7:00 AM ET Betting bowl games successfully is perhaps more difficult than it has ever been. We always have had to handicap player motivation, coaching changes and other variables. But now, the sport has added the transfer portal and draft status caution to the equation. “I never heard a bowl game described as an ‘exhibition’
7:00 AM ET AJ MassESPN Staff Writer Close Fantasy football, baseball and college basketball contributor. Author of book, “Yes, It’s Hot in Here.” Whom should you start? Whom should you sit? To help you set your fantasy football lineups and avoid starting a player who won’t be in the lineup, we’ll post fantasy-relevant updates and
12:33 AM ET TORONTO — Kyrie Irving knocked down the first buzzer-beating game winner of his NBA career in a thrilling 119-116 win over the Toronto Raptors on Friday night. Irving shook off Raptors guard Fred VanVleet as the final seconds ticked off the clock, stepped behind the 3-point line and nailed the clutch shot
6:00 AM ET It’s the World Cup final — France against Argentina, the reigning world champions versus the champions of South America, Kylian Mbappe taking on Lionel Messi — and it will end with one of football’s heavyweight nations winning the World Cup for a third time. Qatar 2022 has had its highlights, including great
5:01 AM ET DOHA, Qatar — France captain Hugo Lloris has said the adrenaline of playing in a World Cup Final will help his teammates overcome the disruption caused by a virus in the camp. Raphael Varane, Ibrahima Konate and Kingsley Coman have all trained away from the rest of the squad after showing signs
5:42 AM ET Paul Izzo of Melbourne Victory removes a flare from the pitch after a Melbourne City goal. Darrian Traynor/Getty Images Football Australia has promised that “strong sanctions” will be handed down after an Australian A-League Men’s Melbourne Derby between Melbourne City and Melbourne Victory was abandoned to ensure player safety after a violent pitch
Ricky Ponting has urged David Warner to think carefully about whether he should bring an end to his Test career but team-mate Nathan Lyon believes that all of Australia should be backing him. Warner was dismissed for a first-ball duck by Kagiso Rabada on the opening day at the Gabba when he fended a hostile
12:12 AM ET LOS ANGELES — Lakers star big man Anthony Davis suffered a right foot injury in Friday night’s 126-108 win over the Denver Nuggets and did not return after halftime. Davis appeared to tweak his right foot after his lower leg collided with Nikola Jokic‘s leg while the two were in midair near
11:58 PM ET Associated Press ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Ethan Greenfield, Luke Lehnen and DeAngelo Hardy delivered the big plays and North Central (Ill.) beat Mount Union 28-21 on Friday night at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium to win the Amos Alonzo Stagg Bowl and claim the NCAA Division III championship. The Cardinals (15-0) finished off a
10:56 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Ryan Garcia has decided to forgo a Jan. 28 junior welterweight tuneup bout against Mercito Gesta to focus on a planned April 15 superfight against Gervonta Davis at 136 pounds in Las Vegas. The decision comes despite the fact Garcia and Gesta have signed contracts for a fight, sources told