2:13 PM ET PITTSBURGH — There will be 5,500 fans allowed into Heinz Field when the Pittsburgh Steelers host the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday, team president Art Rooney II announced Tuesday. Gov. Tom Wolf announced new amendments to guidelines for safe gathering in the state earlier in the day, allowing outdoor gatherings in venues with
Month: October 2020
7:00 AM ET Sam MillerESPN.com Close ESPN baseball columnist/feature writerFormer editor-in-chief of Baseball ProspectusCo-author of “The Only Rule Is It Has To Work” The writer Kurt Vonnegut once took to a chalkboard to lecture on the simple shapes that most popular stories follow. In his first example — “Man in Hole” — a protagonist starts
11:48 AM ET Starling Marte was left off the 28-man roster of the Miami Marlins for their National League Division Series matchup against the Atlanta Braves, which begins Tuesday. The center fielder was injured when he was hit in the hand by a pitch thrown by Chicago Cubs reliever Dan Winkler during Game 1 of
1:29 PM ET Associated Press ARLINGTON, Texas — Right-hander Mike Clevinger is on the 28-player roster for the San Diego Padres for the NL Division Series and starting Game 1 against the Los Angeles Dodgers after missing the first round of the playoffs. While Clevinger was among the 15 pitchers on the Padres roster released
Rosters have not been announced for the NL side of the Division Series round, but Braves manager Brian Snitker says his club will carry 15 pitchers and 13 position players for Atlanta’s series against Miami. Snitker cited the possibility of five games in five days, combined with the youth of his starting pitchers, as the
2:13 PM BST Wales coach Wayne Pivac has named seven uncapped players in his 38-man squad for the finish to the 2020 Six Nations and the inaugural Autumn Nations Cup, with exciting winger Louis Rees-Zammit among those hoping to make his debut. The Gloucester player is one of five uncapped backs, along with scrum-half Kieran
1:01 PM ET Atletico Madrid are angry with Thomas Partey for the way his last-minute deadline day move to Arsenal was conducted, sources have told ESPN. Partey, 27, joined the Premier League club on Monday night after they paid his €50 million buyout clause. – Deadline Day: All the winners and losers– Stream FC Daily
11:45 AM ET Kathleen McNamee Sales of jerseys with the names of United States stars Tobin Heath and Christen Press outsold any of Manchester United‘s men’s players for the first three days after their signing, a club spokesperson has confirmed to ESPN. Heath and Press joined United in September on one-year deals from the Portland
10:49 AM ET Arsenal midfielder Mesut Ozil has offered to pay the salary of Gunnersaurus in an attempt to avoid the club mascot’s redundancy. Jerry Quy, the man who wore the dinosaur costume since the character’s creation in 1993, has been told his job no longer exists as a result of the absence of fans
12:47 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — NHL teams continue to clear salary cap space with free agency starting later this week. The Detroit Red Wings placed forward Justin Abdelkader on unconditional waivers Tuesday for the purpose of buying out his contract. The Montreal Canadiens did the same with defenseman Karl Alzner, who had