2:52 AM ET ATLANTA — Jorge Soler had taken only 11 plate appearances as a pinch-hitter over the past three years. Nine of them occurred this season, including two in the playoffs, but the concept was still foreign to him. His strategy was to swing as often as he could. The Atlanta Braves would utilize
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4:26 PM ET Associated Press ATLANTA — Dylan Lee walked into the Atlanta Braves clubhouse about 2 p.m. on Saturday and was called into manager Brian Snitker’s office. The 27-year-old left-hander was told he was making his first major league start six hours later. In the World Series. “I was shocked, of course,” Lee said.
2:15 AM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Jaron “Boots” Ennis is a can’t-miss fighter, and Saturday’s performance was the best proof yet. The Philly welterweight needed less than two minutes to dispatch veteran gatekeeper Thomas Dulorme by knockout in the first round Saturday in Las Vegas, a PBC on Showtime co-feature. Ennis, 24, dropped Dulorme (25-6-1, 16
2:13 AM ET ATLANTA — Houston Astros manager Dusty Baker has been around long enough to know the seven stranded runners his team left on base in the first three innings of Game 4 of the World Series would come back to haunt him later in the night. It’s exactly what happened after Houston managed
2:40 AM ET ATLANTA — At this moment in time, no human being on the planet has more self-esteem than Braves left fielder Eddie Rosario, who is easing into the role of postseason star like it’s gradually taking on the shape of his body. Rosario sat back casually at the podium after the Braves’ Game
2:04 AM ET Brianna Williams Week 9 in college football fell on Halloween weekend and was appropriately filled with tricks and treats. The No.1 Georgia Bulldogs kept their perfect record intact by steamrolling the Florida Gators. No. 8 Michigan State also maintained an unblemished record by defeating No. 6 Michigan with an electric performance by
1:03 AM ET There’s a slogan that coaches repeat often: Good is the enemy of great. The idea is simple enough. To settle for good is to abdicate a quest for greatness. Coaches like great. Good is only important in contract negotiations. Aside from Georgia, which beat Florida easily on Saturday and appears destined for
1:43 AM ET SAN FRANCISCO — Draymond Green is enjoying basketball a lot more these days. And it’s not just because his Golden State Warriors have started the season 5-1 after a 103-82 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Saturday. “Can I also say how satisfying it’s been to watch the game of basketball
1:38 AM ET COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio State‘s final performance before the first College Football Playoff rankings are unveiled featured more grit than glitz. The fifth-ranked Buckeyes trailed at the end of the first quarter to No. 20 Penn State, never led by more than 10 points and needed a 58-yard touchdown from fifth-year defensive
1:02 AM ET Mike CoppingerESPN A weigh-in fracas on Friday led to the New York State Athletic Commission barring Jose Zepeda’s brother Rene from his corner. As it turns out, Zepeda never had the opportunity to go back to his corner anyway. Zepeda eviscerated Josue Vargas, a 23-year-old prospect, with a first-round TKO on Saturday
12:11 AM ET The Atlanta Braves are one win away from their first World Series title since 1995 as they won Game 4 the way they’ve won all postseason: Clutch home runs and clutch relief pitching. The home run heroes were Dansby Swanson, who hit a 1-2 fastball from Cristian Javier out to right field
News A recap of the latest action from the WBBL with all the teams again in action on Sunday Sydney Thunder 6 for 146 (Mandhana 50) beat Hobart Hurricanes 8 for 109 (du Preez 41, Deepti 3-13) by 37 runs Defending champions Sydney Thunder completed a weekend resurgence to kickstart their season with a second
7:29 PM ET ESPN staff The most influential game of the day came in East Lansing where much more than the Paul Bunyan Trophy was on the line between Michigan and Michigan State. How will Saturday’s top games affect the College Football Playoff chase? What are the current odds for the top four? The Allstate
10:58 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Rolando Romero is on the verge of being pulled from his Dec. 5 fight with Gervonta Davis, multiple sources told ESPN on Saturday. On Thursday, a woman posted on Twitter accusing Romero, 26, of sexual assault. She did not say when the alleged incident occurred, but tweeted Friday that she
11:12 PM ET ESPN News Services PITTSBURGH — In his season debut, Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby was called on a crucial third-period penalty in a tie contest that led to the game-winning goal in a 4-2 decision for the New Jersey Devils on Saturday night. Crosby pulled down New Jersey winger Jesper Bratt in
4:22 PM ET LONDON — There was only a short handshake between the managers at the end of Manchester United’s 3-0 win against Tottenham Hotspur, but by that point, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer had already passed the baton to Nuno Espirito Santo as embattled boss of the Premier League‘s crisis club. Thousands of Tottenham supporters had
9:05 PM ET Paolo UggettiESPN USC star wide receiver Drake London suffered an apparent right leg injury in the second quarter of Saturday’s game against Arizona at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. London caught a pass from quarterback Jaxson Dart near the end zone and was hit by Arizona cornerback Christian Roland-Wallace as he crossed
9:45 PM ET Associated Press MARTINSVILLE, Va. — Noah Gragson said he’d win at Martinsville Speedway to earn a spot in the Xfinity Series championship and did just that Saturday night in NASCAR’s most compelling title race. Gragson, the confident 23-year-old from Las Vegas, had to win at Martinsville to make the winner-take-all Xfinity finale