6:21 PM ET ESPN News Services CHICAGO — Garrett Cooper homered against Yu Darvish in a two-run seventh, hard-throwing rookie Sixto Sanchez dominated for five innings and the Miami Marlins won their first playoff series in 17 years, beating the Chicago Cubs 2-0 Friday to complete a two-game wild-card series sweep. Miami will face Atlanta
5:59 PM ET The title fight between junior lightweights Gervonta “Tank” Davis and Leo Santa Cruz, one of the biggest events of 2020, has been moved to Oct. 31 at San Antonio’s Alamodome, the two fighters announced on Friday. The bout, which will be broadcast on Showtime PPV, is tentatively scheduled to be the first
6:00 AM ET Tor-Kristian Karlsen In April, I looked at the next generation of football stars; the top talents, aged 21 or under, who have shown the promise and ability to become the next household names. Tor-Kristian Karlsen is a Norwegian football scout and executive and is the former chief executive and sporting director at
1:51 PM ET Kathleen McNamee Tottenham and United States forward Alex Morgan has said she is still not fit enough to play 90 minutes but is hopeful she will get some playing time soon. Morgan, 31, was named on the bench for Spurs’ 4-0 defeat to Arsenal in the FA Cup quarterfinal and could feature
5:10 PM ET Liverpool forward Sadio Mane has tested positive for COVID-19, the club announced on Friday. The Senegal international’s diagnosis comes days after teammate Thiago Alcantara was confirmed to have contracted virus. – Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only) “Sadio Mane has tested positive for COVID-19 and is currently self-isolating according to
11:20 AM ET In MLS, chaos is the order of the day in the best of times. Teams rise and fall. There are designated player busts and out-of-nowhere successes. But in this coronavirus-hit campaign, coming up with midseason awards is even more difficult amid so much pandemonium. It’s true that some honors such as Coach
12:11 PM ET The summer transfer window closes at midnight (CET) on Oct 5 and the final days of the market promise to be hectic, with clubs all over Europe aiming to plug holes in their squads. There are also a growing number of players who are running out of time to kick-start their careers
5:41 PM ET The Los Angeles Kings have terminated the contract of Tim Smith, who portrays their mascot, Bailey the lion, following a sexual harassment lawsuit filed during the summer by a former member of the Kings Ice Crew. “We are not in a position to provide further details or comments on this matter due
6:45 PM ET ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Denver Broncos coach Vic Fangio said Friday that quarterback Drew Lock has a “50-50” chance to start Oct. 11 against the host New England Patriots, but if Lock isn’t ready to play as he recovers from a shoulder injury Brett Rypien will start. Rypien made his first career start
6:38 PM ET Associated Press The Hawaii and Bahamas bowls were canceled by ESPN Events on Friday because of the coronavirus pandemic and related travel restrictions. The games are typically played in December and are two of 17 owned and operated by ESPN. The cancellation brings the total number of postseason major college football games