Month: October 2022

10:27 PM ET Jeff Wagenheim Yan Xiaonan put on a show for the fans — make that fan, singular — in the main event of UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Las Vegas. Yan got the better of Mackenzie Dern in standup fighting and survived relentless grappling threats by her multiple-time jiu-jitsu world champion opponent
0 Comments
4:09 PM ET Assiociated Press SEATTLE — Justin Hollander just completed eight days of his baseball career that will be tough to forget. The executive with the Seattle Mariners finished off a massive contract extension with staff pitching ace Luis Castillo last weekend. On Friday night, he was jumping into the arms and hugging everyone
0 Comments
4:09 PM ET Associated Press Japan’s Yoshihito Nishioka claimed his second career title after beating fourth seed Denis Shapovalov of Canada 6-4, 7-6 (5) to win the Korean Open on Sunday. The 27-year-old Japanese, who beat top seed and world No.2 Casper Ruud in the quarter-finals, was impressive in defence and his counter-punching style eventually
0 Comments
4:22 PM ET ESPN News Services St. Louis Cardinals slugger Albert Pujols hit his 702nd career homer in the third inning of Sunday’s game against the Pittsburgh Pirates. Pujols drove a 0-1 pitch from Roansy Contreras deep to center for a solo shot. The 42-year-old Pujols is now fourth on the career home run list
0 Comments
3:08 PM ET PITTSBURGH — Trailing at halftime on a lackluster performance by their offense, the Steelers made an inevitable move at quarterback Sunday, replacing Mitch Trubisky with rookie Kenny Pickett. The crowd at Acrisure Stadium roared with approval when Pickett, drafted 20th overall, trotted onto the field for the Steelers’ first possession in the
0 Comments
3:26 PM ET Pete ThamelESPN Colorado fired football coach Karl Dorrell on Sunday in the wake of the Buffaloes’ 0-5 start to the 2022 season, the university announced Sunday. The school also dismissed defensive coordinator Chris Wilson. Offensive coordinator Mike Sanford will serve as interim coach, the school announced. Sanford is the former head coach
0 Comments
3:01 PM ET Marly RiveraESPN Writer Close Marly Rivera is a writer for ESPNdeportes.com and ESPN.com. NEW YORK — Matt Carpenter will not play again in the regular season, but the Yankees are optimistic that the veteran infielder-turned-outfielder is still on track to make a postseason appearance. After suffering a broken foot during an at-bat
0 Comments
3:26 PM ET Pete ThamelESPN Colorado has fired head coach Karl Dorrell in the wake of the Buffaloes’ 0-5 start to the 2022 season, sources told ESPN. The school also dismissed defensive coordinator Chris Wilson, per sources. The two coaches were informed Sunday. Offensive coordinator Mike Sanford will serve as interim coach, according to sources.
0 Comments
2:38 PM ET Associated Press Ryan Fox clinched his second DP World Tour title of the year on Sunday, finishing a shot clear of Alex Noren and Callum Shinkwin as the 2022 Alfred Dunhill Links Championship concluded at St. Andrews. Four shots off the lead in joint second place heading into the final round, Fox
0 Comments
2:08 PM ET Associated Press Alabama reclaimed No. 1 from Georgia in The Associated Press college football poll in one of the closest votes in recent years, and six teams — including Kansas — made their season debuts on Sunday. The Crimson Tide received 25 first-place votes and 1,523 points in the AP Top 25
0 Comments
12:37 PM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Arizona Cardinals defensive lineman J.J. Watt tweeted Sunday, hours before he was set to play against the Carolina Panthers, that he went into atrial fibrillation Wednesday and had to have his heart shocked back into rhythm Thursday. He sent the tweet at 12:14 p.m. ET. The Cardinals were set
0 Comments
Snake-related interruptions have been rarer, but not unknown. A cobra stopped play during an England tour match in Colombo in 2013, for instance, and a red-bellied black snake held up play for 20 minutes during an Under-17 game in Blacktown, near Sydney, in 2009 – read all about that incident, as well as stoppages caused
0 Comments
12:14 PM ET Jeremy WillisESPN.com The Minnesota Vikings and New Orleans Saints are playing the first London NFL game of the season Sunday morning (9:30 a.m. ET, NFL Network). The Saints are 1-2 after consecutive losses to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Carolina Panthers. They are also dealing with key injuries. QB Jameis Winston is
0 Comments