12:54 PM ET Associated Press ARLINGTON, Texas — Bill Miller will be the umpire crew chief for the World Series and will work home plate for Game 3 between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Tampa Bay Rays. This will be the fourth World Series for the 53-year-old Miller, who made his big league debut in
3:18 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — The Major League Baseball Players Association is starting an annual Curt Flood Award. Part of the annual Players Choice Awards, the Flood honor will be given to a player “who in the image of Flood demonstrated a selfless, longtime devotion to the players’ association and advancement of
4:44 PM ET ARLINGTON, Texas — Clayton Kershaw, who avoided an emergency relief appearance over the last two games of the just-completed National League Championship Series, will start Game 1 of the World Series, the Los Angeles Dodgers announced on Monday. Kershaw, who will be making his fifth career World Series start, will oppose Tampa
2:31 PM ET ESPN News Services ARLINGTON, Texas — Tyler Glasnow will start Tuesday night’s World Series opener for the Tampa Bay Rays against the Los Angeles Dodgers, and Blake Snell will be on the mound for Game 2 on Wednesday night. Glasnow, a 27-year-old right-hander, was 5-1 with a 4.08 ERA in 11 starts
4:35 PM ET THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — Dustin Johnson has withdrawn from this week’s Zozo Championship at Sherwood after missing last week’s CJ Cup due to a positive COVID-19 test. Johnson, the No. 1-ranked player in the world, was eligible to return Thursday because he would have been 10 days past the onset of symptoms.
4:27 PM ET Associated Press PISCATAWAY, N.J. — The Rutgers quarterback competition is down to Nebraska graduate transfer Noah Vedral and redshirt sophomore Art Sitkowski. In releasing his depth chart Monday, Greg Schiano indicated he probably will not disclose his starter until Saturday when he begins his second coaching stint with the Scarlet Knights with
4:46 PM ET The Pac-12 on Monday announced its policies for game cancellations and updated tiebreakers for its season, which begins on Nov. 7 and features a seven-game, conference-only schedule and conference championship game. Teams will need at least 53 available scholarship players in order to play a game, including seven offensive linemen, one quarterback
3:32 PM ET HENDERSON, Nev. — The Las Vegas Raiders are placing rookie cornerback Damon Arnette on the reserve/COVID-19 list, a league source confirmed to ESPN. Arnette, the 19th overall selection out of Ohio State in April’s draft, was already on injured reserve after undergoing surgery on his right thumb the week of Sept. 30.
3:11 PM ET FRISCO, Texas — Leighton Vander Esch is back. The Dallas Cowboys activated the linebacker from injured reserve in time to play Monday against the Arizona Cardinals, five weeks after Vander Esch had surgery to repair a broken collarbone suffered in the season opener against the Los Angeles Rams. Vander Esch has practiced
4:31 PM ET The NFL informed the Tennessee Titans that its coronavirus review of the team has concluded, and the organization will face a potential fine, a league source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Individuals will not be disciplined, and there was no discussion of forfeiture of draft picks, according to Schefter. The team was fully