12:44 AM ET In 2006, less than an hour after Tony La Russa had won his first World Series as the manager of the St. Louis Cardinals, he was greeted in the hallway at Busch Stadium by an iconic figure. “Bob Gibson just shook my hand,” said La Russa, who had won a World Series
12:07 AM ET ESPN News Services SAN DIEGO — From 21-year-old budding superstar Fernando Tatis Jr. to 36-year-old reliever Craig Stammen, the San Diego Padres tossed aside more than two decades of futility and brought joy to a city that’s had its sports psyche beaten down for far too long. Stammen and eight fellow relievers
11:33 PM ET Baseball Hall of Famer Bob Gibson died Friday at age 84, the St. Louis Cardinals confirmed to ESPN. Gibson, who was born in Omaha, Nebraska, played all of his 17 MLB seasons with the Cardinals, from 1959-75. Gibson announced in July 2019 that he had pancreatic cancer. The nine-time All-Star and two-time
12:37 AM ET The Miami Heat came into Game 2 of the NBA Finals against the Los Angeles Lakers facing a 1-0 deficit and down two of their top players, as Bam Adebayo (neck) and Goran Dragic (foot) were both ruled out ahead of Friday’s game. The Heat countered by putting Meyers Leonard and Tyler
10:40 PM ET MLB InsidersESPN The Los Angeles Dodgers are the National League’s No. 1 seed in the MLB playoffs after posting baseball’s best record during the regular season. The San Diego Padres won more games than any NL team not named the Dodgers to finish second in the West and secure the No. 4
7:43 PM ET Steve KimESPN Kudratillo Abdukakhorov will face Sergey Lipinets in an IBF welterweight eliminator at the Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, Connecticut, but it won’t be on Oct. 10 as planned. Sources told ESPN that the fight, along with the rest of that card, will move to Oct. 24. It will still be broadcast
4:11 PM ET Steve KimESPN WBC lightweight titlist Devin Haney will defend his belt against Yuriorkis Gamboa on Nov. 7, and former middleweight titlist Daniel Jacobs will face Gabriel Rosado in a super middleweight contest on Nov. 27. Both cards will take place behind closed doors at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood
9:10 PM ET Steve KimESPN Deontay Wilder will have a significant change in his team as he prepares for his third fight with WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury. Mark Breland, who threw in the towel to end Wilder-Fury 2 in February, will not be part of Wilder’s corner, Shelly Finkel, who advises Wilder, confirmed to
8:41 AM ET Associated Press US Open champion Dominic Thiem has advanced to the fourth round with another straight-sets win, beating Casper Ruud of Norway 6-4, 6-3, 6-1. Thiem was the losing finalist to Rafael Nadal at the last two French Opens. Ruud was bidding to become only the second Norwegian to reach the fourth
8:54 PM ET Petr Korda abruptly abandoned the topic of conversation Friday afternoon — his 20-year-old son, Sebastian, and his rousing sprint into the fourth round of the French Open. He murmured over his cell phone, switching to discuss his daughter. “Right now, Jessica is putting for a birdie,” Petr said. “Just a moment, it’s