5:44 PM ET Associated Press ATLANTA — Freddie Freeman singled home the winning run in the 13th inning, finally ending the longest scoreless duel in postseason history as the Atlanta Braves defeated the Cincinnati Reds 1-0 in the opener of the NL Wild Card Series on Wednesday. The East champion Braves won the first game
6:16 PM ET A limited number of fans will be allowed to attend the National League Championship Series and World Series next month in Arlington, Texas, with tickets going on sale Tuesday, Major League Baseball announced Wednesday. The statement said 11,500 tickets will be available for each game; 10,550 fans will be spread through regular
6:35 PM ET Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS — Shaken up by a scandal before the virus outbreak shrunk the season, the Houston Astros barely played well enough to reach the playoffs — with the rest of baseball actively rooting against them. Well, they’re not ready to leave yet. Carlos Correa hit a two-out, tiebreaking home run
6:07 PM ET ESPN News Services Miami Marlins center fielder Starling Marte suffered a non-displaced fracture of his left pinkie after getting hit by a pitch Wednesday, but there is optimism that he could continue playing, sources told ESPN’s Jeff Passan and Jesse Rogers. Marte was hit in the hand on a fastball by Chicago
9:30 PM ET Tory BarronESPN Editor Close Tory Barron is a Bristol-based writer and editor for ESPN.com. After retiring from playing lacrosse at UConn, the DC native decided to try her hand at writing about people playing sports. Tyler Herro doesn’t just have swag, it oozes out of his pores. The Miami Heat‘s fearless rookie
6:13 PM ET Harry Kettle The coronavirus pandemic has made the transfer market uncertain — you can find out when the windows close here — but here are the rumours floating around Europe’s big leagues and beyond. Plus, check out the latest major completed transfers across Europe. TOP STORY: Bayern Munich go after Kramaric Bayern
5:53 PM ET Jeremy WillisESPN.com For every baseball fan outside of Houston, it was easy to hate on the Houston Astros. They cheated and got caught. Then the coronavirus pandemic happened, and baseball fans were deprived of their ability to boo them. Fans tried. They flew planes with banners around stadiums. They banged trashcans whenever
6:29 PM ET The Hong Kong Open will be postponed until next year due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the organisers of the golf tournament said on Wednesday. The event, which is organised by the European and Asian Tours, was due to be held at the Hong Kong Golf Club at the end of November.
4:34 PM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — After three weeks of disappointing injury issues, the San Francisco 49ers finally got some good news on the health front Wednesday. Wide receiver Deebo Samuel’s practice window has officially been opened as he works his way back from injured reserve, and tight end George Kittle is expected to
5:56 PM ET METAIRIE, La. — New Orleans Saints receiver Michael Thomas returned to practice on a limited basis Wednesday after missing the past two games with a high ankle sprain. It’s unclear if Thomas will be able to play Sunday at the Detroit Lions. But the Saints obviously targeted this week as a realistic