10:48 AM ET Jake Garcia is expected to start in place of injured quarterback Tyler Van Dyke for Miami against Virginia on Saturday, according to sources. Van Dyke injured his right shoulder against Duke last week and did not return to the game. Coach Mario Cristobal was tight-lipped during the week about the nature of
8:30 AM ET Pete ThamelESPN Kansas State quarterback Adrian Martinez is a “true game-time decision” for Saturday’s game against No. 9 Oklahoma State, sources told ESPN. Martinez left No. 22 Kansas State’s loss at TCU last week with a leg injury. He was a limited participant in practice Thursday, sources told ESPN, and will be
8:40 AM ET Pete ThamelESPN Ohio State star wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba will not play Saturday against Penn State, sources told ESPN. Smith-Njigba didn’t practice this week and didn’t travel with the team to State College, Pennsylvania, sources said. The timetable for his return is uncertain, sources said, as Smith-Njigba deals with a vexing hamstring
7:00 AM ET We are a couple days away from November, and perhaps the nation’s best team, led by Heisman Trophy betting favorite QB C.J. Stroud (-105), still has more questions than answers. Just how good are the No. 2 Ohio State Buckeyes (+180), the national championship betting favorite? The undefeated Buckeyes (-15.5, 60.5) visit
3:14 AM ET Marly RiveraESPN Writer Close Marly Rivera is a writer for ESPNdeportes.com and ESPN.com. HOUSTON — Astros ace Justin Verlander remains well on his way to Cooperstown. But somewhat surprisingly, still missing from his distinguished 17-year career résumé is a World Series victory. Verlander cruised through the first three innings of Game 1
1:45 AM ET MINNEAPOLIS — Russell Westbrook came off the bench in a regular-season game for the first time since his rookie year in the Los Angeles Lakers‘ 111-102 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves and impressed his team by taking to the role. “He was great,” said LeBron James, who said Westbrook’s energy “catapulted” L.A.’s
9:26 AM ET Jeff Kassouf The origin story of the Kansas City Current‘s run to the NWSL Championship begins with a victory over OL Reign. Not the 2-0 win on Sunday over the Shield-winning Reign in the semifinal in Seattle. That gutsy result clinched the Current’s spot in this year’s NWSL Championship, set for Saturday
6:41 AM ET Erling Haaland is the Premier League’s top scorer this season. Marc Atkins/Getty Images Erling Haaland will miss Manchester City‘s Premier League game against Leicester City on Saturday. The striker, who has scored 22 goals in all competitions this season, was substituted at half-time of City’s goalless Champions League draw with Borussia Dortmund in
7:38 AM ET Ferrari believes Red Bull’s penalty for breaching the 2021 budget cap does not do enough to address the performance gains the team could have made from overspending. Red Bull accepted the FIA’s accepted breach agreement of $7 million and a 10 percent reduction in wind-tunnel development. The FIA found Red Bull had
New Zealand 167 for 7 (Phillips 104, Rajitha 2-23) beat Sri Lanka 102 (Shanaka 35, Boult 4-13) by 65 runs Sri Lanka had New Zealand 15 for 3 in the powerplay. But then they dropped Glenn Phillips, and it was all new Zealand from there. Phillips bashed 104 off 64 deliveries to almost single-handedly carry