7:00 AM ET The NHL logo spun around before locking into place, with a sound effect reminiscent of a cell door locking. The next image on the video was that of the new sheriff in town. “I’m Brendan Shanahan, the National Hockey League’s senior vice president of player safety …” Shanahan was 42 years old
Month: November 2021
7:00 AM ET ESPN staff Six college football teams enter November with perfect records. Sorry, Michigan, SMU and San Diego State. Our reporters break down Week 9, from the Big Ten to the ACC. Different directions for Michigan State and Michigan The Michigan-Michigan State game featured both teams ranked in the AP top 10 for
8:00 AM ET After falling to 3-4, the Milwaukee Bucks have forfeited the No. 1 spot this week. The Utah Jazz, who were the league’s final unbeaten team before falling to the Chicago Bulls on Saturday, handed Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Bucks their third straight loss on their way to the top of our list.
7:30 AM ET With the NCAA passing one-time transfer waiver legislation last spring and the graduate transfer path still an option for players to move in the offseason, the number of immediately eligible college players is at an all-time high. So it no longer makes sense to separate preseason player rankings by transfers and freshmen
3:23 AM ET LOS ANGELES — With Carmelo Anthony‘s solid start to his Lakers tenure continuing Sunday — his game-high 23 points helped lift Los Angeles to a 95-85 win over the Houston Rockets — the 19-year veteran wanted to clear something up about his reputation. “I think people don’t really understand me,” Anthony said.
2:43 AM ET ATLANTA — It’s almost a cliché to say that a team which falls behind 3-1 in a best-of-seven playoff series has been pushed to the brink. If that’s the case, the Houston Astros went to the brink and a little beyond and survived to tell about it. The Astros bounced back from
6:27 PM ET The long-awaited return of Tampa Bay Buccaneers tight end Rob Gronkowski was short-lived: He left after five plays because of back spasms in the Bucs’ 36-27 loss at the New Orleans Saints, a game that dropped the Bucs to 6-2 but still holding a half-game lead in the NFC South. Coach Bruce
2:45 AM ET ATLANTA – The Atlanta Braves had a plan. With a 5-4 lead and an open base to work with in the top of the fifth inning of World Series Game 5, they figured they could get out of a jam by intentionally walking No. 7 hitter Alex Bregman to get to the
2:14 AM ET MINNEAPOLIS — Despite the uncertainty surrounding Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott‘s availability leading into Sunday night’s Week 8 matchup at Minnesota, Vikings safety Xavier Woods said his team did not prepare for Prescott’s backup, Cooper Rush. Prescott, who is dealing with a calf injury, was limited in practice Wednesday through Friday and
1:43 AM ET MINNEAPOLIS — With a 20-16 win against the Minnesota Vikings, things could not have worked out better for the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday night. Dak Prescott was able to gain extra rest for his right calf strain, Cooper Rush was able to show he can deliver if needed as the backup quarterback,
With 28 matches played the group stage of this year’s tournament is halfway through. Here’s a rundown of how things with just six points separating top from eighth Melbourne Renegades (7 matches, 5 wins, 11 points) Form (most recent first) WWWWNLW Season so farA fantastic turnaround to date from last season’s seventh-placed team and they
9:10 PM ET EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — With a big smile, New York Jets coach Robert Saleh declared Mike White will start Thursday night against the Indianapolis Colts. Easiest quarterback decision ever. The next one will be more complicated, even though it doesn’t have to be. The unheralded White, on the roster bubble at the
4:30 PM ET NFL NationESPN Week 8 of the 2021 NFL season had some close Halloween matchups, including an overtime Titans-Colts game that saw a wild pick-six for Tennessee in the final two minutes and then a game-tying drive for Indianapolis. The Titans ultimately won on a big OT field goal. The Jets came from
9:25 PM ET ESPN News Services ANAHEIM, Calif. — Ryan Getzlaf broke a tie with Teemu Selanne for Anaheim’s career points record, assisting on Troy Terry‘s third-period goal in the Ducks‘ 4-2 victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Sunday. Getzlaf set up Terry’s power-play goal midway through the third with a tip pass near center
10:20 PM ET Novak Djokovic remains in doubt for the Australian Open, saying he’s awaiting a final announcement on travel and entry requirements before committing to another title defence at Melbourne Park. Australia Prime Minister Scott Morrison last week said unvaccinated players would be free to contest the Open if they completed two weeks in
11:23 AM ET Tottenham Hotspur are considering whether to sack Nuno Espirito Santo in the wake of fan unrest during Saturday’s 3-0 home defeat to Manchester United, sources have told ESPN. Spurs are eighth in the Premier League after losing five of their opening 10 matches following Nuno’s appointment in the summer. – Don’t have
10:44 PM ET USC star Drake London, one of the top receivers in the country and a potential first-round NFL draft pick, will miss the rest of the season, Trojans interim coach Donte Williams said Sunday night. London suffered a fractured right ankle, Williams said, in the second quarter of Saturday’s 41-34 win over Arizona
10:07 PM ET MINNEAPOLIS — With the Dallas Cowboys facing third-and-8 after a drop by tight end Dalton Schultz, the second half was starting like quarterback Cooper Rush‘s first half. But then it changed in a hurry with Dak Prescott‘s backup throwing the first touchdown pass of his career. Oh, it was 73 yards to