9:36 PM ET Pedro GomezMLB Close ESPN’s Pedro Gomez covered the Oakland A’s home and away nearly every day from 1992-97 for the San Jose Mercury News and Sacramento Bee and then became the national baseball writer and later a general columnist at the Arizona Republic before becoming an ESPN bureau reporter in 2003. SAN
9:16 PM ET The Tampa Bay Rays, a team that relies on small contributions from the many rather than large contributions from the few, seem to uncover a new hero with each step along their path to the American League pennant. On Monday, it was Manny Margot‘s turn. Margot was the star of Tampa Bay’s
10:36 PM ET Associated Press ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) _ Scott McIlroy reached out with his left hand as a batting practice home run clanged off a railing and hit him in the palm, the ball popping in the air before settling back into his grip as he held a cell phone in his right hand.
7:51 PM ET Padres outfielder Tommy Pham was recovering and in “good condition” after being stabbed during an altercation Sunday night in San Diego. Both Pham and the Padres confirmed the news to the San Diego Union-Tribune. Citing two people who talked to the veteran big leaguer, the newspaper reported Monday that Pham left an
9:24 PM ET A statue depicting the Chicago Blackhawks logo outside the United Center was defaced over the weekend, the team confirmed in a statement to The Athletic. A Twitter account named “no racist mascots” shared photos of the statue being covered in orange paint with phrases like “Land Back” written on and around it.
6:34 PM ET The NBA league office is eliminating many restrictions on in-person evaluations and interviews, according to a memo to teams obtained by ESPN. The NBA draft, originally scheduled for June 25, has been postponed several times to a tentative date of Nov. 18. From Oct. 16 to Nov. 16, teams may schedule 10
7:17 PM ET Associated Press CHICAGO — New Chicago Bulls coach Billy Donovan shook up his staff, letting assistants Karen Stack Umlauf, Dean Cooper, Nate Loenser and Roy Rogers go on Monday. A standout player for Northwestern in the early 1980s, Umlauf joined the Bulls as an entry-level ticket representative in 1985. Hall of Fame
10:02 PM ET ESPN News Services The 17th NBA title in Lakers franchise history is still fresh in the minds of their fans, but any public celebration of it in Los Angeles will have to wait. The Lakers announced Monday that due to safety precautions related to COVID-19, the team will hold off on any
3:14 AM GMT Ian Healy has confirmed he is considering a move to the Cricket Australia board in place of Michael Kasprowicz, regarding himself the most “dispensable” Queensland Cricket board member to take up a critical post with the national governing body. As part of his job on morning radio in Brisbane for SEN, Healy
10:09 PM ET Reuters Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email Peru‘s Raul Ruidiaz and Alex Valera have tested positive for COVID-19 and will miss Tuesday’s World Cup qualifier at home to Brazil, the Peruvian Football Federation (FPF) said. – Vickery: Bolivia ready to ‘eat the liver’ of Argentina The players did not take part in