6:55 AM ET After Alabama opened the college football season with a 44-13 rout against Miami in Atlanta, there was probably the same collective moan from Athens, Georgia, to Eugene, Oregon: “Oh, no, not again!” Then, after the defending national champion barely survived a 31-29 victory at Florida on Saturday, the widespread reaction was: “Oh,
12:00 AM ET ESPN News Services MILWAUKEE — Jon Lester notched his 200th career while helping the St. Louis Cardinals beat the NL Central-leading Milwaukee Brewers 5-2 on Monday night for their ninth consecutive win. The Cardinals have won nine straight for the first time since 2004 to solidify their grip on the second NL
8:00 AM ET Our NBArank countdown is back for its 11th season. Which rookies are making their debuts on our annual list? Which young stars are beginning their ascent up the league’s hierarchy? Which players dropped after disappointing 2020-21 campaigns? Here’s who made the cut as we break down the league’s top 100. To get
7:41 AM ET In 2004, when Ryder Cup captain Hal Sutton paired Phil Mickelson and Tiger Woods together at Oakland Hills, it was considered bold. Not because it was the No. 2- and No. 4-ranked players in the world playing together in one group, but because Mickelson and Woods had a rivalry that was considered
7:51 AM ET Nick Diaz was 20 years old and facing the biggest challenge of his young MMA career. At UFC 47, on a stormy April night in Las Vegas in 2004, Diaz took on power-punching Robbie Lawler in just his second appearance inside the Octagon. Lawler, who was 22, had already fought five times
Report Brunt returns as England rest Sciver, Wyatt and Dean hold their places after starring in Worcester New Zealand win toss, bowl vs England New Zealand have won the toss and elected to bowl first in the third ODI against England in Leicester. England will rest Nat Sciver, meaning allrounder Katherine Brunt returns after taking
6:26 AM BST All Blacks forwards coach John Plumtree is expecting a “titanic” battle up front when New Zealand and South Africa meet in their 100th Test match in the Rugby Championship on Saturday. Plumtree, who coached for many years in South Africa, did not expect the Springboks to vary much from the strategy that
6:45 AM ET NFL NationESPN It’s still early, so the 2021 NFL Power Rankings contain a bit of volatility. But ranking teams isn’t the only volatile early-season NFL exercise; categorizing the fantasy value of players is difficult right now too. But being the positive people we are, we decided to take a sunny side up
5:20 AM ET Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez A Madrid judge has demanded that UEFA comply with an injunction ordering the suspension of disciplinary proceedings against Real Madrid, Barcelona and Juventus over the Super League project, or face punishment. The Super League filed a claim with a commercial court in Madrid — where the company is
3:47 AM ET Chelsea defender Marcos Alonso has said he will stop taking a knee before matches this season because the anti-racism gesture is “losing a bit of strength.” Players and staff have been taking a knee prior to kickoff since the Premier League returned to action in June last year to show their support