8:27 PM ET ATLANTA — Defending national champion Georgia might have lost 15 players to the NFL draft, but the No. 3 Bulldogs looked just fine in the first game of their title defense, blasting No. 11 Oregon 49-3 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Saturday. Even after losing five defensive players in the first round, including
7:15 PM ET Associated Press BOLTON, Mass. — Talor Gooch had a 5-under 65 on a day of low scoring and most players wearing shorts, building a one-shot lead Saturday over newcomer Joaquin Niemann after two rounds of the LIV Golf Invitational-Boston. Gooch was among the first players to sign up with the Saudi-funded league
2:55 PM ET ESPN News Services The San Francisco Giants placed left-hander Alex Wood on the 15-day injured list Saturday with a left shoulder impingement and recalled outfielder Bryce Johnson. Wood, 31, is 8-12 with a 5.10 ERA in 26 starts this season. He has struggled to the tune of a 13.86 ERA over his
4:06 PM ET Associated Press PITTSBURGH — The Pirates finally have a team hall of fame, inducting 19 members as part of the inaugural class Saturday. Of the 19, 16 had already been enshrined in the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York. The three living members of the class attended the ceremony: Steve
6:15 PM ET Associated Press ST. PETERBURG, Fla. — Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco is set to resume his minor league rehab assignment with Triple-A Durham on Sunday. Franco, who went on the injured list July 10 with a right hamate bone injury that required surgery, played part of one game in mid-August for
6:26 PM ET ESPN News Services NEW YORK — No. 3 Carlos Alcaraz, a 19-year-old Spaniard, defeated unseeded Jenson Brooksby, a 21-year-old Californian, 6-3, 6-3, 6-3 on Saturday at the US Open, advancing to the fourth round in a facility he’s very comfortable in. Alcaraz became the youngest man to reach the US Open quarterfinal
Sep 2, 2022 Notre Dame‘s tough season opener against Ohio State on Saturday is filled with upside. There is only one other scheduled contest all year that could raise a team’s chance to reach the College Football Playoff with a win more than the Fighting Irish’s trip to Columbus — only behind Michigan‘s own bout
5:33 PM ET Associated Press SYLVANIA, Ohio — Lucy Li played with a lead for the first time on the LPGA Tour and the 19-year-old was up to the task Saturday, recovering from a sluggish start for a 4-under 67 and a one-shot lead in the Dana Open. Li was 2 over through seven holes
Manchester Originals coach Simon Katich has urged the ECB to rethink staging the Hundred eliminator 24 hours before the final. Speaking after his team lost a nail-biter at Lord’s to eventual 2022 champions Trent Rockets, Katich lamented what he saw as a tired performance with the bat and was in no doubt that playing at
5:35 PM ET Week 1 occasionally delivers truly great football, an epic battle of two teams destined for a playoff run. But it also delivers some awful football, as two teams still shaking off the rust of a long offseason wage a battle of attrition. But Saturday’s noon slate gave us something else entirely. It