For the first time, the MLB postseason is headed to neutral stadiums amid the COVID-19 pandemic. That means it’s time to get your eyes ready for the unusual sights ahead. Think Clayton Kershaw exorcising his playoff demons in Texas, cardboard celebs taking in the action at Dodger Stadium (sans Dodgers) or a Yankees slugger belting
7:44 PM ET MLB InsidersESPN The second round of the 2020 MLB playoffs is underway with the two American League Division Series beginning play Monday afternoon at neutral sites. The Houston Astros pounced on the Oakland Athletics in a scorching afternoon matchup at Dodger Stadium before a Gerrit Cole–Blake Snell duel started an AL East
8:46 PM ET Cal standout cornerback Camryn Bynum is opting back in for the 2020 season, he announced Monday. Bynum, a fifth-year senior, announced Sept. 6 that he would skip his final season of eligibility and begin preparing for the NFL draft. The Pac-12 had postponed its fall season but reinstated the season Sept. 24.
8:32 PM ET LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — LeBron James often says that in order to grow, one has to become comfortable being uncomfortable. He applies that sentiment to his playoff mindset. “Until the series is completed, I kind of stay on edge, stay locked in on the job at hand,” James said Monday after
6:44 PM ET Associated Press LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Bam Adebayo might be on his way back to the NBA Finals. Adebayo, Miami‘s All-Star center who missed Games 2 and 3 of the title series against the Los Angeles Lakers with a neck strain, is now listed as questionable for Game 4 on Tuesday
3:29 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN When Doc Rivers and the LA Clippers parted ways after seven years together last week, Rivers was expecting to take a break from coaching after spending 16 consecutive seasons patrolling NBA sidelines. But then, within a few hours of that news becoming public, he’d received a call from the Philadelphia
8:01 PM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Two more San Francisco 49ers are headed to injured reserve, and though reinforcements are on the way, it remains unclear when the Niners will get back some of the key players dealing with injuries. Niners coach Kyle Shanahan said Monday that defensive end Ziggy Ansah suffered a torn
7:32 PM ET Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. — Rather than focusing on his first NHL draft as a general manager, Kevyn Adams was busy reassuring the Buffalo Sabres fan base he has no intention of trading captain Jack Eichel. “I’m hoping I’m clarifying it for you, but that to me is an easy question, because
Oct 5, 2020 Valkerie Baynes Close Valkerie Baynes is a general editor at ESPNcricinfo Courtney Walsh wants to see West Indies women’s team smiling again – he also wants to see them winning, but believes the two go hand-in-hand. Walsh has laid out his blueprint as the new West Indies women’s head coach on the
5:30 PM ET HOUSTON — For the first time since the 2008 season, the Houston Texans are winless through four games. Monday, it cost general manager and coach Bill O’Brien his job. A series of moves made by O’Brien, combined with the lousy start, led to the firing. Assistant head coach Romeo Crennel is taking