7:57 PM ET Associated Press Philadelphia Phillies manager Joe Girardi and center fielder Roman Quinn were ejected from Monday night’s game against the Washington Nationals in the third inning for arguing a call by plate umpire Junior Valentine. Girardi came out of the dugout to argue after Quinn took a called third strike on an
6:02 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — The higher seeded team reaching the World Series will have last at-bats in Games 1 and 2 and if needed Games 6 and 7, not necessarily the team with the best record. The specification was contained in the July 23 agreement between Major League Baseball and the
8:42 PM ET Texas Tech running back SaRodorick Thompson was charged Monday with street racing, but the university said he’s still expected to play Saturday against Texas. In a statement, Texas Tech said it was notified last week that Thompson, a redshirt sophomore, was facing a misdemeanor charge, without specifying what happened. Lubbock.com reported that
7:31 PM ET Atlanta Falcons owner Arthur Blank and coach Dan Quinn had different takes on the onside kick blunder that led to the Falcons’ stunning 40-39 loss to the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday, a loss that dropped Atlanta to 0-2 and sparked more speculation about Quinn’s future with the team. Falcons players Jaeden Graham,
7:39 PM ET Former Bellator MMA champion Michael Chandler believes he’s deserving of a UFC lightweight title shot but says he’s willing to take a fight in order to prove it. Chandler (21-5) signed with the UFC this month, bringing a 10-year relationship with Bellator to an end. The 34-year-old was a former three-time lightweight
5:01 PM ET AC Milan‘s veteran forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored twice and also missed an open goal to give his side a 2-0 win over Bologna to get their Serie A campaign off to a winning start on Monday. – Serie A on ESPN+: Stream LIVE games and replays (U.S. only)– Stream ESPN FC Daily
3:13 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Ole Gunnar Solskjaer believes Manchester United might need five games to get up to speed. 2 Related The Norwegian watched United slip to a 3-1 defeat to Crystal Palace at Old Trafford on Saturday as they got their campaign off to the worst possible start. And after a short preseason,
5:42 PM ET Associated Press PARIS — One woman who was entered in French Open qualifying tested positive for the coronavirus and was dropped from the field Monday. The French tennis federation did not identify the player, who must isolate for seven days, the federation said. Women’s qualifying is scheduled to begin Tuesday. The news
3:16 PM ET Jeff Carlisle Close U.S. soccer correspondent Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Austin Lindberg It’s “as you were” in the top five of this week’s edition of MLS Power Rankings, with Columbus winning for the third time in its past four contests to maintain its place
5:59 PM ET Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Florida prosecutors said Monday that they will not appeal a court ruling throwing out video recordings allegedly showing New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft paying for massage parlor sex acts, making it likely that misdemeanor charges against him and other customers will be dropped. Prosecutors decided