Opting to bat first, New Zealand rode on Kerr’s unbeaten 30-ball 46 and Green’s 37 not out in 25 balls to put up 148. They lost two early wickets, of Sophie Devine and Georgia Plimmer, inside the powerplay, both to medium-pacer Marufa Akter, but Suzie Bates and Rebecca Burns scored 20 each to steady the
8:48 PM ET Toronto Maple Leafs forward Mitch Marner set a franchise record in extending his point streak to 19 games Saturday night against the Tampa Bay Lightning. The winger scored a short-handed goal early in the second period against the Lightning to reach his milestone and give Toronto a 1-0 lead. He later scored
10:42 PM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Clemson benched starting quarterback DJ Uiagalelei after two series in the ACC championship game against North Carolina on Saturday, turning to backup Cade Klubnik to provide a spark. Klubnik did just that, going 10-of-11 for 149 yards and a touchdown in the first half. He was eventually pulled in
11:08 PM ET Tennessee offensive coordinator Alex Golesh has agreed to a deal to become the next head coach at South Florida, sources told ESPN, confirming reports. Golesh was the primary playcaller for the Volunteers, who led the country in scoring this season with an average of 47.3 points per game. He came to Tennessee
11:00 PM ET As part of the conditions that enabled Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson to be reinstated and be able to play Sunday against the Houston Texans, he has made what NFL and NFLPA experts have described as “signs of progress” during his mandatory treatment program, per league sources. Though his 11-game suspension is
10:01 PM ET ESPN News Services Minnesota Timberwolves center Rudy Gobert was ejected in the first half of the Saturday’s 135-128 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder after he appeared to purposefully trip Kenrich Williams. Gobert contested Williams on a drive to the rim with 9:22 to go in the second quarter, causing Williams to
6:52 PM ET ATLANTA — Georgia‘s top receiver this season, Ladd McConkey, was ruled out of the second half of the SEC championship game on Saturday after experiencing what coach Kirby Smart called tendinitis in his knees. Smart said it was a continuation of knee issues that have bothered McConkey through much of the season.
10:33 PM ET Colorado has named Deion Sanders as its next head coach, the school announced in a statement on Saturday. The announcement came minutes after Sanders led Jackson State to its second straight SWAC title. Sanders, 55, has gone 27-5 at Jackson State in three seasons. Jackson State defeated Southern 43-24 in the title
9:22 PM ET Two things have been true of the College Football Playoff committee’s first eight years of selections. First, the committee has almost certainly gotten the top four correct on every occasion. For any debates over Ohio State in 2014 or Alabama in 2017, the eventual results — a national championship for both —
8:22 PM ET ESPN News Services ATLANTA — With all sorts of turmoil behind them in the rankings, the No. 1 Georgia Bulldogs left no doubt about the top team heading into the College Football Playoff, dismantling No. 11 LSU 50-30 in the Southeastern Conference championship game Saturday. Stetson Bennett threw a season-high four touchdown