12:34 PM ET Tennessee will start Joe Milton III at quarterback for its season-opening game against Bowling Green on Thursday night. First-year coach Josh Heupel announced the decision during a news conference Monday, citing Milton’s skills and decision-making. In April, Milton transferred to Tennessee from Michigan, where he began last season as the starter before
1:09 PM ET Notre Dame junior linebacker Marist Liufau underwent surgery Monday morning for a broken and dislocated ankle and it will likely miss the season, head coach Brian Kelly announced on Monday. Liufau had 22 total tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss last season and was slated to be a significant contributor again in
12:51 PM ET Michigan will start junior Cade McNamara at quarterback for Saturday’s season opener against Western Michigan, coach Jim Harbaugh said Monday. Harbaugh labeled McNamara as the Wolverines’ starter before preseason camp opened, and the junior has only strengthened his position during the past month. McNamara appeared in four games last season and started
1:12 PM ET The inevitable became official Monday as top-ranked Alabama named Bryce Young its starting quarterback for Saturday’s game against No. 14 Miami. Young, a sophomore and former five-star prospect, spent last season as the back-up to Mac Jones, who was selected by the New England Patriots in the first round of this year’s
12:34 PM ET The Oklahoma–Tulane game set for Saturday will not be played in New Orleans due to the aftermath of Hurricane Ida, sources told ESPN. Tulane was set to host No. 2 Oklahoma on campus at Yulman Stadium. A shelter-in-place order for Tulane’s campus remained Monday morning as the university’s damage assessment and recovery
12:52 PM ET MIAMI — Miami Marlins pitching prospect Jake Eder is scheduled to undergo reconstructive elbow surgery and might be sidelined until 2023. Eder was a fourth-round pick in 2020 out of Vanderbilt and is ranked as one of baseball’s top 100 prospects. A 22-year-old left-hander, Eder went 3-5 with a 1.77 ERA and
11:53 AM ET Associated Press PITTSBURGH — The last-place Pittsburgh Pirates have fired hitting coach Rick Eckstein. The team made the announcement on Monday. The Pirates, who are in the early stages of a reboot under general manager Ben Cherington, have struggled to produce offense all season. Pittsburgh entered Monday last in the majors in
Report Georgia Elwiss and Tara Norris share six wickets to limit Lightning Southern Vipers 125 for 3 (Scholfield 41*) beat Lightning 124 for 9 (Elwiss 3-23, Norris 3-26) by seven wickets Southern Vipers claimed a place at Sunday’s Finals Day in the Charlotte Edwards Cup with a last-ball victory over Lightning at the Incora County
2:38 PM ET Reuters and ESPN Lewis Hamilton said Belgian Grand Prix fans should get their money back after they waited hours in the cold and wet without seeing a competitive lap in the shortest race in Formula One history. The wet race at Spa-Francorchamps was abandoned after the field, circulating behind the safety car,
7:21 AM ET By winning the 2021 US Open, Novak Djokovic would both lock up the first calendar Grand Slam on the men’s tour in more than 50 years and become the first man to ever win 21 Slams in his career. With his natural athleticism and defensive abilities, Djokovic was destined to become a