5:21 PM ET Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Washington Nationals are making their pitch to President-elect Joe Biden. The Nats have invited Biden to toss out the ceremonial first ball next season on Opening Day. Washington is scheduled to host the New York Mets at Nationals Park on April 1. “We’re excited to continue the
Nov 1, 2020 Jeremy WillisESPN.com Alex Trebek, the longtime host of “Jeopardy!”, has died after a battle with pancreatic cancer. Trebek, who was 80, hosted the quintessential quiz show for 37 years and nearly 8,000 episodes, and won 35 Emmy Awards and a Peabody. The Sudbury, Ontario, Canada native was also a sports fan. In
5:58 PM ET Scotland’s Robert MacIntyre clinched his maiden European Tour title at the Cyprus Showdown on Sunday, finishing one shot clear of Japan’s Masahiro Kawamura. MacIntyre, who came tied third at the Cyprus Open last week, made four birdies in his last six holes to finish with a seven-under-par 64 in wet conditions. The
5:36 PM ET Arsenal were crying out for the structure and stability Mikel Arteta has brought to the team, but nights like Sunday with a crushing 3-0 defeat to Aston Villaunderline why they will need more to succeed in the long run. It is just a week since the Spaniard was widely praised for facilitating
3:20 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent MANCHESTER, England — After 90 minutes between the Premier League’s best two teams there was no clear winner, and if anything, Manchester City‘s 1-1 draw with Liverpool served as more evidence that this season’s title race is open to anyone. After a weekend that saw Southampton, Tottenham and Leicester all
4:36 PM ET When Sheila Ford Hamp took over as the Detroit Lions owner in June, she said “major improvement” was still the goal for the franchise in 2020. If you’re going to judge progress based on how Detroit has played against one of its division rivals, it’s tough to see any. The Lions fell
4:45 PM ET Carolina Panthers coach Matt Rhule said earlier in the week that touchdowns were the biggest difference between his team and the defending Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs. The Chiefs scored them at a high rate, he noted, and the Panthers settled for too many field goals. That all changed on Sunday
4:16 PM ET Houston Texans defensive end J.J. Watt became the fifth-fastest player in NFL history to 100 sacks since the statistic became official in 1982, according to the Elias Sports Bureau, when he sacked Jacksonville Jaguars rookie quarterback Jake Luton in the fourth quarter of Houston’s 27-25 win. The Houston Texans defensive end is
3:35 PM ET The Miami Dolphins will be without five assistant coaches in Sunday’s game against the Arizona Cardinals due to COVID-19 protocols, the team announced. One Dolphins assistant coach, who was not identified, tested positive for COVID-19 on Friday. He was placed in quarantine, and the team entered the NFL’s intensive protocol and began
4:18 PM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The New England Patriots have ruled out cornerback Stephon Gilmore for Monday night’s road game against the New York Jets, as the reigning NFL Defensive Player of the Year will miss his second straight game with a knee injury. Gilmore is one of four starters who have already been