7:04 PM ET Associated Press WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. — Joey Logano held off a late challenge from Penske Racing teammate Brad Keselowski to win the NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Watkins Glen International on Saturday. Logano started from the pole in a road race that was red-flagged for rain, forcing the drivers to briefly switch
Month: August 2018
6:39 PM ET Oklahoma coach Lincoln Riley hinted Friday that quarterback Kyler Murray, a two-sport star who was a first-round draft pick of the Oakland Athletics in June, might play football for the Sooners beyond this season. Saturday, Murray’s agent, Scott Boras, said definitively that this season will be Murray’s last in Oklahoma. “Kyler’s baseball
5:49 PM ET Associated Press WASHINGTON — Defending champion Alexander Zverev has reached the final at the Citi Open. The No. 1-seeded Zverev defeated 10th-seeded Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-2, 6-4 in the semifinals on Saturday. Sixteenth-seeded Andrey Rublev beat unseeded Denis Kudla 6-1, 6-4 in one quarterfinal and will face Alex de Minaur in the other
3:29 PM ET Associated Press LAS VEGAS — The Vegas Golden Knights have signed forward William Karlsson to a $5.25 million, one-year contract. General manager George McPhee announced the deal Saturday as the two sides avoided arbitration. Karlsson gets a significant raise from his previous $1 million salary. Karlsson shattered career highs with 43 goals,
3:08 PM ET Associated Press CHICAGO — After throwing a bullpen session Saturday, Yu Darvish said he was pain-free and is “very optimistic” about returning to the Chicago Cubs‘ rotation this season. Darvish threw 55 pitches, including warmups, before the game with the San Diego Padres at Wrigley Field. The right-hander has been on the
3:02 PM ET EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Odell Beckham Jr. is optimistic about signing a new contract and described his participation in training camp this summer as a calculated risk. Beckham wants a new deal and negotiations finally started earlier this week, a source told ESPN. It was a long, windy road that hit some
2:07 PM ET KweséESPN staff Team World led from start to finish to make it three wins from three against Team Africa in the 2018 NBA Africa Game at the Sun Arena at Time Square in Pretoria on Saturday. Led by co-captains Rudy Gay and Khris Middleton, and featuring the likes of Harrison Barnes and
2:00 PM ET Associated Press NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. — Two former Rutgers University football players who pleaded guilty to armed robberies targeting other students for drugs and cash have been sentenced to a dozen years in prison each. NJ.com reported that 26-year-old Tejay Johnson, of Egg Harbor Township, made a nearly seven-minute apology in court
1:33 PM ET Associated Press ANAHEIM, Calif. — Goalie John Gibson has agreed to an eight-year, $51.2 million contract extension with the Anaheim Ducks. The team announced the deal Saturday. Gibson is signed through the 2026-27 season. After breaking in to the NHL in 2014, Gibson has been a steady starter for the Ducks for
1:37 PM ET George Dobell Yorkshire could be set to lose another player with Jack Brooks understood to be in talks with Somerset. Yorkshire have already seen Liam Plunkett join Surrey and look destined to lose Adil Rashid and perhaps Alex Lees as well. Durham are the only club to publicly express an interest in