Month: October 2018

5:30 AM ET WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — For weeks, Ohio State Buckeyes showed obvious flaws but found ways to escape and preserve a perfect record. But when the Purdue Boilermakers dropped the hammer Saturday night, the second-ranked Buckeyes had no answers in a 49-20 loss, their second to an unranked Big Ten opponent in as
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1:17 AM ET Associated Press MILWAUKEE — Julio Urias pitched with a heavy heart in Game 7 of the National League Championship Series, helping the Los Angeles Dodgers advance to the World Series a night after his grandmother died. Enrique Hernandez shared the news with teammates and asked the Dodgers to toast Urias before popping
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12:44 AM ET NEW YORK — All-Star guard Kyrie Irving said that before he committed to re-signing with the Boston Celtics, he strongly considered the New York Knicks as a potential free-agent destination. Knicks rookie Kevin Knox had to be helped off the court after suffering a sprained left ankle Saturday against the Celtics. X-rays
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12:29 AM ET Associated Press LAS VEGAS — The Boston Red Sox opened as slight favorites to beat the Los Angeles Dodgers in the World Series in this city’s sports books. Oddsmakers at the Westgate Las Vegas Superbook set the Red Sox as minus-135 favorites in early betting, with the Dodgers made plus-115 to win
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3:06 AM ET ESPN News Services With a key two-run home run in the decisive Game 7 against the Milwaukee Brewers, Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Cody Bellinger was named the MVP of the National League Championship Series on Saturday. Boston vs. L.A. might be a classic confrontation in basketball, but the 2018 title bout is
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11:59 PM ET The Denver Nuggets say Will Barton suffered a right hip injury and will not return to Saturday night’s game against the Phoenix Suns. Barton scored on a reverse layup with just under nine minutes left in the third quarter and immediately went down to the court, holding his groin area. He remained
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11:02 PM ET ESPN News Services GREENVILLE, N.C. — Heisman Trophy hopeful McKenzie Milton did not start or play at quarterback in No. 10 UCF’s 37-10 over East Carolina on Saturday. Team spokesman Andy Seeley said before the game that Milton’s lineup absence was a game-time decision by coach Josh Heupel. Darriel Mack Jr. made
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10:28 PM ET BATON ROUGE, La. — LSU All-American linebacker Devin White was called for targeting Saturday and will miss the first half of the Tigers’ forthcoming game against No. 1 Alabama. White, the leader of the Tigers’ defense, hit Mississippi State quarterback Nick Fitzgerald in the fourth quarter and was called for targeting. The
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10:29 PM ET Associated Press DENVER — Brittany Bowlen, one of Pat Bowlen’s seven children, said Saturday night she’s hoping to one day succeed her father as principal owner of the Denver Broncos. Sanders threw a TD and caught one, joining elite Broncos company. Sanders even planned to ice his arm after the TD pass
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