1:00 AM ET The 2021 college football season has been a rollicking, chaotic mess so far, but until Week 8, something had been missing — something terrible and beautiful and ridiculous. Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome Kansas to the party. The Jayhawks brought a close game against Oklahoma and a bottle of cheap wine. They’re,
1:11 AM ET The New York Giants are expected to have wide receiver Darius Slayton back in the fold for Sunday’s game against the Carolina Panthers while Sterling Shepard remains a game-time decision, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Wide receiver John Ross (hamstring) and tight end Evan Engram (calf) are expected to play, sources said.
11:56 PM ET ATLANTA — For the first time since 1999, the Atlanta Braves are going back to the World Series. Eddie Rosario continued a torrid postseason with a three-run homer just inside the foul pole in the fourth inning, breaking a 1-1 deadlock and propelling Atlanta to a 4-2 win over the Los Angeles
12:05 AM ET For the first time in the 21st century, the Atlanta Braves are in the World Series, having claimed their first National League pennant since 1999. It’s not an insult or a revision of history to say that the Braves began this October run as something of an afterthought. The oddsmakers in Vegas
6:52 PM ET Toni Kroos could leave Real Madrid this summer. Photo by David S. Bustamante/Soccrates/Getty Images 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.
12:08 AM ET No. 4 Alabama pulled away in the second half to defeat Tennessee, 52-24, at home on Saturday, but Crimson Tide coach Nick Saban said the win came with a warning. Saban pointed out the various mistakes his team made, whether it was busted coverages, a blocked punt or a penalty for roughing
9:59 PM ET Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Kobe Bryant’s widow Vanessa Bryant said she pleaded with the Los Angeles County sheriff to make sure no one took photographs from the site of the 2020 helicopter crash that killed the basketball star and their daughter Gianna and that the sheriff reassured her that the area
7:26 PM ET EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — As much as the new-look Los Angeles Lakers have preached patience, a winless exhibition slate, a handful of injuries and now an 0-2 start to the regular season — that included tensions boiling over in Friday’s loss to the Phoenix Suns — would test any team’s resolve. Yet
11:14 PM ET The Golden State Warriors decided to poke a little fun at Klay Thompson in honor of him being left off the NBA’s 75th anniversary team. Before Saturday’s practice, some of Thompson’s teammates hung a No. 77 jersey in his locker. Warriors forward Draymond Green posted two short videos on his Instagram stories
9:17 PM ET After yet another woeful offensive performance in which starting quarterback D.J. Uiagalelei was benched and Clemson fell 27-17 to Pitt on Saturday, Tigers coach Dabo Swinney said every job on the unit would be up for grabs in practice this week. “Everything’s under evaluation at this point,” Swinney said, adding that he