12:45 PM ET Every day at 6 a.m., Minnesota United manager Adrian Heath wakes up, and the first thing he does is look at his phone. Did the latest COVID-19 tests for players and staff come in? Did anyone test positive? With four positive tests in his team since the start of October, his tension
6:34 PM ET Associated Press ANAHEIM, Calif. — Perry Minasian had never been interviewed for a general manager job before he joined the field of 40 candidates hoping to take over the Los Angeles Angels last month. The 40-year-old Braves assistant GM went through several rounds of lengthy interviews and emerged as a finalist. After
6:28 PM ET Germany FA chief Oliver Bierhoff compared the way his country lost 6-0 to Spain in the Nations League to the 7-1 drubbing Die Mannschaft laid on Brazil at the 2014 World Cup. Germany’s only five-goal loss in a competitive game had been West Germany’s 8-3 defeat to Hungary at the 1954 World
5:31 PM ET ESPN News Services NEW YORK — The Pro Bowl will play out on the EA Sports Madden NFL 21 video game after the real-life version of football’s all-star game was canceled. The NFL opened monthlong fan voting Tuesday for the first virtual Pro Bowl, which could feature players whose team makes the
6:09 PM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Whether injured San Francisco 49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo plays again this season remains to be seen as he recovers from a high right ankle sprain. But coach Kyle Shanahan indicated Tuesday, albeit with a dose of wiggle room, that whether it’s this year or next, Garoppolo will be
5:44 PM ET Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Cody Bellinger underwent surgery Tuesday to repair the right shoulder he dislocated celebrating a home run in Game 7 of the National League Championship Series, sources told ESPN. Bellinger is expected to miss 10 weeks, which would put him on track to return by spring training, sources told
12:13 PM ET Chicago Cubs drought buster Theo Epstein is stepping down as president of baseball operations Nov. 20. Epstein, 46, has been with the Cubs for nine seasons. When he first arrived he tore the club down to completely rebuild, and after a few very lean years, the project culminated in the 2016 World
1:05 PM ET Portland Trail Blazers forward Rodney Hood is declining his $6M player option and becoming a free agent, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Hood, 28, tore his left Achilles tendon in December 2019. With nearly a year of recovery time, Hood can play right away with a new team. The injury cut short
3:20 PM ET Eric WoodyardESPN LaMelo Ball’s sales pitch on why he should go No. 1 in the 2020 NBA draft is simple. “I feel like I’m born for this,” Ball declared during Tuesday’s media availability. The projected top selection also confirmed that he conducted workouts in front of the Minnesota Timberwolves, Golden State Warriors,
5:11 PM ET The Boston Celtics and forward Gordon Hayward have agreed to push the deadline for his $34 million player option for the 2020-21 season back from its original deadline of 5 p.m. Tuesday to 3 p.m. Thursday, league sources told ESPN. By extending the deadline for another two days, both sides get a