11:25 PM ET Tim McManus Kevin Seifert Close ESPN Staff Writer ESPN.com national NFL writer ESPN.com NFC North reporter, 2008-2013 Covered Vikings for Minneapolis Star Tribune, 1999-2008 PHILADELPHIA — The Philadelphia Eagles defeated the Minnesota Vikings 24-7 on Monday night as quarterback Jalen Hurts was in control on the ground (57 yards, 2 TDs) and
11:04 PM ET Turron Davenport Close ESPN Covered Eagles for USA Today Covered the Ravens for Baltimore Times Played college football at Cheyney University Alaina Getzenberg ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — The Buffalo Bills took care of business in the first game of a Monday Night Football doubleheader, knocking off the Tennessee Titans 41-7. The Bills
11:45 PM ET In the wake of “F— the Mormons” chants coming from the Oregon student section last Saturday during the Ducks’ 41-20 win over BYU at Autzen Stadium, BYU issued a statement Monday thanking Oregon for its “sincere apology” and adding that “this isolated behavior does not reflect the values of the University of
9:04 PM ET Alaina GetzenbergESPN ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Bills starting cornerback Dane Jackson is being evaluated for a neck injury at a local hospital following a scary collision with a teammate during Buffalo’s 41-7 win over the Tennessee Titans on Monday night. Jackson has full movement in his extremities, according to the team, and
3:26 PM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” The Detroit Tigers hired Scott Harris as president of baseball operations Monday, choosing the San Francisco Giants‘ general manager to run the organization as it tries to transition from a half-decade-long rebuild
8:42 PM ET Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. — Texas Tech linebacker Bryce Ramirez had a second surgery on his broken left leg Monday and will remain hospitalized a few more days after sustaining the gruesome injury in a game against North Carolina State. The school said Ramirez was expected to return to the Lubbock campus
6:32 PM ET Associated Press PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia Flyers center Sean Couturier suffered an undisclosed injury and will be reevaluated during training camp, the team said Monday. He is considered week-to-week. The Flyers did not say when Couturier was injured. Couturier underwent back surgery in February and missed the rest of the season. He signed
1:56 PM ET When greatness becomes pallid, when the extraordinary becomes extremely ordinary, it’s almost always a hard story to tell. The reason that Hans Christian Andersen’s fable of “The Emperor’s New Clothes” is still famous today, the one where the king loses sight of reality and is conned by weavers into wearing nothing at
6:16 PM ET Associated Press MILWAUKEE — Milwaukee Brewers left-hander Aaron Ashby will return from the injured list to start a bullpen game Tuesday night against the New York Mets. Ashby went on the 15-day IL on Aug. 22 because of left shoulder inflammation, a move retroactive to two days earlier. Ashby is 2-10 with
2:42 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — The Mets are on track to have baseball’s highest payroll for the first time since 1989, among a record-tying six teams set to pay a penalty for spending. The Los Angeles Dodgers, who started the season as the top spender, fell into second due to Trevor Bauer’s