9:38 AM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Every game, the old chestnut goes, counts the same in the standings. And this is true. Baseball gives no additional weight to extra-inning games, blowouts or comebacks. Each is 1/162nd of an
12:12 AM ET Associated Press SAN JOSE, Calif. — Venus Williams has committed to play in San Jose later this month, her second straight appearance in the event. She will play her opening match of the Mubadala Silicon Valley Classic in the night session July 30 after reaching the 2018 quarterfinals. The seven-time Grand Slam
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11:16 PM ET Associated Press PHILADELPHIA — Bryce Harper hit a two-run double off Dodgers closer Kenley Jansen with one out in the bottom of the ninth after pinch-hitter Matt Beaty hit a three-run homer off Philadelphia closer Hector Neris in the top half, rallying the Phillies to a 9-8 win over Los Angeles on
Hector Herrera outlines why he chose Atletico Madrid and the achievements he hopes to accomplish with his new club. Julien Laurens questions whether Joao Felix will be able to express himself at Atletico Madrid like he’s done with Benfica. ESPN FC’s Steve Nicol likes Tanguy Ndombele for Tottenham but wonders what part of the midfield
Jul 15, 2019 ESPNcricinfo staff India A 295 for 6 (Pandey 100, Gill 77, Cornwall 2-37) beat West Indies A 147 (Paul 34, Krunal 5-25) by 148 runs Three days before the selectors meet to pick India’s senior squad for the Caribbean tour, Manish Pandey, the A team captain, made a statement with an 86-ball
10:55 PM ET LAS VEGAS — The UFC signed four more prospects from Dana White’s Contender Series on Tuesday, just one week after handing out a record five contracts on the show. The new signees are heavyweight Don’Tale Mayes (7-2), middleweights Antonio Arroyo (9-2) and Brendan Allen (12-3) and bantamweight Ode Osbourne (8-2). White likely
11:47 PM ET ESPN News Services KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The White Sox’s Eloy Jimenez will likely be headed to the injured list, manager Rick Renteria said, after leaving Tuesday’s game at Kansas City following a collision in the outfield. Jimenez was taken out of the game after colliding with center fielder Charlie Tilson while
2:21 PM ET ESPN News Services Seattle’s new NHL franchise has its first general manager. Hall of Famer Ron Francis was named the expansion team’s GM Thursday. “After seven months of due diligence, research, conversations, interviews and evaluation, we are thrilled to announce Ron as our GM,” NHL Seattle CEO Tod Leiweke said in a
10:59 PM ET Seattle’s new NHL franchise has its first general manager. Hall of Famer Ron Francis will be named the expansion team’s GM, a source told ESPN’s Emily Kaplan, confirming a Seattle Times report. Francis will receive a multiyear contract from the team, which is expected to make the hire official later this week,