7:30 AM ET After a 2020 season and then an offseason like no other, college football is finally back. As much as things might have changed off the field with name, image and likeness, talk of an expanded College Football Playoff (we think), and Oklahoma and Texas jumping from the Big 12 to the SEC
Month: September 2021
7:00 AM ET NBA Insiders The Brooklyn Nets enter September as the betting favorites to take home the 2021-22 NBA title — and for good reason. The superstar trio of Kevin Durant, James Harden and Kyrie Irving form the most-feared big three in the league. But that group played just 14 games together during the
7:00 AM ET Adam Finkelstein For as much as men’s college basketball recruiting changes, it appears to still stay the same. With the impact of the transfer portal, the emergence of various professional options and now name, image and likeness, recruiting in 2021 is vastly different than it was even a few years ago. Nevertheless,
7:00 AM ET Fresh off of June team camps and the July evaluation period, we are updating the men’s college basketball recruiting player rankings in each class. Amid the reclassifications of Emoni Bates and Jalen Duren, we have a pair of new No. 1-ranked prospects, as well as some notable risers and new faces on
4:30 AM ET Tor-Kristian Karlsen This transfer window has been incredible. Given the challenges of the last 18 months amid the COVID-19 pandemic and the financial crisis that has ensued as a result, nobody really thought anything would happen at all. 2 Related According to Transfermarkt, the English Premier League led the way by spending
After three Tests, Joe Root is top of the England-India batting charts by a distance © Getty Images Joe Root‘s unstoppable run-making in the series against India has carried him to No. 1 in the ICC Test batting rankings, displacing Kane Williamson at the top. Root tops the Test batting rankings for the first time
3:30 AM ET The summer transfer window is closed for the top leagues in Europe! After a summer full of international football, countless clubs waited until the last minute to pull off their transfers. See all the major deals here and check out how we graded the biggest signings. But just because the window is
1:13 AM BST Liam Napier Strength in depth is a pillar that underpins the All Blacks, one set to be severely examined as they confront 12 Tests in the next 10 weeks. Traditionally if the All Blacks don’t hurt opposition with their starting team they have an equally dynamic threat waiting on the bench. Lose
3:05 PM ET ESPN News Services NEW YORK — Olympic gold medalist Alexander Zverev opened his bid for a second straight US Open final appearance with an impressive win, needing only 1 hour, 40 minutes to beat Sam Querrey 6-4, 7-5, 6-2 on Tuesday in a first-round match. Zverev, the No. 4 seed from Germany,
11:35 PM ET D’Arcy MaineESPN.com NEW YORK — For a moment on Tuesday night, it seemed as if the opening round of the US Open could be the site of Novak Djokovic‘s latest implosion. Playing 18-year-old qualifier Holger Rune, who was making his major main draw debut, Djokovic dominated from the start and rolled to
12:13 AM ET ESPN News Services LOS ANGELES — All-Star second baseman Ozzie Albies of the Atlanta Braves fouled a ball off his left knee in the fifth inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers and had to be carried off the field Tuesday night, although X-rays were negative. Albies was facing an 0-2 count against
10:30 PM ET LAS VEGAS — UFC president Dana White will inevitably be faced with some difficult decisions this year on Contender Series. But the first fight of the season sure didn’t present him with one. Light heavyweight prospect A.J. Fletcher (9-0) made White’s job easy on Tuesday, as he knocked out Leonardo Damiani (10-3)
11:49 PM ET The Cleveland Cavaliers agreed to a one-year, non-guaranteed deal with center Tacko Fall, his agents — Bill Duffy and Justin Haynes — told The Athletic. Fall, 25, spent his first two NBA seasons with the Boston Celtics, averaging 2.7 points and 2.6 rebounds in 26 total appearances. At 7-foot-5, he became an
5:36 PM ET PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia Eagles coach Nick Sirianni named Jalen Hurts the starting quarterback Tuesday after weeks of declining to do so, citing the importance of creating competition at every position. “Jalen’s our starter. He’s done a great job,” Sirianni said shortly after the roster was trimmed to 53 players. “We wanted him
9:33 PM ET BYU coach Kalani Sitake has received a contract extension through the 2025 season, the team announced Monday. Sitake led BYU to an 11-1 record and a No. 11 finish in the AP poll last season, the team’s best final ranking since 1996. A former BYU fullback, Sitake is 38-26 in five seasons
11:02 PM ET Brady HendersonESPN RENTON, Wash. — Pro Bowl free safety Quandre Diggs says he expects to play in the team’s regular-season opener and return to practice soon, once he finalizes an undisclosed personal financial matter. The 28-year-old Diggs is in a contract year. It’s believed that he and the team aren’t in negotiations
10:04 PM ET Texas A&M is finalizing a new contract extension for football coach Jimbo Fisher that will increase his average annual salary to more than $9 million, sources told ESPN. Fisher, entering his fourth season at Texas A&M, originally signed a 10-year, $75 million contract when he was hired away from Florida State after
9:06 PM ET Associated Press SEATTLE — The Houston Astros placed starting pitcher Zack Greinke and first baseman Taylor Jones on the injured list Tuesday, citing health and safety protocols. Manager Dusty Baker said he couldn’t give specifics, but the designation is a sign the players have tested positive for or have come in contact