5:11 PM ET ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The egg laid by Houston Astros righty Zack Greinke on Monday hatched into an immediate consequence: Afterward, Houston announced that Cy Young contender Justin Verlander would start Tuesday’s Game 4 against the Tampa Bay Rays. Greinke was following two straight gems from teammates Verlander and Gerrit Cole, but
Month: October 2019
5:02 PM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The New England Patriots released veteran tight end Benjamin Watson as his roster exemption expired at 4 p.m. ET on Monday, making him a free agent. Watson, who had returned from a four-game NFL suspension last week, reacted to the decision on Twitter. The God of victory is also
4:54 PM ET The Tennessee Titans have cut placekicker Cairo Santos a day after he missed four field goals in a 14-7 home loss to the Buffalo Bills. Santos missed a 50-yard field goal in the second quarter as well as a 36-yard attempt with 49 seconds left in the first half. The Bills blocked
4:26 PM ET Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. — LSU coach Ed Orgeron says pass-rushing linebacker Michael Divinity and defensive lineman Rashard Lawrence are expected to practice this week and “hopefully” will play Saturday night when the fifth-ranked Tigers host No. 7 Florida. Orgeron says starting left tackle Saahdiq Charles also is expected to return
11:49 AM ET ESPN.com staff We’re just a couple of weeks away from the tipoff to the 2019-20 fantasy basketball campaign, which means we are entering the heart of draft season. To get you properly prepared, our experts recently took part in our third mock draft. This one is a 10-team draft for a head-to-head
3:00 PM ET At least four teams with serious College Football Playoff aspirations will be challenged in Week 7. No. 5 LSU hosts No. 7 Florida, with the Gators coming off a huge win over Auburn. Notre Dame, meanwhile, hopes to take down rival USC in South Bend. No. 6 Oklahoma heads to Dallas for
3:56 PM ET Associated Press GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Florida quarterback Kyle Trask said his sprained knee is “progressing along nicely.” Trask was wearing a compression sleeve and a brace on his left knee Monday, two days after injuring it on a play that coach Dan Mullen said he now regrets calling “dirty” during a 24-13
3:43 PM ET ESPN News Services NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Buffalo Bills defensive tackle Jordan Phillips found another opening to beat Taylor Lewan — this time on social media. Lewan, the Titans’ three-time Pro Bowl left tackle, tweeted a mock shout-out Monday to Bills defensive end Shaq Lawson — a screen shot of the former first-round
3:32 PM ET American teenager Coco Gauff has failed to make the main draw at the Linz Open in Austria after being beaten 6-4, 6-2 by Germany’s Tamara Korpatsch in the second round of qualifying. Gauff, ranked 20 places above her opponent in the WTA rankings, was playing in her first tournament since advancing to
3:19 PM ET ASHBURN, Va. — While the Washington Redskins made a coaching change on Monday, they haven’t altered their stance on rookie quarterback Dwayne Haskins. Interim coach Bill Callahan said Haskins won’t start Sunday vs. the Miami Dolphins and that he isn’t sure when Haskins will start. It’s the same approach that was being