5:28 PM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Houston Astros hitting coach Alex Cintron made a vile comment to Oakland Athletics outfielder Ramon Laureano regarding his mother, prompting Laureano to charge the Astros’ bench Sunday and leading to a melee
10:25 PM ET Associated Press LEXINGTON, Ky. — Marie Bouzkova expected some adjustment to her first tennis tournament in nearly six months. First was the matter of shedding rust from the layoff caused by the coronavirus shutdown. The Czech Republic player also had to get her mind around the inaugural Top Seed Open and a
8:00 PM ET The New York Rangers won the second lottery for the 2020 NHL draft, which determined which team would have the opportunity to pick at No. 1 overall. That first selection is widely expected to be phenom Alexis Lafreniere of Rimouski Oceanic in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. In June, a ‘Placeholder’
8:52 PM ET The first goal of the #WeAreUnited and #WeWantToPlay movement, Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence said Monday, is to ensure that college football is played in 2020, but he envisions a future in which players have a seat at the table on other issues, too. Lawrence and teammate Darien Rencher worked with nearly a
6:40 PM ET The New York Rangers won Monday’s NHL draft lottery — and the right to select consensus No. 1 pick Alexis Lafreniere. The Rangers committed to a rebuild in 2018, but that has been expedited after an exciting 14 months. New York selected No. 2 overall in the 2019 draft, picking Finnish winger
3:22 PM ET Andrew LopezESPN The New Orleans Pelicans have ruled out Zion Williamson, Brandon Ingram and Jrue Holiday for Tuesday night’s game against the Sacramento Kings, the team said Monday. Williamson and Ingram are listed as having right knee soreness, while Holiday is listed with a right elbow contusion. Pelicans coach Alvin Gentry said
5:30 PM ET The Philadelphia 76ers say star big man Joel Embiid won’t play Tuesday against the Phoenix Suns because of a left ankle injury suffered over the weekend. There’s optimism that the injury isn’t serious and that he’ll be back soon, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The Suns game will be Philadelphia’s sixth in
3:33 PM ET Phoenix Suns center Deandre Ayton did not start Monday’s crucial game against the Oklahoma City Thunder after missing a mandatory test for the coronavirus, ESPN confirmed. Ayton missed the test Sunday, according to ESPN and multiple reports, and was not in Phoenix’s starting lineup. Ayton entered the game in the second quarter.
8:32 PM ET LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Still perfect in the bubble and continuing their postseason push with a 128-101 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Monday, Phoenix Suns coach Monty Williams says his team has to finish the job. “We haven’t accomplished anything,” Williams said after the Suns ran their record to
5:16 PM ET Adriana Garcia Ronaldinho and his brother Roberto de Assis could be released from custody in Paraguay on Aug. 24, the date when a judge is expected to ratify their plea bargain agreement. The judge responsible for the case, Gustavo Amarilla, set the date to review the terms of the agreement on Monday.