7:00 AM ET RALEIGH, N.C. — Ruffin McNeill steels himself before walking through the door to see his father. He has no idea whether it’s a good day or a bad day for “Pops,” but he will know soon enough. McNeill enters the nursing care facility in Lumberton, North Carolina, about an hour and a
6:34 AM ET Eric WoodyardESPN DETROIT — The Lions have released backup quarterback David Blough, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Wednesday morning. The Lions are interested in bringing Blough back to their practice squad, but they are expected to sign former San Francisco 49ers backup Nate Sudfield to help out Jared Goff, the
6:44 AM BST Young Wallabies playmaker Noah Lolesio has been urged to shed his ‘nice guy’ image and ramp up his assertiveness as he works to nail down the crucial No.10 role. Attack coach Scott Wisemantel says the 22-year-old was “solid” in Australia’s 25-17 win over South Africa last weekend, but he wants to see
6:00 AM ET FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — Greetings from the Wilson family vacation, circa 2008. We’re on a luxury cruise ship in the middle of the Caribbean, sailing toward the island of St. Thomas. On board is a really cool basketball court, where Kenny Wilson and the three oldest of his four boys — ages
4:06 AM ET Lewis Hamilton literally put a cap on a verbal spat with Formula One rival Fernando Alonso in a teasing social media post on Tuesday. Alonso, a former team mate and fellow world champion, had branded the Briton an idiot after a first-lap collision at last Sunday’s Belgian Grand Prix. Mercedes’ seven-times world
5:06 PM ET Chelsea suffered a 2-1 defeat at Southampton as early season struggles continued for Thomas Tuchel’s side. Despite Raheem Sterling giving the Blues a lead in the 23rd minute, the Saints levelled five minutes later on 18-year-old Romeo Lavia‘s spectacular goal. It was then in first-half stoppage time that the home side took
10:57 PM ET NEW YORK — When British tennis player Emma Raducanu arrived in New York last year, she could move around in blissful anonymity. She managed to lock herself away from the growing buzz around her by watching Formula One, listening to jazz and eating poke bowls in her hotel room during the tournament.
Bangladesh were satisfied with their bowling performance while unsuccessfully trying to defend their low total of 127 in their Asia Cup opener against Afghanistan, but would have liked another 10-15 runs, according to Mosaddek Hossain. Afghanistan lost an early wicket before going on to complete a convincing seven-wicket win with nine balls to spare with
12:48 AM ET Associated Press Sam Querrey will always remember his big victories over Novak Djokovic, Andy Murray and Rafael Nadal. He has not had time to process what he’ll miss most about being a professional tennis player. Heading into retirement has become a theme at the US Open, and Querrey, a 34-year-old Californian, played
11:22 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Timmy Trumpet was all set to horn in on this most notable season for the New York Mets. The Australian-born musician was at Citi Field with trumpet in hand Tuesday night, ready if needed to pop onto the diamond and blare his song “Narco” live if Mets