10:05 AM ET PHILADELPHIA — The Atlanta Braves will turn to rookie Spencer Strider to start Game 3 of their divisional series against the Philadelphia Phillies on Friday afternoon and veteran Charlie Morton will get the ball in Game 4, the team announced Friday morning. Strider, 23, hasn’t pitched in a game since Sept. 18
2:05 PM ET Associated Press PITTSBURGH — General manager Ben Cherington believes there are better days ahead for the Pittsburgh Pirates despite having back-to-back seasons with 100 losses. During his season-ending availability Friday, Cherington said the Pirates are making progress in their goal of building a long-term winner. “If you think about the talent level,
1:11 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Their fans still bugged by what happened in 2007, the New York Yankees could face pesky midges again when the American League Division Series moves to Cleveland this weekend. The flying insects memorably swarmed pitcher Joba Chamberlain during Game 2 of the 2007 Division Series at what
12:03 PM ET Associated Press ST. LOUIS — Bruce Sutter, a Hall of Fame reliever and the 1979 National League Cy Young Award winner, has died. He was 69. Sutter was recently diagnosed with cancer and died Thursday night in hospice, surrounded by his family, one of Sutter’s three sons, Chad, told The Associated Press.
12:13 PM ET Associated Press KING ABDULLAH ECONOMIC CITY, Saudi Arabia (AP) _ Brooks Koepka took a two-shot lead at the LIV Golf Invitational-Jeddah on Friday after an 8-under 62 in the first round, matching the lowest score on the breakaway tour that has torn the world of golf in two. The American made eight
12:56 PM ET BEREA, Ohio — Two of the Cleveland Browns‘ top defensive players, cornerback Denzel Ward and defensive end Jadeveon Clowney, will miss Sunday’s home game against the New England Patriots because of injuries. Ward suffered a concussion last weekend against the Los Angeles Chargers and didn’t practice all week while in the protocol.
12:17 PM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Baker Mayfield was out of his walking boot Friday and “definitely could be the backup” to PJ Walker on Sunday when the Carolina Panthers play the Los Angeles Rams, interim coach Steve Wilks said. “Baker had a great workout this morning,” Wilks said. “He looked good. … The strength
12:49 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady has been fined $11,139 for attempting to kick Atlanta Falcons defensive end Grady Jarrett on a sack in the Bucs’ 21-15 victory over the Falcons last week, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The NFL notified Brady of the fine Friday after reviewing the
11:41 AM ET UK Anti-Doping (UKAD) is investigating Conor Benn after he failed a drugs test ahead of his highly anticipated fight with Chris Eubank Jr., the British Boxing Board of Control (BBBofC) said on Friday. The bout between welterweight Benn and super middleweight Eubank Jr., set at a catchweight of 157 pounds, was called
Bangladesh have brought in Soumya Sarkar and Shoriful Islam to replace Mohammad Saifuddin and Sabbir Rahman in their T20 World Cup squad. Soumya and Shoriful’s inclusions in the T20 World Cup squad seemed on the cards given their performance was marginally better than the other two who will now make their way back home from