12:16 AM GMT Liam Napier A humbling loss to Ireland has the All Blacks hurting, and rightly so. Not since the 2019 World Cup semifinal have they been so comprehensively outplayed. Worryingly, many of the same crippling flaws England brutally exposed that evening in Yokohama remain prevalent. A response this weekend, in the final Test
9:37 PM ET Associated Press NFL Hall of Fame defensive lineman Curley Culp announced he has stage 4 pancreatic cancer. “To my followers, family and friends I have stage 4 pancreatic cancer,” he tweeted Tuesday. “Do donate to your local cancer organizations so this dreaded disease is eradicated. Love life, family and friends. Folded hands
9:33 PM ET Associated Press IRVING, Texas — The Big 12 issued a public reprimand Tuesday and fined Baylor $25,000 because students and fans stormed the field before time expired in the No. 11 Bears’ 27-14 victory Saturday over Oklahoma, and then again when the game was over. Fans initially swarmed onto the field thinking
8:47 PM ET The top seven teams remained unchanged in the College Football Playoff’s third ranking of the season on Tuesday, the fifth time that has happened in CFP history. While there can still be a shake-up in the final three rankings, history tells us what we’re seeing might be very close to what we’ll
4:14 PM ET Fenway Sports Group is in advanced talks to purchase the Pittsburgh Penguins, a source confirmed to ESPN on Tuesday. Ron Burkle and Mario Lemieux have been the Penguins’ majority owners since 1999. The Wall Street Journal and Sportico were the first to report on the potential sale. The agreement needs to be
8:10 PM ET Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. — Brett Favre missed a deadline to pay $228,000 in interest on welfare money he was paid for a public speaking contract he did not fulfill, the Mississippi state auditor said Tuesday. Auditor Shad White said he is turning the matter over to the state attorney general’s office,
7:20 PM ET ESPN News Services COSTA MESA, Calif. — The Los Angeles Chargers might be missing a pair of important defensive players going into Sunday’s game against the Pittsburgh Steelers after linemen Joey Bosa and Jerry Tillery entered the league’s reserve/COVID-19 protocol on Tuesday. Bosa is tied for the league lead with three strip-sacks
8:01 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Canelo Alvarez could chase a title in a fifth weight class. At the WBC Convention on Wednesday in Mexico City, the organization approved the request of Canelo’s trainer and manager, Eddy Reynoso, to have Alvarez challenge Illunga Junior Makabu for the cruiserweight championship. Alvarez, ESPN’s No. 1 pound-for-pound boxer, became
6:32 PM ET Danny Lewis The summer transfer window was unlike any other; see all the major deals and check out how we graded the biggest signings. And just because the window is shut until January, that doesn’t mean the rumours won’t keep coming. Here’s the latest gossip and speculation. TOP STORY: Olmo’s Barca move
4:44 PM ET Wales held Belgium to a 1-1 draw to guarantee themselves runners-up spot behind the world number ones in World Cup qualifying Group E in Cardiff on Tuesday. Kieffer Moore cancelled out Kevin de Bruyne’s early opener to earn the Welsh the point they required to stay in front of the Czech Republic