Month: November 2022

3:10 PM ET Associated Press PARIS — Novak Djokovic beat Stefanos Tsitsipas for the eighth straight time, edging an entertaining semifinal 6-2, 3-6, 7-6 (4) to stay on track for a record-extending seventh Paris Masters title Saturday. The 21-time Grand Slam champion next faces unseeded Danish teenager Holger Rune, who has never been in a
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3:34 PM ET Indiana guard Chris Duarte is expected to miss four to six weeks with a Grade 2 right ankle sprain, sources told ESPN on Saturday. Duarte, an All-Rookie team choice a year ago, suffered the injury in the Pacers’ 101-99 victory over Miami on Friday night. Indiana (4-5) has had surprising early success
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12:13 PM ET Associated Press CHICAGO — Former NBA guard Ben Gordon has been arrested after a Chicago McDonald’s security guard was punched in the face, police said. Gordon, 39, has been charged with misdemeanor battery causing bodily harm and battery making physical contact, the Chicago Tribune reported Saturday. Gordon, who played for four teams
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10:48 AM ET Believing the football program to be on an “upward trajectory,” Missouri announced a two-year contract extension for coach Eliah Drinkwitz on Saturday that links him to the school through the 2027 season. The school did not announce the value of the extension, though a university spokesman said Drinkwitz would receive an increase
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9:37 AM ET Pete ThamelESPN A flu outbreak on the Texas A&M campus and within the Aggies‘ team is expected to significantly impact Texas A&M’s roster for Saturday’s home game with Florida, sources told ESPN. An undetermined number of players missed practice this week for Texas A&M, as the university and football program have attempted
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9:22 AM ET Pete ThamelESPN Star Ohio State tailback TreVeyon Henderson is not available for Saturday’s game against Northwestern, a surprise addition to the Buckeye injury report. Henderson is No. 2 Ohio State’s leading rusher this season with 552 yards. He’s averaging 5.8 yards per carry and has scored six rushing touchdowns. Henderson had 78
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3:40 AM BST England booked their place in the Rugby World Cup final with a nail-biting 26-19 win over Canada at Eden Park in Auckland on Saturday, a length-of-the-field try by Abby Dow swinging the game in the two-time champions’ favour. The tournament favourites, who will be playing in a sixth straight final, extended their
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8:25 PM ET Liz LozaESPN Fantasy managers and sports bettors (who followed my advice) were thriving with points and payouts in Week 9. All five of my props hit, which means the pressure is on in Week 9. I’m Sherlocking hard to uncover sneaky advantages with six teams on bye. Utilizing ESPN’s metrics database and
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2:49 AM ET Jamal CollierESPN MINNEAPOLIS — The Milwaukee Bucks improved to 8-0 for the first time in franchise history Friday night, continuing their red-hot start to the season with a 115-102 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves. The Bucks are the NBA’s last unbeaten team and became the first team to start the season 8-0
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1:16 AM ET Kendra AndrewsESPN NEW ORLEANS — The Golden State Warriors wrapped up a winless five-game road trip Friday night at New Orleans, falling to the Pelicans 114-105. The Warriors have dropped all six of their road games, the first time they’ve done so since the 1997-98 season. They are the first defending champion
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