12:32 AM ET ESPN News Services LINCOLN, Neb. — Kyle Vantrease scored on an 8-yard run with 36 seconds left after Nebraska had taken its first lead, and Georgia Southern defeated the three-touchdown-favorite Cornhuskers 45-42 on Saturday night. The Huskers’ Timmy Bleekrode was wide left with a 52-yard field goal attempt as time ran out,
11:42 PM ET LOS ANGELES — The Las Vegas Aces tip off Game 1 of the WNBA Finals against the Connecticut Sun Sunday at 12 p.m. PT in southern Nevada. Some 85 minutes later, and 280 miles away, the Las Vegas Raiders kick off the season at the Los Angeles Chargers. Mark Davis, who owns
1:06 AM ET Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Chris Godwin, listed as questionable for Sunday’s game at AT&T Stadium against the Dallas Cowboys due to last season’s knee injury, is expected to play, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Saturday. That said, Tampa could remain cautious and slightly limit his reps in the game due
12:23 AM ET San Francisco 49ers star tight end George Kittle is not expected to play Sunday against the Chicago Bears due to a groin injury, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Kittle injured the groin in a light practice on Monday and has not been able to get back on the field for the
1:06 AM ET Arizona Cardinals defensive end J.J. Watt is unlikely to play Sunday against the Kansas City Chiefs because of a calf injury, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Watt, 33, is listed as questionable. According to a source, the Cardinals want to be safe and smart with Watt with 16 games ahead this
12:20 AM ET New Orleans Saints star wideout Michael Thomas, listed as questionable for the Sunday game in Atlanta because of a hamstring injury, is expected to play, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Falcons wide receiver Drake London, listed as questionable with a knee injury, is also expected to play, a source said. Thomas
9:59 PM ET ESPN News Services PITTSBURGH — St. Louis Cardinals slugger Albert Pujols hit his 696th home run Saturday night, tying Alex Rodriguez for fourth place on the career list. Pujols, 42, connected in the sixth inning of the Cardinals’ 7-5 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates. Pujols trails Barry Bonds (762), Hank Aaron (755)
6:52 PM ET Associated Press RECIFE, Brazil — USA Basketball won’t repeat as AmeriCup champions. Gabriel Deck scored 30 points, Nicolás Laprovittola added 18 and Argentina topped the U.S. 82-73 in the semifinals Saturday. It was a rematch of the gold-medal game from the most recent AmeriCup tournament in 2017, a game in which the
11:16 PM ET Associated Press Tim Hardaway took the stage and told a story of his early days in the NBA, when Golden State teammates Mitch Richmond and Chris Mullin would often ask him the same question. “They would ask me, ‘Tim, how great do you want to be?'” Hardaway said. They have their answer.
11:37 PM ET Here’s everything you need to know from a raucous fight card at UFC 279 in Las Vegas. Welterweight: Nate Diaz (22-13, 16-11 UFC) def. Tony Ferguson (26-8, 15-6 UFC) by submission Round 1: Ferguson suffered a nasty gash to his leg while checking a kick from Diaz, but “El Cucuy” was able