6:30 AM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” The New York Mets, a multibillion-dollar corporation that moonlights as a comedy act, put on their finest show in years Monday. Rampant speculation about the job security of their embattled manager amid
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2:16 AM ET PORTLAND, Ore. — Competitive sweep? It sounds like an oxymoron, but it provided a bit of consolation for the Portland Trail Blazers after the franchise’s longest playoff run in 19 years ended with a four-game dismissal by the dynastic Golden State Warriors in the Western Conference finals. “We were very competitive in
2:29 AM ET BALTIMORE — Just as he was turning to leave his locker late Monday night, Luke Voit fielded one final question that he started answering with a smile before the reporter could even get all his words out. The query was about how Voit felt the New York Yankees‘ latest dramatic, come-from-behind win
2:03 AM BST The Crusaders are defending star back George Bridge, who they say was their only player caught up in a Cape Town incident which has resulted in accusations of homophobic slurs. Allegations have been made on social media that members of the touring Kiwi team intimidated and ridiculed two or more gay men
11:51 PM ET Portland Trail Blazers fans fell in love all over again with their team this season, from the breathtaking performances of their star guards to the toughness of their role players to the mere presence of their wounded center in the playoffs. The end against the Golden State Warriors was bitter. Even as
1:41 AM ET CHICAGO — The Philadelphia Phillies‘ Jake Arrieta no longer calls Wrigley Field his home park, but the denizens there haven’t forgotten their former ace, and he hasn’t forgotten them. On Monday, Arrieta made his first start in the Friendly Confines since signing with Philadelphia before the 2018 season. In what turned out
1:13 AM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — So much for burying the hatchet. A camera caught New York Mets third baseman Todd Frazier and Washington outfielder Adam Eaton jawing at each other from a distance in a heated exchange between innings Monday night before each was led away. The two were teammates with the
1:54 AM ET FRISCO, Texas — As he attempted to talk through what he expected of the rookie offensive linemen, Marc Colombo finally got into a three-point stance and fired off a few quick steps to demonstrate the drill. Colombo, 40, last played in an NFL game in 2011, but it is sometimes hard to
8:47 AM ET A second-string Sydney FC side bearing no resemblance to their A-League Grand Final-winning team lost 4-0 at home to Japan’s Kawasaki Frontale, in their last AFC Champions League group game. The Sky Blues, who had no chance of making the knockout stage, didn’t field any of the side that started Sunday’s domestic
12:02 AM ET PORTLAND, Ore. — The Golden State Warriors have earned their fifth straight trip to the NBA Finals after beating the Portland Trail Blazers 119-117 in overtime of Game 4 of the Western Conference finals on Monday night. This is the first time a team has made five straight Finals appearances since the