final playoff berth and gave themselves a chance to still win the National League West, getting a go-ahead triple from Manny Machado in the eighth inning Saturday and beating the San Francisco Giants 10-6. The defending NL champions locked up their
7:00 PM ET Associated Press TORONTO — Greg Terrion, the former NHL forward who played six seasons for the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1980s, has died. He was 58. The Maple Leafs confirmed Terrion’s death Saturday. Terrion, from Marmora, Ontario, had 93 goals and 150 assists in 561 NHL games in eight seasons with
8:13 PM ET BOSTON — Back in late March when the New York Yankees were opening the regular season in Toronto, Gleyber Torres and Miguel Andujar were still 2,200 miles away. The ‘Lizard King’ delivered another gem, but St. Louis’ bid to reach the postseason would not survive Saturday. As Baltimore plays out the final
6:36 PM ET Philadelphia 76ers wing Wilson Chandler will miss at least two weeks with a hamstring strain, the team announced on Saturday. Markelle Fultz hit a 17-foot jump shot, his longest attempt of the game, and scored 14 points for the Sixers on Friday in their preseason debut. A shoulder injury curtailed the 2017
6:46 PM ET Texas A&M starting linebacker Tyrel Dodson said coach Jimbo Fisher “did the right thing” in disciplining him during Saturday’s game against Arkansas. ESPN cameras caught Fisher grabbing Dodson’s face mask and pushing him backward after Dodson had been scuffling with an Arkansas player late in the third quarter. “Learn to put your
5:53 PM ET Associated Press GARLAND, Texas — Tony Romo shot a 1-over 72 on Saturday at Garland Bridges Golf Club, failing in a bid to advance in the first stage Web.com Tour’s Qualifying Tournament. The former Dallas Cowboys quarterback tied for 72nd at 13-over 297 in the 76-player field, with the top 22 and
6:11 PM ET A tattoo that JR Smith got on his right calf this offseason could end up costing the Cleveland Cavaliers guard more than just the price of the ink. Smith revealed on his Instagram account Saturday that the NBA has threatened discipline for the tattoo he got of the logo for Supreme —