5:00 PM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” On the day after the World Series, an agent for a prominent free agent this winter expressed shock at how busy his day had been. In the past two seasons, free agency
6:32 AM GMT Temba Bavuma will captain Jozi Stars in the second edition of the Mzansi Super League, which starts on Friday. Bavuma joined the squad this season after playing for Durban Heat in the inaugural edition and succeeds Dane Vilas, who led the Stars to the title last summer. Bavuma’s appointment is another nod
2:52 AM ET SAN FRANCISCO — Golden State Warriors rookie forward Eric Paschall celebrated his 23rd birthday in style with a 127-118 win Monday night over the Portland Trail Blazers, scoring a career high 34 points, pulling down 13 rebounds and leading the Warriors to the organization’s first win at Chase Center. It was all
8:00 AM GMT Toss New Zealand chose to bat first against England Tom Banton and Matt Parkinson have been handed their England debuts and the chance to impress ahead of the T20 World Cup next year. Banton, whose cavalier stroke-making at the top of the Somerset order saw him win both the PCA and Cricket
11:59 PM ET ESPN News Services PHOENIX — Devin Booker scored 40 points, Ricky Rubio added 21 points and 10 assists, and the Phoenix Suns beat the NBA’s final undefeated team by knocking off the Philadelphia 76ers 114-109 on Monday night. Phoenix (5-2) is three games over .500 for the first time in more than
12:01 AM ET EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Dallas Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones is superstitious. Coach Jason Garrett claims he is not, but he has been known to follow the same routine, like wearing the same sweatshirt day after day. So when a black cat ran on the field in the second quarter
9:51 PM ET ESPN News Services President Donald Trump is expected to attend Saturday’s showdown between No. 1 LSU and No. 2 Alabama. The Federal Aviation Administration is advising that Trump will travel to Tuscaloosa, Alabama, for the game. Sources told ESPN’s Chris Low that Alabama officials are preparing for President Trump to potentially visit.
9:52 PM ET EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — The black cat that delayed Monday night’s Cowboys-Giants game to the delight of millions as it wandered onto and about the field has evaded officials — for now. The stadium said on Twitter after the game the cat had retreated under stands after it was chased off the
9:17 PM ET Steve KimESPN The agreement struck between DAZN and the UFC to ensure their respective main events would not coincide Saturday night may have been great for fight fans who wanted to view both showdowns, but it wasn’t ideal for at least one of the fighters. “It was a pain in the ass,”
11:09 PM ET ESPN staff Vow and Declare took out a thrilling Melbourne Cup at Flemington, the Australian stayer beating a host of international raiders to give jockey Craig Williams his first win in the “race that stops a nation.” The Danny O’Brien-trained stayer worked up the rails in the straight to edge out Master