10:34 PM ET David Shoenfield NEW YORK — The ball kept finding Angel Hernandez. That’s not necessarily a good thing if you’re the first-base umpire. The 57-year-old veteran umpire had four plays reviewed at first base in the first four innings of Monday’s Game 3 of the American League Division Series between the Boston Red
Month: October 2018
5:00 PM ET The College Football Playoff era has shown us that a loss isn’t fatal to a team’s title chances, because there have been one-loss teams in the playoff every season. Which one-loss team has the best shot to make it this year: LSU, Penn State, Texas or Washington? LSU might have the hardest
10:26 PM ET NEW ORLEANS — Drew Brees is now the leading passer in NFL history. The New Orleans Saints‘ 39-year-old quarterback broke Peyton Manning’s record of 71,940 career passing yards Monday night — moving ahead of both Manning and Brett Favre in the process. And he passed Manning in spectacular fashion, with a 62-yard
10:08 PM ET Lindsey ThiryESPN Close Covered Rams for two years for Los Angeles Times Previously covered the Falcons Has covered the NBA and college football and basketball Los Angeles Rams coach Sean McVay left open the possibility on Monday that receivers Brandin Cooks and Cooper Kupp could clear concussion protocol in time to play
8:00 AM ET There are 11 undefeated teams left in the FBS — eight in the Power 5 conferences and three in the American Athletic Conference. Not all undefeated records, though, are created equally. The 13 members of the College Football Playoff Selection Committee don’t reveal their first ranking until Oct. 30, but their task
9:32 PM ET Associated Press CLEVELAND — The master plan was for Trevor Bauer to be Cleveland’s secret weapon, the October surprise. But that idea, and just about everything else the Indians tried, was tossed away. Bauer’s two throwing errors in Monday’s seventh inning helped Houston rally for three runs, and the Astros overwhelmed the
8:17 PM ET NEW YORK — They love David Price in the Bronx. Two nights after the Boston Red Sox starting pitcher gave up three runs in a 1⅓-inning outing in his Game 2 American League Division Series loss to the New York Yankees, a capacity Yankee Stadium crowd gave the left-hander a loud ovation
8:01 PM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — An MRI revealed Monday that San Francisco 49ers running back Matt Breida did not suffer the high ankle sprain the team initially feared Sunday night. But Breida’s left ankle sprain is still significant enough to possibly keep him out of next Monday night’s game against the Green Bay
8:03 PM ET CLEVELAND — With efficiency and authority. That’s the way the Houston Astros handled the Cleveland Indians in a three-game sweep of the American League Division Series. The defending World Series champions now have a few days before they play either Boston or the Yankees in the next round. The Astros dominated the
8:57 PM ET Adam Schefter Close ESPN Senior Writer ESPN NFL Insider Joined ESPN in 2009 Former president of the Pro Football Writers of America and the author of four books Chris Mortensen Close NFL reporter ESPN Senior NFL Analyst Joined ESPN in 1991 George Polk Award winner; Twice nominated for Pulitzer Prize The Philadelphia