6:37 PM ET MINNEAPOLIS – Mike Zimmer didn’t give much thought to whether he would pull Kirk Cousins in the midst of a first half in which the Minnesota Vikings‘ quarterback threw three interceptions that resulted in an eventual 40-23 loss to the Atlanta Falcons, replying with a simple “no” when asked if he considered
6:29 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — It took him six games to get there, but tight end Rob Gronkowski has scored his first touchdown as a member of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. It came on a third-and-6 with 1:07 to go in the first half. Tom Brady found Gronkowski in the left corner of the
5:24 PM ET ESPN News Services MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota sports columnist and radio personality Sid Hartman, an old-school home team booster who once ran the NBA’s Minneapolis Lakers and achieved nearly as much celebrity as some of the athletes he covered, died Sunday. He was 100. Hartman, whose first newspaper column was published in 1945,
12:22 PM ET Former Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey took out a full-page advertisement in the Houston Chronicle on Sunday to thank the numerous people who helped him during his 13 seasons with the team. But he saved his most effusive praise for Rockets star James Harden, writing, in bold, “James Harden changed my
4:55 PM ET The Baylor football team returned to practice Sunday, resuming on-field activities after the latest pause for COVID-19 issues, a team official confirmed to ESPN. On Oct. 8, Baylor announced all team activities were on pause so the school could evaluate recent positive COVID-19 tests and conduct contact-tracing protocols. The Big 12 announced
1:28 AM IST Khyber Pakhtunkhwa edged out Southern Punjab by ten runs in the final to lift the National T20 Cup. Put in to bat first, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s openers – Fakhar Zaman and Mohammad Rizwan – put up a 76-run partnership, with Zaman’s 40-ball 67 leading the way. When Rizwan fell, Mohammad Hafeez (38 off
3:11 PM ET Schalke 04 on Sunday apologised to 15-year-old Borussia Dortmund player Youssoufa Moukoko after their fans hurled abuse at the teenager following his hat trick in the Under-19 Ruhr derby. – Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only)– Insider Notebook: Reyna, U.S. stars on Barca radar • Van Dijk set for ACL
4:18 PM ET Toronto FC coach Greg Vanney didn’t mince words on Sunday when addressing the decision against presenting the Supporters’ Shield this season. The Supporters’ Shield is given annually to the Major League Soccer team with the best regular-season record. – MLS on ESPN+: Stream LIVE games and replays (U.S. only)– Stream ESPN FC
2:38 PM ET Jose Mourinho has claimed Gareth Bale‘s cameo role for Tottenham against West Ham should serve as a warning to his squad that no player is guaranteed his place in the starting lineup. – Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only)– Insider Notebook: Reyna, U.S. stars on Barca radar– Olley: Spurs lack
1:00 PM ET Virgil van Dijk will undergo knee surgery and is facing a battle to play again this season after scans confirmed that the Liverpool defender suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury during Saturday’s 2-2 draw against Everton. Van Dijk was injured in the fifth minute of the 237th Merseyside derby following a challenge