6:50 AM ET A little confession: I’ve always been more of an American League guy. The designated hitter doesn’t bother me. I grew up in Seattle, watching too many sub-.500 Mariners teams. I moved to Red Sox/Yankees territory during the height of the rivalry in the 2000s and saw the passion up close. I liked
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1:55 AM ET OAKLAND, Calif. — Golden State Warriors superstar Kevin Durant suffered a right calf strain in the third quarter of Game 5 against the Houston Rockets on Wednesday night and was ruled out of the Warriors’ 104-99 victory. There was no immediate word on the severity of the strain. Durant will have an
3:05 AM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN SAN JOSE, Calif. — Gabriel Landeskog returned to the Colorado Avalanche bench and sat down just as teammate Colin Wilson put the puck behind San Jose Sharks goaltender Martin Jones. Game 7 on Wednesday night was tied, 2-all, in the second period. The Avalanche had new life. Or so Landeskog
2:10 AM ET The Minnesota Twins have the best record in the majors. Does that surprise you? They’re 23-12, a nifty .657 winning percentage. They just ambushed the Blue Jays in a three-game series, winning by scores of 8-0, 3-0 and 9-1. In Wednesday’s victory, Jorge Polanco had five hits, including a home run. That’s
Croatian Igor Stimac is set to become the next head coach of the Indian men’s national football team. ESPN understands that the AIFF technical committee forwarded his name for approval to the AIFF executive committee. Stimac’s highest-profile stint came as manager of the Croatian national team. He managed the team during the qualification campaign for
1:23 AM ET BALTIMORE — Boston Red Sox manager Alex Cora pushed back against recent media discussion of what could be perceived as a racial divide in the Boston clubhouse ahead of the team’s trip to the White House on Thursday. Cora and several Red Sox players will not attend the ceremony with President Donald
ESPN FC’s Shaka Hislop weighs up who will stay and who will go at Barcelona following their UEFA Champions League exit against Liverpool. Mark Donaldson presents his Fantasy La Liga lineup; be sure to join him in the action at ESPN.com/FantasyFC. Liverpool completed another historic Champions League comeback, overcoming a 3-0 deficit from the first
12:49 AM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Facing the famous New York Yankees for the very first time, Yusei Kikuchi really stuck it to ’em. Maybe he had a little illicit help. Kikuchi pitched brilliantly into the eighth inning and Ryon Healy had four extra-base hits as the Seattle Mariners routed New York 10-1
12:47 AM ET Malika AndrewsESPN MILWAUKEE — Before important games, a Bucks front-office staffer often shoots a text message to a few of Milwaukee’s players. “Don’t play with your food,” he will write. “Put that child to sleep early tonight.” The messages are meant to be friendly reminders to players that he believes they possess
2:21 AM ET BALTIMORE — The Boston Red Sox are at .500 for the first time since the second game of the season, something nobody expected to say about the defending champions as the schedule approaches mid-May. Celebrating climbing back to .500 shouldn’t represent a major achievement, but that’s where Boston is right now after