12:59 AM BST Wallabies coach Michael Cheika is digging in despite another Test loss leaving his side on the brink of some unwanted Rugby Championship history. Australia’s 23-12 toppling in South Africa on Sunday morning (AEST) brought the tally to eight defeats from the side’s last 10 Tests. A contest in Salta’s altitude against an
12:56 AM ET Former three-division world titleholder Jorge Linares has designs on winning a belt in a fourth weight division, and he got started on that quest in explosive fashion Saturday night. In his junior welterweight debut, Linares scored two knockdowns and blew away Abner Cotto in a third-round knockout victory in the main event
12:23 AM ET DALLAS — Luka Doncic‘s performance in his preseason debut provided some glimpses of the unique skill that persuaded the Dallas Mavericks to trade up to draft the European teen star. Doncic, the No. 3 pick in the draft, scored 16 points on 5-of-7 shooting in 30 minutes during a 116-63 victory Saturday
12:09 AM ET NEW YORK — The boundary separating the very good from the great is wider than the third-base line, and David Wright spent most of his career on the less desirable side of the divide. He was a very good ballplayer, not a great one, and yet he deserved the Citi Field send-off
12:22 AM ET TAMPA, Fla. — The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are expected to start Ryan Fitzpatrick at quarterback against the Chicago Bears on Sunday despite quarterback Jameis Winston returning from his three-game suspension, league sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Saturday. The veteran’s career has been full of “high-highs and low-lows,” but here are some
12:02 AM ET Jacksonville Jaguars running back Leonard Fournette, who has missed the past two games with a hamstring injury and is listed as questionable for Sunday, is expected to play against the New York Jets, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Fournette was hurt in the season opener against the New York Giants. With Fournette
10:40 PM ET Associated Press PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. — Ken Tanigawa made a 30-foot eagle putt on the par-5 18th at Poppy Hills on Saturday for a 5-under 66 and a two-stroke lead in the Pure Insurance Championship. Making his 18th PGA Tour Champions start after earning his tour card at Q-school, the 50-year-old Tanigawa
10:48 PM ET Associated Press Kawhi Leonard is finally back on the court and the Toronto Raptors should be happy with the results. Leonard scored 12 points in his first game with his new team and the Raptors beat the Portland Trail Blazers 122-104 on Saturday night in Vancouver, British Columbia, in the preseason opener
10:12 PM ET ESPN News Services NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee State linebacker Christion Abercrombie collapsed on the sideline late in the first half against Vanderbilt on Saturday and had emergency surgery after being rushed to the hospital. School officials said in a statement that Abercrombie is in critical condition and being observed at Vanderbilt University
9:53 PM ET BATON ROUGE, La. — On a rain-soaked Saturday night at Tiger Stadium, LSU held a moment of silence prior to its game against Ole Miss to honor basketball player Wayde Sims, who was shot to death just one day earlier. “LSU mourns the loss of one of our own,” LSU public-address announcer