11:30 AM BST Alec Hepburn will make his first England start in the opening match of the autumn internationals against South Africa on Saturday. Hepburn starts at No.1 in an inexperienced, injury-hit forward pack that also includes Kyle Sinckler and Mark Wilson, who has been selected at No.8 ahead of the uncapped Zach Mercer. Brad
8:00 AM ET This is such a big weekend in college football, there are multiple ways we could describe it. Is it Showdown Saturday? Or maybe Statement Saturday? Either way, teams with College Football Playoff aspirations have the opportunity to make statements in showdowns across the country. On the heels of the first CFP committee
12:39 PM ET JR Smith, unhappy with his playing time, on Thursday said he hopes to be traded by the Cleveland Cavaliers. “Yeah,” Smith said when asked if he was hoping for a trade. “They know. They don’t want me here, so they obviously know.” On Tuesday, the Cavs informed Smith for the second time
10:23 AM ET Red Bull has set itself the two-year target of making Max Verstappen Formula One’s youngest world champion by the end of the 2020 season. Daniel Ricciardo’s pole position celebrations at the Mexican Grand Prix left Max Verstappen ‘very angry’, according to the Dutchman’s father Jos. Verstappen is on a stellar run of
11:00 AM ET ORLANDO, Fla. — UCF keeps winning, but it can’t really win — not with its growing chorus of critics, not with Power 5 football fans outside Orlando and probably not with the College Football Playoff selection committee. The undefeated Knights opened at No. 12 in the committee’s initial rankings — six spots
10:55 AM ET Eric Gomez, ESPN.com MEXICO CITY — As a 9-year-old racing go-karts in her native Bogotá, Tatiana Calderón dreamed of one day driving a Formula One car. On Tuesday, some 16 years later, she climbed into the cockpit of a Sauber C37, and — with camera shutters clicking and a gathered crowd chorusing
12:30 AM ET Damir Kreilach had two goals and Jefferson Savarino helped create the second-half winner on a deflected goal as visiting Real Salt Lake upset LAFC 3-2 in the Western Conference Knockout Round match at Banc of California Stadium on Thursday night. RSL, the No. 6 seed, hosts top seed Sporting Kansas City on
11:29 AM ET UFC president Dana White does not believe a fight between Khabib Nurmagomedov and retired boxer Floyd Mayweather will happen, but says he has been in contact with Mayweather’s team this week. White told ESPN’s Get Up! on Thursday that he met with Mayweather’s associates on Wednesday in Los Angeles to discuss the
11:43 AM ET Hall of Fame wide receiver Terrell Owens believes the New York Giants need to make a change at quarterback and that Eli Manning is holding back star wideout Odell Beckham Jr. “I mean, if it was anybody else, any other quarterback, he would have already been replaced,” Owens told TMZ. “So, at
Manchester United will review security measures at Old Trafford after a pitch invader during last month’s Champions League match with Juventus was found to have carried two toy guns into the stadium in his backpack. “Carrying a children’s miniature plastic toy gun into a stadium is clearly an irresponsible act. Fortunately, the actions of the