7:46 AM ET Mike CoppingerESPN The age-old pound-for-pound debate rages on year after year. Just who is the baddest man on the planet? Fighters jockey for position in their respective weight classes but they’re also measured against each other time and again. Those who can rack up titles in multiple weight classes sometimes are pushed
Saurashtra 249 for 5 (Jackson 133*, Desai 50, Jani 30*, Ostwal 2-20, Choudhary 2-38) beat Maharashtra 248 for 9 (Gaikwad 108, Kazi 37, Shaikh 31*, Jani 3-43) by five wickets It was a memorable day for Sheldon Jackson, who struck a fine 133 not out to lead Saurashtra past Maharashtra’s 248 to their second Vijay
7:45 AM ET Pete ThamelESPN Boston College quarterback Phil Jurkovec intends to enter the NCAA transfer portal, sources told ESPN. He’ll enter as a graduate transfer and will have one season remaining of eligibility. Jurkovec has been Boston College’s starting quarterback the past three seasons after transferring from Notre Dame. He’s been productive when healthy,
7:00 AM ET ESPN staff The Week 13 NFL schedule for the 2022 season is stacked with great matchups, and we’ve got you covered heading into the weekend. Our NFL Nation reporters offer the biggest keys and bold predictions for each matchup. Additionally, ESPN Stats & Information provides a big stat to know and a
6:53 AM ET Adam Scott hopes class and experience will prevail after snatching a share of the Australian Open halfway lead with a spectacular finish to his course-record-equalling second round. Delighting the big gallery, Scott drained a long-range putt from off the green for eagle on the final hole to ice a flawless seven-under-par 63
Next year’s Chinese Grand Prix has been cancelled by Formula 1 because of “ongoing difficulties” with Covid. The Shanghai race was due to return in April for the first time since 2019. Protests have been held in China in recent days over its ‘zero Covid’ policies, which include regular lockdowns and isolation imposed on infected
7:00 AM ET Bradford Doolittle Close ESPN Staff Writer Sports reporter, Kansas City Star, 2002-09 Writer, Baseball, Baseball Prospectus Co-author, Pro Basketball Prospectus Member, Baseball Writers Association of America Member, Professional Basketball Writers Association David Schoenfield Close ESPN Senior Writer Covers MLB for ESPN.com Former deputy editor of Page 2 Been with ESPN.com since 1995
7:00 AM ET In the first winter after superstar Albert Pujols shocked the baseball world by leaving the St. Louis Cardinals to sign a monster contract with the Los Angeles Angels, agents recall New York Yankees general manager Brian Cashman praising the discipline of the Cardinals’ front office, predicting — correctly — that the decision
2:11 AM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — New England Patriots quarterback Mac Jones‘ frustration boiled over on the sideline during Thursday night’s 24-10 loss to the Buffalo Bills, but he said it wasn’t directed at anyone specifically. The Prime Video broadcast showed Jones at one point as he appeared to be saying, “Throw the f—ing ball!
1:03 AM ET Unranked Utah‘s biggest victory of the year, an 81-66 upset of No. 4 Arizona in the teams’ Pac-12 opener Thursday night, came exactly 10 years after the death of Rick Majerus, the legendary coach who led the Utes to the 1998 national title game. Majerus, who died of heart failure on Dec.
12:58 AM GMT ESPN staff The future of Super Rugby Pacific has been locked away until at least the end of 2030, with New Zealand Rugby and Rugby Australia rubber-stamping a plan to take the competition forward over the next eight years. After months of negotiation and more than just a few stern words, the
Allrounders Pooja Vastrakar and Sneh Rana will miss the five-match T20I series against Australia at home starting December 10. While the BCCI release announcing the squad said Vastrakar was unavailable due to an unspecified injury, it gave no reason for Rana’s absence. There was also a maiden national call-up for the Railways left-arm seamer Anjali
11:23 PM ET Pete ThamelESPN Liberty has targeted Coastal Carolina‘s Jamey Chadwell to be the school’s next head football coach, sources told ESPN. There’s mutual interest, according to sources, but no deal has been struck, nor has Chadwell made a final decision about leaving. Chadwell is waiting until after the Sun Belt championship game to
11:16 PM ET Alaina Getzenberg Mike Reiss Close ESPN Staff Writer Covered Patriots since 1997 Joined ESPN in 2009 FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — At 6-5, the New England Patriots entered “Thursday Night Football” two games behind the 8-3 Buffalo Bills. And while the Bills were tied with the Miami Dolphins atop the AFC East, they were
11:11 PM ET Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Tampa Bay Rays are relocating their spring base for 2023 due to extensive damage to team training facilities caused by Hurricane Ian. The Rays have trained since 2009 in Port Charlotte, Florida, about 90 minutes south of St. Petersburg, and intend to explore several options
8:15 PM ET Texas State is finalizing a deal to make G.J. Kinne the school’s next head football coach, sources told ESPN’s Pete Thamel, confirming multiple reports Thursday. In his first season as coach, Kinne guided FCS’ Incarnate Word to a 10-1 record and a second straight Southland Conference title this year. It’s set to
10:25 PM ET Associated Press PHILADELPHIA — Steven Stamkos never was more elated to get a secondary assist. Stamkos had an assist for his 1,000th career point, Nick Paul scored twice and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Philadelphia Flyers 4-1 on Thursday night. The No. 1 overall pick in the 2008 draft, Stamkos assisted
6:52 PM ET And just when you thought we achieved peak chaos at the World Cup on Wednesday, we had even ups and downs on Thursday. All four teams from Group E — Costa Rica, Germany, Japan, and Spain — were at some point either through to the round of 16 or outright eliminated. Be