3:35 PM ET ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Denver Broncos coach Vic Fangio said Tuesday the team’s failure to use a timeout late in Monday night’s 16-14 loss to the Tennessee Titans was “totally my fault.” The Broncos had plenty of other foibles during the narrow loss to open the season, but Fangio’s decision to forgo using
4:00 PM ET ESPN.com Staff Major League Baseball has announced the schedule for the unique 16-team 2020 MLB playoffs, which are set to open with the wild-card round beginning Tuesday, Sept. 29, and continuing through the first neutral-site World Series in MLB history scheduled from Tuesday, Oct. 20 through Wednesday, Oct. 28, at Globe Life
4:28 PM ET Washington Capitals general manager Brian MacLellan said he expects goaltender Braden Holtby to enter free agency. “Yeah, I would expect him to go to free agency,” MacLellan said Tuesday. “The goalie market is probably a little unusually deep this year. I talked to his agent last week briefly about where he’s at
3:57 PM ET In announcing Peter Laviolette as his new head coach, Washington Capitals general manager Brian MacLellan used an unusual phrase, saying they were fortunate to “have him available at a time of need for our organization.” One often hears buzzy managerial language in situations like this — “taking us to the next level”
3:36 PM ET A Power Five university chancellor and at least one U.S. senator say they are among those that believe the NCAA should limit the amount of money college coaches make. Rebecca Blank, chancellor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, testified in a Senate hearing Tuesday morning that she would “be more than happy” to
4:39 PM ET Arkansas State has postponed Saturday’s game against Central Arkansas to Oct. 10 because of player availability issues within one position group. The Red Wolves upset Kansas State 35-31 on the road last week. According to a news release, “[The reason] was not the volume of total players unavailable, but rather the inability
3:31 PM ET Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Minnesota Wild signed defenseman Jonas Brodin to a seven-year, $42 million contract extension Tuesday, making another long-term commitment to a key piece of their blue-line group. Brodin’s new deal will begin with the 2021-22 season and carry a $6 million annual cap charge through 2027-28.
2:50 PM ET Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. — The LPGA Tour’s Portland Classic set for this weekend has been reduced to 54 holes because of poor air quality caused by wildfires that have been burning across the West. The course and practice facilities at Columbia Edgewater Country Club remained closed Tuesday, and Wednesday’s Pro-AM has
1:59 PM ET Gabriel Tan Three days before Formula 1’s inaugural Tuscan Grand Prix last weekend, ESPN sat down with Red Bull Racing’s Alex Albon and the conversation moved to his prolonged wait for a podium finish. Throughout the interview, Albon, 24, spoke with a maturity that is not always associated with a young driver.
1:53 PM ET Dallas Stars general manager Jim Nill said interim coach Rick Bowness has “earned the right” to return as head coach next season, after the Stars reached the Stanley Cup Final for the first time since 2000. “Rick and I have both agreed from the start that we’ll sit down at the end