11:28 PM ET ESPN News Services TAMPA, Fla. — Auston Matthews knows as well as anyone that Toronto‘s job is not finished. The Maple Leafs took advantage of another late collapse by the Tampa Bay Lightning, moving to the brink of their first playoff series win in nearly two decades Monday night with a 5-4
11:14 PM ET NEW YORK — New York Rangers coach Gerard Gallant blasted his team’s effort in their 3-1 Game 4 loss to the New Jersey Devils, who rallied with two wins at Madison Square Garden to tie their Eastern Conference first-round series, 2-2. “Tonight was a close hockey game, but we didn’t show up.
10:08 PM ET Associated Press ANAHEIM, Calif. — Oakland Athletics rookie pitcher Shintaro Fujinami is being moved to the bullpen after struggling in his first four major league starts. A’s manager Mark Kotsay said before Monday night’s game against the Los Angeles Angels that the Japanese right-hander would be available for relief duty starting Tuesday.
10:20 PM ET Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Rookie Taj Bradley won his third consecutive start to begin his big league career, and the Tampa Bay Rays set a modern-era MLB record with their 14th consecutive home win to begin a season, beating the Houston Astros 8-3 on Monday night. Tampa Bay had shared
9:09 PM ET Cristiano Ronaldo and Al Nassr were beaten by Al-Wehda in the semifinals of the Saudi Kings Cup. Getty Images Al Nassr are out of the Saudi King Cup of Champions after a 1-0 loss to a 10-man Al-Wehda side in the semifinals on Monday night. Jean-David Beauguel scored for Al-Wheda in the 23rd
4:28 PM ET Mauricio Pochettino is in advanced talks with Chelsea to become manager at Stamford Bridge, replacing interim boss Frank Lampard before the start of next season, a source familiar with the negotiations has told ESPN. Pochettino, 51, has been out of work since leaving Paris Saint-Germain at the end of last season, but
8:36 PM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Carolina Panthers Pro Bowl edge rusher Brian Burns had surgery on his right ankle last week, but he’s expected to be ready for training camp with no limitations for the upcoming season, the team said Monday. Burns missed the regular-season finale with an ankle sprain. He recovered in time
8:03 PM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — Don’t tell the Green Bay Packers they’re about to go through a rebuild. That’s not how general manager Brian Gutekunst is looking at the post-Aaron Rodgers era even if one of their most prominent veteran players, All Pro left tackle David Bakhtiari, has used that very word on
6:11 PM ET Minnesota Timberwolves forward Kyle Anderson has been ruled out for Game 5 in Denver on Tuesday due to a left eye injury he suffered in Game 4, the team announced on Monday. Anderson suffered what the team called a left eye/facial contusion after teammate Anthony Edwards inadvertently hit Anderson in the face
8:31 PM ET PLAYA VISTA, Calif. — The LA Clippers will try to keep their season alive without Kawhi Leonard and Paul George in Game 5 against the Phoenix Suns. The Clippers ruled out both of their franchise stars on Monday ahead of Tuesday’s contest at Phoenix. The Suns lead the Clippers 3-1 and can