3:15 AM ET OAKLAND, Calif. — Jon Gruden’s return to the NFL sideline as a head coach after nine years in ESPN’s Monday Night Football booth left much to be desired for the Raiders, who were booed off the field after the final gun. The Raiders, in a complete rebuild under Gruden with 31 players
2:06 AM ET CHICAGO — First, it was Jon Lester‘s back, then it was Josh Hader‘s arm. Both contributed to the Milwaukee Brewers‘ 3-2 win over the Chicago Cubs on Monday, drawing them to within one game of the two-time defending National League Central Division champions. Lester had to leave after 5⅔ innings due to
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2:15 AM ET If the Milwaukee Brewers go on to win the National League Central, remember the two innings Josh Hader threw against the Chicago Cubs on Monday night. Hader came in to protect a 3-2 lead, faced six batters over two innings, threw 24 pitches … and fanned all six batters. Jeremy Jeffress pitched
12:12 AM ET Associated Press MIAMI — Udonis Haslem said his “love for the organization” outweighed his desire for playing time when he decided to re-sign with the Miami Heat for a 16th season. Haslem officially signed a one-year, $2.4 million contract with the Heat on Monday, a deal that was struck last week and
10:52 PM ET Associated Press With Hurricane Florence bearing down on the Carolinas’ coastline, schools and conferences are monitoring the strengthening storm’s progress and exploring contingencies for college football games this week. The National Hurricane Center issued an advisory Monday that the storm is expected to approach the North Carolina or South Carolina coast Thursday
1:35 PM ET Bob PockrassNASCAR Close • NASCAR writer for ESPN.com• 2009, 2013 NMPA Writer of the Year• More than 25 years experience covering motorsports The NASCAR playoffs have a different big three this year — as in a different three tracks for the first playoff round. It’s no longer Chicagoland-New Hampshire-Dover. It’s Las Vegas-Richmond-Charlotte road course. And
8:20 PM ET Bob PockrassNASCAR Close • NASCAR writer for ESPN.com• 2009, 2013 NMPA Writer of the Year• More than 25 years experience covering motorsports INDIANAPOLIS — After three days of rain and no track activity, a race fan could easily believe that the Brickyard 400 is a cursed NASCAR Cup Series event. Attendance woes have plagued the
7:27 PM ET PITTSBURGH — Steelers cornerback Joe Haden suffered a mild (Grade 1) hamstring pull against the Cleveland Browns on Sunday, according to a source. The assessment is considered a positive, but the injury could affect his status for Sunday’s matchup with the Kansas City Chiefs, depending on how it heals. The two-time Pro
4:14 PM ET Chamatkar SandhuESPN Valentina Shevchenko has her eyes firmly set on fighting for the vacant women’s flyweight title after it was stripped from Nicco Montaño last Friday. Shevchenko (15-3) and Montaño (4-2) were set to clash at UFC 228 this past weekend in Dallas, Texas, for the 125-pound title. However, Montaño was taken