7:30 AM ET When asked last month about the possibility of a 12-team College Football Playoff, Clemson coach Dabo Swinney was blunt in his disapproval. “Our team isn’t for it,” he said. “They don’t want to play more games. And to be honest with you, I don’t know if there’s 12 teams good enough.” How
Month: August 2021
7:00 AM ET August is nearly history, and the 2021 MLB playoff picture is starting to come into focus ahead of September’s stretch run. Are the rampaging New York Yankees — a newly minted member of our top five — making a case for being the best team in baseball? How far have the struggling
6:00 AM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — It was Aug. 11, 2016, and the Baltimore Ravens captured their first of 19 straight preseason wins with a 22-19 victory over the Carolina Panthers. And the most memorable moment had nothing to do with football. Late in the fourth quarter, the Ravens players and fans celebrated after
5:23 AM BST Captain Sam Whitelock and first-choice halves Richie Mo’unga and Aaron Smith have been left out of the All Blacks’ travelling squad for next week’s Rugby Championship Test against Australia in Perth with the players expecting babies. The All Blacks did not name a replacement skipper for lock Whitelock in the 35-man squad
2:53 AM BST The United States has long been dubbed the sleeping giant of world rugby. But such has been the slow rate of growth, one wonders whether the giant will actually ever wake from its slumber. There have, however, been positive signs over the past few years with Major League Rugby bedding down its
4:07 AM ET SAN DIEGO — Fernando Tatis Jr. — tired, frustrated, maybe even a little bored from all that time standing in the outfield — couldn’t help but crack a smile as he approached third base on his home run trot. The San Diego Padres hadn’t produced a hit in 10 innings and hadn’t
Fernando Alonso will stay at Alpine for the 2022 Formula 1 season. The double world champion returned to F1 this season with the team after two years away. Alpine chief executive officer Laurent Rossi said: “Fernando has impressed us all since he returned to the sport at the beginning of this year. “His dedication, teamwork
News Bosch has secured her first WBBL deal after a promising return to international cricket Brisbane Heat have signed South Africa allrounders Nadine de Klerk and Anneke Bosch for the WBBL. de Klerk will be returning for her second season with Heat after playing nine matches in last year’s campaign. For Bosch it will be
1:44 AM ET SAN DIEGO — A fastball-only bullpen session on Tuesday was followed by an aggressive game of catch on Wednesday, which is expected to be followed by a more complete bullpen session on Friday. From there, Clayton Kershaw expects to begin his build-up in hopes of returning to the Los Angeles Dodgers‘ starting
5:02 PM ET The WBA on Wednesday announced that it will eliminate all of its interim champion designations — a move that will affect fighters like Daniel Dubois, Chris Eubank Jr., Rolando Romero and others. WBA president Gilberto Mendoza had told ESPN Knockout earlier this month that this project was supposedly going to start in
10:48 PM ET ESPN News Services BALTIMORE — Cedric Mullins had two hits and three RBIs on a night when Baltimore hit three home runs en route to a 10-6 victory over the Los Angeles Angels that ended the Orioles’ humiliating 19-game losing streak. There indeed was a fever pitch at Camden Yards on Wednesday
10:06 PM ET Associated Press Fifth-ranked Sofia Kenin pulled out of the US Open on Wednesday because she recently tested positive for COVID-19, even though she said she has received a vaccine. Kenin announced what she called “disappointing news” on social media. The 22-year-old American won the 2020 Australian Open and was the runner-up at
10:45 PM ET CLEVELAND — Jake Paul is taking aim at a former ally. The YouTuber-turned-prizefighter blasted UFC star Jorge Masvidal in a media scrum Wednesday following Paul’s workout here at Public Square and said he wants to fight him in the future. Paul takes on former UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley in a boxing
9:55 PM ET Associated Press WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Frances Tiafoe followed his victory over three-time Grand Slam champion Andy Murray by beating Thiago Monteiro 7-5, 7-6 (2) on Wednesday night in the third round of the Winston-Salem Open. The 23-year-old American, ranked No. 51 in the world, won the first set by breaking Monteiro in
9:15 PM ET USC wide receiver Bru McCoy will not face criminal charges stemming from a felony domestic violence arrest on July 24. “Earlier this morning the Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office declined to file charges against Bru McCoy,” said Michael Goldstein, McCoy’s attorney, in a statement to ESPN. “We appreciate the care and concern
9:00 PM ET Lindsey ThiryESPN Close Covered Rams for two years for Los Angeles Times Previously covered the Falcons Has covered the NBA and college football and basketball THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — When running back Cam Akers suffered a season-ending Achilles injury before the start of training camp, it served a devastating blow to the
9:45 AM ET First Lionel Messi, now Harry Kane. Manager Pep Guardiola is becoming accustomed to missing out on his top targets at Manchester City and, make no mistake, he will regard the failure to tempt Kane from Tottenham as being more damaging to his club’s hopes of success than the inability to persuade Messi
9:00 PM ET Emoni Bates announced his commitment to the University of Memphis on Wednesday, ending weeks of speculation about the on-court plans of the prep phenom and No. 3 recruit in ESPN’s Top 100 for 2021. Bates — who as a 15-year-old made headlines when he was compared by scouts to LeBron James and
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