9:53 AM ET Mike Minor starts Saturday for the Rangers against the Orioles and with a good outing — a strong possibility given the opponent — Minor could move into the lead for the best individual pitching season in Rangers history, at least via Baseball-Reference WAR. I’ve been slightly obsessed with Minor’s WAR for most
Month: September 2019
1:20 AM ET CHICAGO — Bears quarterback Mitchell Trubisky brushed off the notion that playing only three snaps (all handoffs) in the preseason contributed to his lackluster performance during Chicago’s 10-3 loss to the Green Bay Packers on Thursday night. “I know you guys (the media) are going to try and draw comparisons like that,
1:20 AM ET CHICAGO — Bears quarterback Mitchell Trubisky brushed off the notion that playing only three snaps (all handoffs) in the preseason contributed to his lackluster performance during Chicago’s 10-3 loss to the Green Bay Packers on Thursday night. “I know you guys (the media) are going to try and draw comparisons like that,
Matteo Guendouzi has always been looking forward. Even when he was 16 and one of the most promising talents in the Paris Saint-Germain academy, the midfielder was never satisfied with what he had already achieved — he wanted to progress even more. That meant leaving PSG for Lorient in 2014 to have a clearer path
1:05 AM ET D’Arcy MaineESPN NEW YORK — After dropping the first set of her first grand slam quarterfinal to Elise Mertens in lifeless, error-ridden fashion, Bianca Andreescu walked to her chair at Arthur Ashe Stadium, her frustration seemingly dripping off her like sweat. She sat in her chair, rummaged through her bag to find
3:00 AM ET Stumps Afghanistan 271 for 5 (Rahmat 100, Afghan 88*, Nayeem 2-43) v Bangladesh During the course of his rescue act with Asghar Afghan, Rahmat Shah made history by becoming the first Test centurion from Afghanistan. It went a long way in ensuring Afghanistan ended the day on top at 271 for 5,
8:44 PM ET The Seattle Sounders had planned for a bye this weekend, meaning they wouldn’t be affected by 10 players being called into international duty. But thanks to a late April snowstorm in the Rocky Mountains, the Sounders will travel to Colorado for a make-up game Saturday against the Rapids. The Sounders (13-8-7, 46
8:28 PM ET If Orlando City SC is going to snap a three-match winless run against Supporters’ Shield leaders Los Angeles FC on Saturday night, the host Lions know this much: They must score more than they have recently. Orlando (9-13-7, 34 points) was scoreless in its last two games, which were both defeats as
8:13 PM ET Even though expansion FC Cincinnati has been eliminated from playoff contention, Toronto FC can’t afford a slip-up Saturday in Ohio as it seeks an Eastern Conference playoff spot. Seventh-place Toronto (10-10-8, 38 points) holds the final postseason berth, a point behind New England and a point ahead of Montreal with six matches
ESPN FC’s Steve Nicol recaps Juventus’ extraordinary 4-3 win over Napoli in Turin. Kalidou Koulibaly scored a calamitous own goal in injury time as Napoli lost 4-3 at Juventus. To watch Serie A, sign up for ESPN+. ESPN FC’s Gab Marcotti reacts to the news that Juventus’ talisman Giorgio Chiellini has a torn ACL and