(Philadelphia, PA) — The Eagles beat the Redskins 28-13 on Monday Night Football in Philadelphia. Carson Wentz threw two touchdowns for Philadelphia, which scored 14 fourth-quarter points to pull away. QB Colt McCoy broke his leg and was replaced by Mark Sanchez for Washington, which lost its third in-a-row. Both teams are now 6-and-6.
>>Alabama’s Tagovailoa Among Heisman Finalists
(Undated) — Alabama’s Tua Tagovailoa [[ TOO-uh tung-oh-vy-LOH-ah ]], Oklahoma’s Kyler Murray and Ohio State’s Dwayne Haskins are this year’s Heisman Trophy finalists. The winner will be announced on Saturday. OU could be the first school in history to have back-to-back Heisman-winning quarterbacks after Baker Mayfield won it last year.
>>Bulls Fire HC Hoiberg
(Chicago, IL) — The Fred Hoiberg [[ HOY-burg ]] era is over in Chicago. The Bulls fired their head coach yesterday after a 5-and-19 start to the season. Associate head coach Jim Boylen will take over on an interim basis. Hoiberg leaves Chicago with a record of 115-and-155 and just one playoff appearance. The Bulls play the Pacers in Indiana tonight.
>>Red Sox Accept Invitation To White House
(Boston, MA) — The Red Sox will go to Washington. Team president Sam Kennedy says they’ve accepted an invitation to the White House to celebrate their World Series victory. There’s no word on when the visit will happen. Manager Alex Cora says he’ll attend despite previous criticism of President Trump over his handling of Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico.
(Undated) — Rapper Nelly is trying to convince free agent Bryce Harper to play for the Cardinals. The St. Louis native met with the All-Star and his wife when they attended a Florida Georgia Line concert in Las Vegas on Sunday. Nelly also posted a video to Instagram with Harper asking Cards President Bill DeWitt to call him. Harper won the NL Rookie of the Year award in 2012 and was NL MVP in 2015.
>>Mariners Deal SS Segura To Phillies After Trading Cano, Diaz
(Undated) — The Seattle Mariners continue to shuffle their roster through the trade market. After finalizing a deal that sent second baseman Robinson Cano and closer Edwin Diaz to the Mets, Seattle has also traded shortstop Jean Segura to the Phillies. The Phillies are sending infielder J.P. Crawford and veteran slugger Carlos Santana to the M’s in return.