Fernando Alonso says a penalty he received in the United States Grand Prix raises questions about the direction of the sport under governing body the FIA. A protest by Alonso’s Alpine team against the decision to demote him out of the points after he finished seventh in a damaged car will be heard on Thursday.
12:58 PM ET Brady HendersonESPN Seattle Seahawks wide receiver DK Metcalf won’t need surgery after injuring his left knee in the team’s victory over the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday, coach Pete Carroll said Monday on his weekly radio show. Carroll told Seattle Sports 710-AM that the Seahawks received “a really good report” from the
2:50 PM ET Andrew LopezESPN METAIRIE, La. — New Orleans Pelicans forward Brandon Ingram is in the NBA’s concussion protocol after colliding with a teammate in Sunday’s 122-121 overtime loss to the Utah Jazz, the team announced Monday. There is no timetable for Ingram’s return; he will have to clear a series of steps to
5:10 PM ET Associated Press As the home team in Saturday’s neutral site game against Florida, No. 1 Georgia can leave tickets at the gate for recruits. For Georgia coach Kirby Smart, that’s not nearly enough to make up for his defending national championship team’s inability to host recruits as he would in a true
5:20 PM ET LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Rams have designated wide receiver Van Jefferson to return to practice from injured reserve, the team announced Monday. Jefferson had not practiced since he had knee surgery in August. The team put him on injured reserve in late September in part because the Rams needed his
3:58 PM ET Los Angeles Chargers wide receiver Mike Williams suffered a high ankle sprain in Sunday’s loss to the Seattle Seahawks, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Monday. Williams “will miss some time,” the source told Schefter. In the fourth quarter of the Chargers’ 37-23 loss, the team’s medical staff assisted Williams off
4:01 PM ET Associated Press Jessica Pegula and Coco Gauff are the first pair of U.S. women in the top four spots of the WTA rankings since sisters Serena and Venus Williams were up there a dozen years ago. Pegula rose two places to a career-best No. 3 on Monday, a day after winning the
4:46 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN In an interview with ESPN’s Malika Andrews on “NBA Today,” NBA commissioner Adam Silver said that he believes the changes the league has made to its system in recent seasons, from flattening the lottery odds to adding the play-in tournament, have greatly reduced the incentives for teams to tank for
3:05 PM ET Undisputed middleweight champion Claressa Shields has her plan for the immediate future set, and it still includes both boxing and mixed martial arts. Shields, who became the undisputed middleweight champion for the second time on Oct. 15 in a unanimous decision win over Savannah Marshall, told ESPN on Monday that she plans
2:56 PM ET Associated Press ARLINGTON, Texas — Bruce Bochy has won a World Series in Texas, something the Rangers haven’t done. Now he is coming out of a three-year retirement in hopes of getting the home team back there. Bochy, who won the first of his World Series titles with the San Francisco Giants
2:01 PM ET The NFL is reviewing a video that appears to show two officials in uniform asking Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Mike Evans for an autograph in the tunnel after Sunday’s game against the Carolina Panthers, a source confirmed to ESPN. The video captured by 1340 AM Fox Sports shows side judge Jeff
2:50 PM ET Andrew LopezESPN METAIRIE, La. — New Orleans Pelicans coach Willie Green said he expects Zion Williamson, Brandon Ingram and Herb Jones to all be listed as questionable for Tuesday’s game against the Dallas Mavericks. Williamson (posterior hip contusion) and Ingram (head injury) did not finish Sunday’s 122-121 overtime loss to the Utah
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1:28 PM ET Texas coach Steve Sarkisian opened his Monday news conference following the Longhorns’ 41-34 loss to Oklahoma State by apologizing for not singing “The Eyes of Texas,” the school song, before leaving the field. “As you know, I owe an apology to Longhorn Nation,” Sarkisian said. “I made a mistake at the end
2:09 PM ET The Indianapolis Colts will start Sam Ehlinger at quarterback for the remainder of the season, coach Frank Reich announced Monday. Quarterback Matt Ryan, who started the Colts’ first seven games, has a Grade 2 separation of his shoulder, but Reich said the move isn’t being made because of injury. “Right now the
1:59 PM ET MEMPHIS — Brooklyn Nets star forward Kevin Durant had high praise for Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant, noting that the 23-year-old point guard is “doing some stuff that we’ve never seen before.” When asked prior to Monday’s game against the Grizzlies if Morant’s game reminded him of anyone, Durant said it was
2:09 PM BST England skipper Owen Farrell has withdrawn from the squad that is travelling to Jersey for their training camp ahead of the November internationals as he continues to recover from a concussion, the Rugby Football Union (RFU) said on Monday. Farrell was knocked unconscious during Saracens’ Premiership victory over Exeter Chiefs on Saturday
1:49 PM ET Coach Lane Kiffin says there is “no time to sit around and mope” after Ole Miss blew a 14-point lead and lost 45-20 at LSU on Saturday. Kiffin didn’t say the No. 15 Rebels’ first loss of the season was a result of complacency, but he did say he wasn’t surprised by