8:26 PM ET Associated Press PALM SPRINGS, Calif. — Former major league umpire Derryl Cousins, who worked three World Series during a career that lasted over three decades, has died. He was 74. Craig Cousins said his brother died at home Monday after a bout with cancer. Cousins got his spot in the big leagues
6:58 PM ET Associated Press ARLINGTON, Texas — Ahead of a World Series capping the pandemic-shortened season, Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred said he hopes to keep two of this year’s innovations: expanded playoffs and starting extra innings with runners on second base. “People were wildly unenthusiastic about the changes. And then when they
9:02 PM ET Associated Press ARLINGTON, Texas — The Los Angeles Dodgers have several options for pitching Game 2 of the World Series, and manager Dave Roberts preferred to keep it that way. The only certainly is that they won’t be depending on only one guy. “It’s going to be a bullpen, whatever, kind of
6:24 PM ET ARLINGTON — It might be the first-ever neutral-site World Series, but according to the secondary ticket market, Globe Life Field will host more Los Angeles Dodgers fans than Tampa Bay Rays backers by about a 2-to-1 margin. The average ticket for the series, according to Vividseats.com, costs $706, with prices soaring after
9:46 AM ET Chicago Blackhawks general manager Stan Bowman believes his team has “a ways to go” before it can sustainably win again — and he’s not afraid to use the word “rebuild.” “But what I don’t want it to mean is we’re trying to tear this team apart and trying to bring in a
8:52 PM ET ESPN News Services SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California will let fans back in outdoor stadiums for pro sporting events in counties with low coronavirus infection rates, the state’s top health official said Tuesday. San Francisco and neighboring Alameda and Santa Clara are the only counties that meet the threshold for pro sports. However,
12:22 PM ET The Indiana Pacers have agreed to a multiyear deal to hire Toronto Raptors assistant Nate Bjorkgren as their head coach, sources told ESPN. The Pacers officially named Bjorkgren as their new head coach Tuesday but did not disclose terms of his deal. Bjorkgren, a disciple of reigning NBA Coach of the Year
7:57 PM ET Associated Press For the first time, Augusta National is offering shirts, hats and other merchandise online because the Masters will not have fans next month for the first time. But not just anybody can go on a shopping spree. The club is offering the online shopping only to patrons who are on
8:08 PM ET Associated Press THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — Kyle Berkshire spent two years playing for the University of North Texas before his golf path switched over to power, and he capped his remarkable surge by winning the World Long Drive Championship last year. He is a main inspiration for U.S. Open champion Bryson DeChambeau,
8:11 PM ET THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — Tiger Woods is defending his Zozo Championship title this week with an eye on the Masters in three weeks. And the run-up to what usually is the first major championship of the year is strange to say the least, he said. So odd, in fact, that Woods said