3:13 AM ET Adrian WojnarowskiESPN Minnesota Timberwolves president of basketball operations and coach Tom Thibodeau met with All-Star forward Jimmy Butler on Monday to try to convince him to rejoin the team in the preseason, league sources told ESPN. Butler declined, the sources said. Butler is uninterested in practicing or playing with the Timberwolves again,
1:34 AM ET Associated Press ANAHEIM, Calif. — Mike Scioscia says he would like to keep managing next year. The longtime skipper of the Los Angeles Angels has been widely expected to step down after the regular season concludes this week. His comments to KLAA-AM radio Monday night suggested he is open to returning for
11:59 PM ET Associated Press PHILADELPHIA — The Philadelphia Flyers have introduced an odd-looking new team mascot — a 7-foot fuzzy creature named Gritty, with a wild, orange beard. The character’s debut triggered an outpouring of comments online, including “Good luck sleeping tonight, Flyers fans” and comparisons to ZZ Top and the Muppets. Twitter users
10:55 PM ET The Boston Red Sox beat the Baltimore Orioles 6-2 on Monday night for their 106th win of the season, a new high in the franchise’s 118-year history. The new mark moved Boston past the 105 games the 1912 team won en route to winning the World Series, though that was in a
10:59 PM ET Associated Press ARLINGTON, Va. — First-round draft pick Alexander Alexeyev has signed a three-year, $2.775 million entry-level contract with the Washington Capitals. The team announced the deal with the defenseman on Monday. It has an average annual value of $925,000. The 18-year-old from Russia was taken with the 31st overall pick in
8:19 AM ET The Oakland Athletics secured the final available American League playoff spot Monday night when the Tampa Bay Rays lost to the New York Yankees. Assuming Oakland does not erase a five-game deficit to the AL West-leading Houston Astros with six games to play, the A’s will face the Yankees in the AL
10:31 PM ET The Oakland A’s secured the final American League playoff spot on Monday night when the Tampa Bay Rays lost to the New York Yankees. The A’s will face the Yankees in the AL wild-card game in October after earning their first postseason berth since 2014 with a torrid second half of the
10:22 PM ET Associated Press FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Arkansas receiver Jonathan Nance says he will redshirt this season and transfer from the program in December. Nance, a senior who started six games in the 2017 season, made the announcement on Twitter early Monday after playing four games this season. The decision coincides with college football’s
9:54 PM ET Associated Press METAIRIE, La. — Anthony Davis swatted away the notion that his decision to hire new representation meant he was setting the stage for a change of scenery. With three seasons left on his contract and five All-Star nods to his name, Davis’ leverage to control where he plays is growing.
9:27 PM ET WASHINGTON — Bryce Harper has finally hit the century mark. Harper collected his 100th RBI with a sacrifice fly against Miami Marlins starter Sandy Alcantara on Monday night. The fly ball to left, which came with one out in the bottom of the fourth inning and scored Adam Eaton, gives the Washington