11:00 PM ET MLB InsidersESPN It came down to a winner-take-all between the New York Yankees and Tampa Bay Rays to determine the last spot in the next round of the MLB playoffs, but the final four teams for the League Championship Series are officially set. Here are the stars, turning points and takeaways from
Month: October 2020
8:52 PM ET Defenseman Torey Krug, one of the top prizes in this year’s NHL free-agent class, has agreed to a seven-year contract worth $45.5 million with the St. Louis Blues, the team announced Friday night. A blue-line staple for the Bruins, the 5-foot-9 Krug, 29, has spent his entire NHL career with Boston, playing
11:33 PM ET Goaltender Corey Crawford signed a two-year deal with the New Jersey Devils Friday night. The contract carries an average annual value of $3.9 million. The news comes just a day after the Chicago Blackhawks formally parted ways with Crawford, who had been Chicago’s starting goaltender since the 2010-11 season. Crawford, who was
9:55 PM ET Associated Press LAS VEGAS — Patrick Cantlay has played the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open so well that he wasn’t the least bit concerned when he was stuck in neutral Friday. Four straight birdies later, he was right up at the top again. Cantlay ran off four straight birdies at the midway
5:00 PM ET Associated Press NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa. — Sei Young Kim birdied five of the final six holes as darkness fell Friday at Aronimink for a 5-under 65 and the second-round lead in the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship. The 27-year-old South Korean closed with a 6-under 29 on the front nine. She dropped early
9:04 PM ET Klara Spilkova won’t be around for the weekend of the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship, missing the cut by 1 shot after a rare 2-stroke penalty was assessed for slow play. While players are put on the clock often in professional golf — with the threat of a penalty if they don’t pick
7:09 PM ET Free agent and longtime Calgary Flames defenseman T.J. Brodie is headed to Toronto on a four-year, $20 million deal. Brodie, 30, had four goals and 15 assists in 64 games during the pandemic-shortened regular season, snapping a six-year streak of 30-point campaigns. He chipped in a goal and three assists in 10
8:47 PM ET Novak Djokovic once again stands at the brink of completing the most difficult single-match assignment on Sunday at Roland Garros: defeating Rafael Nadal, who has never lost a final in 12 championship matches in the French Open. Lest you take that for hyperbole, listen to Djokovic. “Well, isn’t it obvious?” he asked
5:04 PM ET Luis Suarez has told ESPN he believes Barcelona forced him out of the club because of his relationship with Lionel Messi. Suarez, 33, joined Atletico Madrid last month having become Barca’s third all-time top scorer with 198 goals during a six-year spell at Camp Nou. – Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+
5:30 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester United‘s Marcus Rashford has been honoured by Queen Elizabeth II with an MBE for his work in helping children receive school meals during the coronavirus pandemic. MBE stands for Member of the Order of the British Empire and is an honour Britain gives its citizens for making a positive