10:32 AM GMT At least five members of the Cricket South Africa (CSA) board have acceded to the request of the nembers’ council – the highest decision-making body in South African cricket, made up of the 14 provincial affiliate presidents – and stood down from their positions. The list included acting president Beresford Williams, who
3:46 AM ET ARLINGTON, Texas — Both the allure of and the disgust for this time of year can be captured in how the minute details profoundly impact what resonates. If Kevin Kiermaier‘s shattered-bat, ninth-inning blooper is hit an inch or two more shallow, Enrique Hernandez probably pulls off a diving catch, and maybe we’re
7:59 PM ET ARLINGTON, Texas — Cody Bellinger was moved to designated hitter a little more than an hour before Game 4 of the World Series on Saturday because of stiffness in his lower back. A.J. Pollock replaced Bellinger as the starter in center field against the Tampa Bay Rays, and Bellinger finished 0-for-4 as
8:40 PM ET ARLINGTON, Texas — Justin Turner launched a first-inning homer Saturday in Game 4 of the World Series, surpassing Los Angeles Dodgers legend Duke Snider for the most postseason home runs in franchise history. Turner’s 420-foot drive to center field off Tampa Bay Rays lefty Ryan Yarbrough gave him 12 postseason homers for
10:07 PM ET ARLINGTON, Texas — Tampa Bay Rays rookie Randy Arozarena became the first player to hit nine home runs in a single postseason after taking Los Angeles Dodgers starter Julio Urias deep to right field in the fourth inning of Game 4 of the World Series on Saturday night. Arozarena, 25, already holds
2:35 AM ET ARLINGTON, Texas — Florida native Brett Phillips grew up watching his Tampa Bay Rays in the 2008 World Series. Twelve years later, he helped his hometown team to a World Series-tying victory. Phillips singled home the tying run off Los Angeles Dodgers reliever Kenley Jansen in Game 4 on Saturday night, starting
12:41 AM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” ARLINGTON, Texas — The Tampa Bay Rays won Saturday night’s Game 4 on one of the wildest finishes in World Series history, capitalizing on a disastrous error by the Los Angeles Dodgers
9:04 PM ET Just as we thought. In a season unlike any other, and with the Big Ten making its debut this week, leave it to Indiana to give us the game of the year so far in college football. The Hoosiers upset Penn State 36-35 in overtime in thrilling (and controversial) fashion, as quarterback
5:09 PM ET Khabib Nurmagomedov kneeled down and put his head in his hands. Tears streamed from his eyes. The burden he had been carrying for the last three months had been released. The typically stoic champion’s emotions got the better of him. Nurmagomedov, one of the best fighters in mixed-martial-arts history, submitted Justin Gaethje
1:04 AM ET Jeremy WillisESPN.com What just happened in the bottom of the ninth inning in Game 4 of the World Series? Quick recap: The Los Angeles Dodgers led 7-6 after a truckload of two-out scoring throughout the game. The Tampa Bay Rays got a one-out single from Kevin Kiermaier off Dodgers closer Kenley Jansen.