6:21 PM ET Jesse Rogers Close ESPN Staff Writer Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. Jeff Passan Close ESPN ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Major League Baseball and the MLB Players Association on Saturday finalized a card-check
11:41 PM ET ESPN News Services HOUSTON — Mike Trout homered in his sixth straight game to set an Angels franchise record, Shohei Ohtani threw five solid innings before exiting because of a blister, and Los Angeles beat the Houston Astros 6-1 on Saturday night. Trout hit his 34th homer, a three-run drive to left
4:10 PM ET MONZA, Italy — Immediately after qualifying for the Italian Grand Prix, even some drivers were uncertain exactly where they would be starting Sunday’s race. Over three hours after qualifying, 2020 Italian Grand Prix winner Pierre Gasly tweeted: “Can someone tell me in which position I start tomorrow’s race?”. 1 Related The feeling
New Zealand decided to bowl against Australia Aaron Finch will have an early bat in his last ODI after Australia were inserted in Cairns. He announced yesterday that this would be his final match in the format, conceding that the 2023 World Cup was too far away and it was time to give a new
4:46 PM ET A penalty by striker Olivier Giroud gave 10-man AC Milan a deserved 2-1 win at Sampdoria in Serie A on Saturday, sealing their first away victory of the season. Unbeaten Milan moved up to second place and level with leaders Napoli on 14 points from six games. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga,
6:26 PM ET Riqui Puig converted a penalty kick with the final kick of the game after teammate Javier “Chicharito” Hernandez had his earlier penalty saved, and the visiting LA Galaxy salvaged a 1-1 draw with Nashville SC on Saturday afternoon. Joe Willis nearly saved Puig’s penalty as well with a dive to his left
10:01 PM ET Atlanta United defender Juan Jose Purata scored a hat trick off corner kicks to give Atlanta a 4-2 win over visiting Toronto FC on Saturday night. Atlanta (9-12-9, 36 points) gave their sagging playoff hopes a boost with the victory. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, MLS, more (U.S.) Purata iced the
10:36 PM ET Indianapolis Colts Pro Bowl offensive lineman Quenton Nelson has agreed to a record-setting, four-year extension that will make him the highest-paid guard in NFL history, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The deal has an average annual value of $20 million and includes $60 million guaranteed, the source said. Indianapolis finished the
6:12 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — As good as she’s been this year, Iga Swiatek came to the US Open unsure of what to expect. She complained that women use different, slightly lighter, tennis balls than men do at Flushing Meadows, where she’d never been past the fourth round. She was trying to
Sep 10, 2022 D’Arcy MaineESPN.com NEW YORK — After Ons Jabeur‘s forehand sailed out of bounds, Iga Swiatek immediately dropped to the ground and covered her eyes with her hands. Polish flags waved and “Iga” chants erupted around Arthur Ashe Stadium. Swiatek had just won the US Open, her third career major title and second