12:54 AM ET Roberto Osuna made his debut for the Houston Astros on Monday night in San Francisco, one day after being activated following a 75-game suspension for violating Major League Baseball’s domestic violence policy. Osuna, appearing in the bottom of the eighth inning with the Astros trailing the Giants 1-0, retired three straight batters
11:09 PM ET Associated Press TAMPA, Fla. — The minor leagues’ new extra-inning rule led to a bizarre victory for the Clearwater Threshers on Monday night. The Philadelphia Phillies‘ Class A affiliate had no hits and no walks against the Tampa Tarpons, yet it beat the New York Yankees‘ Florida State League club 1-0. Clearwater
3:16 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Virat Kohli‘s 22nd Test century and his 200-run tally in the Edgbaston Test has vaulted him to the top of the ICC Test rankings for batsmen. He has dethroned Steven Smith, the former Australia captain, and is the first Indian to be No. 1 since Sachin Tendulkar in June 2011.
9:28 PM ET Associated Press Bradley Klahn earned a wild-card entry to the US Open on Monday with his win over David Ferrer in the first round of the Rogers Cup in Toronto. The 27-year-old former NCAA champion will be returning to the Open for the first time since 2014, when he was ranked as
12:36 AM ET Associated Press TORONTO — Canada’s Milos Raonic got off to a strong start at the Rogers Cup, beating David Goffin of Belgium 6-3, 6-4 on Monday. Raonic, who has fallen from No. 3 to No. 30 due to numerous injuries the past two seasons — including a quadriceps tear at Wimbledon last
8:44 PM ET A flyweight bout between former title challengers Joseph Benavidez and Ray Borg has been added to UFC 229 on Oct. 6 in Las Vegas, sources told ESPN. UFC 229 stands to be one of the biggest events in the company’s history, with a lightweight title fight between Khabib Nurmagomedov and Conor McGregor
9:10 PM ET Dan Murphy Close ESPN Staff Writer Covers the Big Ten Joined ESPN.com in 2014 Graduate of the University of Notre Dame Edward Aschoff Close ESPN Staff Writer ESPN.com SEC reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2011. Graduated from the University of Florida. COLUMBUS, Ohio — More than 100 Buckeyes fans gathered at the gates
8:38 PM ET Lindsey ThiryESPN Close Covered Rams for two years for Los Angeles Times Previously covered the Falcons Has covered the NBA and college football and basketball Aaron Donald‘s holdout continues. The Los Angeles Rams defensive tackle will not join the team by the NFL’s Tuesday deadline for players to report to earn an
6:59 PM ET Jeff Wagenheim Dominick Cruz says he, not champion TJ Dillashaw, is the greatest bantamweight in UFC history, and he’s now healthy enough to prove it. Cruz, the former two-time champion who has not fought since December 2016 because of injuries, was responding to Dillashaw’s “best bantamweight of all time” claim made in
7:16 PM ET Free-agent big man Greg Monroe has agreed to a one-year, $2.2 million contract with the Toronto Raptors, according to multiple reports. Monroe is expected to be the Raptors backup center behind starter Jonas Valanciunas, TSN reports. The news was first reported by Yahoo Sports. Monroe, 28, averaged 10.3 points, 6.9 rebounds and