9:42 PM ET CHICAGO — Houston Astros starter Gerrit Cole was scratched just before his scheduled start for Game 2 of a doubleheader against the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday night. It was not immediately known whether Cole would miss additional time. Cole began warming up in the Astros’ bullpen before reporting right hamstring tenderness.
8:57 PM ET Texas A&M tight end Baylor Cupp broke his left ankle in the Aggies‘ scrimmage on Monday and had surgery on Tuesday, coach Jimbo Fisher said. “Baylor will be out for a while,” Fisher said. “He had a plate put on his ankle and tibia on the lower part of his leg. …
Paco Alcacer’s free kick from deep sealed KFC Uerdingen’s fate, in a 2-0 victory for Borussia Dortmund in the first round of the DFB Pokal. Raphael Honigstein joins the crew to weigh in on Borussia Dortmund’s signings, and questions whether or not they’ve done enough to win next season’s Bundesliga title. Steve Nicol says Manchester
9:03 PM ET ESPN News Services MASON, Ohio — On a star-studded day that was scheduled to include Serena Williams and Roger Federer in the evening session, top-seeded and defending champion Novak Djokovic cruised into the third round with a 7-5, 6-1 win over wild card Sam Querrey. Federer, the third seed who was playing
8:32 PM ET Associated Press CLEVELAND — Boston Red Sox lefty Chris Sale has reached 2,000 career strikeouts faster than any other pitcher in history. Sale, 30, entered Tuesday’s game against the Indians with 1,995 strikeouts. He struck out the side in the first and reached the milestone in the third when he fanned rookie
8:07 PM ET Indianapolis Colts general manager Chris Ballard said quarterback Andrew Luck‘s calf strain has become a high-ankle issue. Ballard isn’t ready to say what Luck’s status will be for the Week 1 game at the Los Angeles Chargers. “We’re three-and-a-half weeks away from regular season, so I’m not ready to say (Luck’s regular-season
7:33 PM ET Philadelphia Phillies general manager Matt Klentak said Tuesday that no decision has been made on Jake Arrieta‘s status in the rotation the rest of the season. Arrieta was scheduled to meet with the Phillies brass this week to talk about whether he should shut it down for the rest of the season
6:48 PM ET A heavyweight fight between former UFC title challenger Alistair Overeem and rising prospect Walt Harris will headline UFC Fight Night on Dec. 7, sources said. Both sides have verbally agreed to the five-round bout. UFC Fight Night is scheduled to take place inside Capital One Arena in Washington and air on ESPN.
6:50 PM ET After suffering a knee injury in competition last week, Miami Heat forward Kelly Olynyk will be unable to compete for Canada in the FIBA World Cup, a source tells ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Oynyk is expected to be ready for the start of the NBA season. Olynyk slipped and fell during the third
6:13 PM ET WASHINGTON — Max Scherzer is getting closer to returning. The Washington Nationals ace threw a simulated game Tuesday, a key step in his progression toward returning to active duty. Facing a trio of Washington players that included Howie Kendrick, Gerardo Parra and Ryan Zimmerman, Scherzer tossed about 30 pitches during two innings