2:17 AM ET Ben Baby Close ESPN Staff Writer ESPN Staff Writer Previously a college football writer for The Dallas Morning News University of North Texas graduate Cameron Wolfe Close ESPN Staff Writer Covered the Broncos for two seasons with the Denver Post Graduate of the University of Houston A native of Jackson, Miss. Once
Month: December 2020
12:13 AM ET As college football limped toward the finish of its fraught 2020 regular season, it was fitting its final full-slate Saturday was saved by a guy throwing a shoe. And for a team with a leading Heisman Trophy contender in quarterback Kyle Trask, it was ironic the season’s biggest throw came from cornerback
1:48 AM ET The UFC flyweight division was on the verge of elimination as recently as 11 months ago. Now, it might have just produced the best MMA fight of 2020. In one of the best fights of the year, Deiveson Figueiredo and Brandon Moreno fought to a majority draw (47-46, 47-47, 47-47) in a
1:34 AM ET Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors are back. For the first time in more than nine months, Curry and his team were back on an NBA floor in a 107-105 preseason win over the Denver Nuggets on Saturday night. Curry went 3-for-10 from the field, scoring 10 points in 21 minutes,
11:43 PM ET Columbus Crew midfielder Lucas Zelarayan was named the 2020 MLS Cup’s Most Valuable Player after scoring twice and providing an assist as his side thumped defending champions Seattle Sounders 3-0 on Saturday. The Argentine playmaker, who arrived from Tigres in the offseason in a deal worth a reported $7 million, opened the
1:35 AM ET Columbus Crew head coach Caleb Porter knew that not being able to count on key duo Darlington Nagbe and Pedro Santos was a blow ahead of Saturday’s MLS Cup against Seattle Sounders, but used the situation to fire up his players some more. The Crew put the adversity behind them to defeat
1:49 AM ET Caleb Porter couldn’t hold it in any longer. When the final whistle blew, making official the Columbus Crew‘s 3-0 MLS Cup final win over the Seattle Sounders, he sprinted over to the Nordecke — the corner of MAPFRE Stadium where, even amid the coronavirus pandemic, the Crew’s hardcore fans congregate — and
8:20 PM ET It was cancellation weekend in college football, as a ton of games weren’t played because of COVID-19 issues. College Football Playoff National Championship Presented by AT&THard Rock Stadium (Miami Gardens, Florida)Jan. 11: 8 p.m. on ESPN and the ESPN App College Football Playoff Semifinal at The Rose Bowl GameRose Bowl (Pasadena, California)Jan.
10:56 PM ET USC and Washington will play for the Pac-12 football title Friday at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, the conference announced Saturday. At least that’s what is scheduled to happen. “In a football season that has thrown unprecedented challenges and adversity at our football teams and student-athletes, USC and Washington have performed at
11:53 PM ET LSU went on the road and upset No. 6 Florida 37-34 on Saturday night thanks to a last-minute field goal that was only made possible because a Gators defender threw a shoe that resulted in a personal foul penalty and kept the drive alive. The Tigers were stopped on third down late