Ohtani Decision, Elena Rybakina and Christian Gonzalez

Yesterday in Sports recaps a busy Monday across Major League Baseball, the U.S. Open, NFL, WNBA, FIBA Women’s World Cup and soccer, beginning with a major postseason development involving Shohei Ohtani and the Dodgers.

Chris Horwedel also covers Aaron Judge’s return to the Yankees, a dominant outing from Jesús Luzardo in Phillies-Braves, Milwaukee-Chicago and the tightening American League wild-card race involving Cleveland and Toronto.

At the U.S. Open, Elena Rybakina, Naomi Osaka, Zheng Qinwen, Iga Świątek, Coco Gauff, Alexander Zverev and several emerging contenders headline the latest round as both singles draws move toward the quarterfinals.

NFL coverage includes Christian Gonzalez’s record-setting Patriots extension, significant Giants roster changes involving Darius Slayton and Dean Lowry, and New York’s receiving corps heading into Week 1.

Elsewhere, Minnesota adds Aari McDonald ahead of the WNBA stretch run, while Team USA headlines a full day at the FIBA Women’s World Cup.

Soccer news includes another managerial change at Fiorentina and a front-office move involving Kansas City Current, before the show closes with Thomas Pannone’s exceptionally rare Triple-A pitching performance. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.