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7:30 AM ET Kevin SeifertNFL Nation Close ESPN.com national NFL writer ESPN.com NFC North reporter, 2008-2013 Covered Vikings for Minneapolis Star Tribune, 1999-2008 Perhaps you remember the offensive explosion of 2018. Teams were scoring at a record pace, mostly because of highly efficient passing attacks and a reimagined role for running backs. The NFL rejoiced …

Inside the NFL's offensive landscape: Will last season's trends continue in 2019? Read More »

6:45 AM ET David Schoenfield The 2019 season reminds me of the great Mickey Mantle quote: “Somebody once asked me if I ever went up to the plate trying to hit a home run. I said, ‘Sure, every time.’” That should be the slogan for this entire season, with the juiced balls flying out of …

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If we’d known Cameron Maybin and Gio Urshela would play this much for the 2019 Yankees, would anyone have believed the Bombers would be running away with the AL East?  10:00 AM ET Sam MillerESPN.com Close ESPN baseball columnist/feature writerFormer editor-in-chief of Baseball ProspectusCo-author of “The Only Rule Is It Has To Work” The incredible …

The plucky underdog story of the year? The Yankees, of course! Read More »

2:11 AM ET Seattle Mariners pitcher Felix Hernandez, who has been on the injured list since May, declared himself ready to return to the major leagues after another minor league rehab start on Monday. Hernandez got a no-decision in Triple-A Tacoma’s 8-3 win over Salt Lake. He went three innings, allowing one earned run, walked …

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1:24 AM ET ESPN News Services San Francisco 49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo went just 1-for-6 for zero yards and an interception on Monday night in his first game since suffering a season-ending knee injury last September. Garoppolo finished the night — which ended with a 24-15 victory over the Denver Broncos — with a 0.0 …

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12:34 AM ET DENVER — Eight months and 14 days after Emmanuel Sanders suffered a torn Achilles tendon, the Denver Broncos receiver was back in uniform on Monday, helmet on, making tacklers miss. Sanders, who suffered his injury in a Dec. 5 practice, has promised throughout the Broncos’ offseason program as well as training camp …

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10:08 PM ET Houston Astros shortstop Carlos Correa left after one inning against the Detroit Tigers on Monday because of back discomfort, the team said. Correa struck out swinging in his only at-bat in the bottom of the first. He was replaced in the lineup before the second inning started. After the 5-4 win, Astros …

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12:42 AM ET Associated Press ST. LOUIS — Only when Dakota Hudson reached the dugout after being removed from the game did he realize something was different. “Guys were giving me hugs instead of handshakes,” the St. Louis Cardinals starter said. “I thought, what was going on? I didn’t know it was a no-hitter.” Hudson …

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9:48 PM ET Associated Press AKRON, Ohio — Carlos Carrasco shook off some nerves and returned to the mound. Two months after he was diagnosed with leukemia, everything felt mostly normal for the Cleveland Indians right-hander. “It was really special today,” Carrasco said. “Just coming back today out of the bullpen, it feels great.” Carrasco, …

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10:00 AM ET It’s never a good sign for any baseball team — let alone a defending World Series champion with a mostly returning roster — to be treating games in mid-August like it’s the middle of October. The Boston Red Sox were forced to show their hand in a three-game set against the Cleveland …

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