Nov 22, 2018 Marty Smith Close ESPN ESPN NASCAR lead reporter Former NASCAR.com senior writer 15 years covering NASCAR Ryan McGee Close ESPN Senior Writer Senior writer for ESPN The Magazine and ESPN.com 2-time Sports Emmy winner 2010, 2014 NMPA Writer of the Year Marty Smith and Ryan McGee were surprised when watching Clemson and
9:00 AM ET The only thing that seems to be a foregone conclusion in the College Football Playoff right now is undefeated and No. 3 Notre Dame. With no conference championship game to play this week, the Irish can relax and wait for the 13-member selection committee to confirm their spot in a semifinal on
9:00 AM ET Storylines abound ahead of the Texas-Oklahoma Big 12 championship game Saturday at AT&T Stadium. There’s College Football Playoff implications for the No. 5 Sooners, trash talk traded between quarterbacks and the widespread ramifications of a Red River rematch for the first time in 115 years. Hidden among the headlines, an opportunity exists
Diego Valeri’s double and a superb strike from Sebastian Blanco propelled the Portland Timbers to MLS Cup over Sporting KC. KANSAS CITY, Kansas — When it doubt, leave it to the Lanus Boys. While that may not have been the exact tactical plan of Portland Timbers manager Giovanni Savarese, it certainly worked out that way
10:18 AM GMT ESPN staff Former South Africa rugby player Naka Drotské is in a stable condition after being shot multiple times during a home invasion on Thursday night.
Drotské and 1995 Rugby World Cup-winning teammate Os du Randt were visiting Drotské’s brother, Tinus, in Kameeldrift, when a group of armed robbers rushed in and
9:56 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Ireland will begin their first overseas Test match on St Patrick’s Day – March 17 – when they take on Afghanistan next year, in what will be a second Test outing for both of the game’s newest senior nations. The Test will be the culmination of a nine-match itinerary, which
7:27 AM ET Associated Press TOKYO — The International Olympic Committee ordered an inquiry Friday into the amateur boxing federation, which elected an alleged heroin trafficker as president four weeks ago. The IOC said AIBA cannot contact organizers of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics during the inquiry. IOC spokesman Mark Adams said the inquiry into finance,
10:06 AM ET Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo might already have a nickname, but as Shaquille O’Neal has already shown, you can never have too many. In fact, O’Neal is ready to relinquish one of his favorites — “Superman” — and give it up “with honor and pleasure” to the “Greek Freak.” “I’ve never given
11:30 AM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN The Wysh List publishes every Friday. One of the best trends in the NHL over the past decade or so are the waves of popularity created by the resurgence of the Chicago Blackhawks, Pittsburgh Penguins and Boston Bruins during their championship runs. Their championship contention felt like a national movement:
3:49 AM ET Defending champion Cameron Smith shot a 7-under-par 65 to open a one-shot lead after the second round of the Australian PGA Championship on the Gold Coast on Friday, as home favourite Marc Leishman moved into contention. Starting the day four strokes adrift at Royal Pines Resort, Smith completed 36 holes with a