7:34 PM ET ESPN News Services HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. — Rick Pitino won his first college basketball game in more than three years on Saturday as Iona defeated Hofstra 82-74. Pitino took over at Iona back in March after not having coached in college since being fired from Louisville in October 2017. Guard Isaiah Ross helped
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6:32 PM ET HOUSTON — The Texans activated running back David Johnson from injured reserve on Saturday after he missed three games with a concussion. Johnson left a Week 9 game against the Jacksonville Jaguars after taking a hard hit from linebacker Myles Jack in the second quarter. In his absence, running back Duke Johnson
7:01 PM ET Associated Press SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Ian Book threw three touchdown passes and ran for two scores in his final home game at Notre Dame, leading the second-ranked Fighting Irish to a 45-21 victory against Syracuse on Saturday. The fifth-year senior led the Irish to a victory as a starter for the
7:24 PM ET Associated Press THE COLONY, Texas — Yealimi Noh closed with a double bogey Saturday in the Volunteers of America Classic, dropping the 19-year-old American into a tie with major champions Inbee Park and So Yeon Ryu with one round left. Two strokes ahead after a birdie on the par-5 17th, Noh took
6:56 PM ET Associated Press PLAYA DEL CARMEN, Mexico — Emiliano Grillo steadied himself with a pair of birdies over the last six holes Saturday for a 3-under 68, giving the Argentine a one-shot lead going into the final round of the Mayakoba Classic. Tom Hoge, without a win in his PGA Tour career, birdied
Dec 5, 2020 No. 8 Taulupe Faletau proved the creative spark as three tries in the final 22 minutes helped Wales hold off a spirited fight from Italy to secure a 38-18 victory in Llanelli on Saturday and fifth place in the Autumn Nations Cup. It was a far from perfect display by Wales, whose
5:20 PM ET Russell Westbrook may be changing teams and jersey numbers, but the Washington Wizards‘ newest point guard said he isn’t going to change his demeanor on the court no matter what people think of him. Westbrook joined the Wizards on Saturday but did not practice due to paperwork from the trade having just
5:26 PM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — San Francisco 49ers left tackle Trent Williams has faced no shortage of challenges in more than a decade in the NFL. In 2019 alone, Williams was diagnosed with a rare cancer and had to have a tumor removed from his skull. He also missed that entire season as
6:02 PM ET Michael Porter Jr. is ready to do more than just fill the void on the Denver Nuggets caused by the departures of key wing players like Jerami Grant and Torrey Craig. The second-year forward is prepared to not only be a full-time starter, but believes he’s ready to be the third star
5:07 PM ET DAVIE, Fla. — The Miami Dolphins did not activate practice squad quarterback Reid Sinnett to the 53-man roster Saturday, meaning Tua Tagovailoa is expected to be active and eligible to play Sunday against the Cincinnati Bengals. Tagovailoa has been limited in practice with a left thumb injury for two weeks. The Dolphins
5:46 PM ET Ohio State coach Ryan Day is hopeful that “the worst part’s behind us” after the No. 4 Buckeyes returned to the field Saturday and beat Michigan State 52-12 despite being short-handed because of COVID-19. The Buckeyes (5-0) played without three starting offensive lineman — tackles Thayer Munford and Nicholas Petit-Frere, and center
3:43 PM ET It had been 271 days since a football crowd celebrated a goal inside a Premier League stadium, but as West Ham became the first English top-flight club to open its doors to fans since the COVID-19 pandemic sent the sport into lockdown in March, visitors Manchester United ensured the 2,000 home supporters
Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff said he had been “impressed but not surprised” by the accomplished performance George Russell has produced so far as he stood in for Lewis Hamilton at the Sakhir Grand Prix. The 22-year-old Briton came within 0.026 seconds of taking pole position on his debut for Mercedes, and in so doing
Mercedes are prepared to give Romain Grosjean a test in one of their cars to close off his Formula 1 career. The Frenchman is fighting to be fit to make a return at the season finale in Abu Dhabi next week after his fiery crash at the Bahrain race last weekend. He says he does
4:21 PM ET Associated Press HOUSTON — Houston coach Kelvin Sampson and his son, assistant coach Kellen Sampson, will sit out Saturday because of COVID-19 concerns when the No. 10 Cougars host South Carolina. The school said the Sampsons would miss the game because of the virus and contact tracing protocols. It said both Sampsons
2:55 PM GMT England prop Mako Vunipola has been ruled out of the Autumn Nations Cup final against France at Twickenham on Sunday due to a calf injury. The Saracens forward suffered the injury against Wales last week and has not recovered in time. 1 Related “Mako picked up an injury in last week’s game,”
2:50 PM ET The NBA has warned teams that protocol violations that lead to coronavirus spread impacting opposing teams and causing schedule derailments could result in “fines, suspensions, adjustment or loss of draft choices and game forfeitures,” according to a memo obtained by ESPN. For players violating safety protocols this season, the league warns that
2:56 PM ET Louisville coach Scott Satterfield again said he is staying at the school after South Carolina reached out about its coaching vacancy. Satterfield told The (Louisville) Courier-Journal that he had no intention of leaving Louisville but “owed an obligation just to listen [to South Carolina] because of where it’s at.” He characterized the