Month: September 2018

11:06 PM ET Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. — Kyle Busch passed Brad Keselowski with 38 laps to go and held off hard-charging Kevin Harvick to win the NASCAR Cup Series playoff race at Richmond Raceway on Saturday night. Busch won for the 50th time in his career, the sixth time on the 0.75-mile oval and
0 Comments
8:11 PM ET Associated Press NEWARK, N.J. — The New Jersey Devils have signed forward Miles Wood to a four-year, $11 million contract. General manager Ray Shero announced the signing Saturday. Wood will earn $2.5 million annually in the first three years of the contract and $3.5 millon in 2021-22. Wood, who scored a career-high
0 Comments
6:00 PM ET Nick Parkinson Close •Reports on boxing for ESPN.co.uk, as well as several national newspapers•Has been reporting on British boxing for over 15 years•Appears on BoxNation’s Boxing Matters show LONDON, England — Luke Campbell got revenge over Yvan Mendy with a unanimous points win in a WBC world lightweight title eliminator on Saturday.
0 Comments
5:23 PM ET COLUMBIA, Mo. — Georgia won its second SEC East road game of the season Saturday, 43-29 at Missouri, but coach Kirby Smart wasn’t compelled to savor the Bulldogs’ inside position in the quest for another division title. Smart critiqued Georgia’s “discipline and composure” in several moments, including a drop of the football
0 Comments
5:17 PM ET Associated Press ATLANTA — The Braves capped a most surprising season by clinching their first National League East crown since 2013, with Mike Foltynewicz taking a no-hitter into the seventh inning Saturday in a 5-3 win over the Philadelphia Phillies. A year after going 70-92, manager Brian Snitker and his Baby Braves
0 Comments
3:48 PM ET Bob PockrassNASCAR Close • NASCAR writer for ESPN.com• 2009, 2013 NMPA Writer of the Year• More than 25 years experience covering motorsports RICHMOND, Va. — Roush Fenway Racing has introduced veteran Ryan Newman as the driver of its No. 6 car for 2019. Newman will drive the car currently being shared by Matt Kenseth and
0 Comments
4:44 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff David Warner and Steven Smith, who had been banned from playing international and domestic cricket for 12 months by Cricket Australia for their roles in the Newlands ball-tampering incident, marked their returns to grade cricket in Sydney with a 98-ball hundred and a 92-ball 85 respectively on Saturday. Warner, turning
0 Comments
3:03 PM ET Jimmy Butler will not be at the Minnesota Timberwolves‘ media day Monday and won’t be participating at the start of training camp Tuesday, sources confirmed to ESPN. Wolves owner Glen Taylor made it clear at the NBA’s board of governors meeting that All-Star Jimmy Butler is available in a trade, one attendee
0 Comments