8:00 AM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Rae Carruth, the Carolina Panthers’ 1997 first-round pick, is set to be released on Monday after spending the past 17 years in the Sampson Correctional Institution in Clinton, North Carolina. Carruth, now 44, was convicted on Jan. 16, 2001, and sentenced to 18 to 24 years for conspiracy to
Month: October 2018
Cristiano Ronaldo gave Juventus an early lead at home against Genoa, but the Grifoni persisted and earned a shock draw in Turin. ESPN FC’s Dan Thomas and Steve Nicol look ahead to Cristiano Ronaldo and Juventus’ Champions match against Manchester United. Italian Serie A: Cristiano Ronaldo (18′) Juventus 1-0 Genoa Italian Serie A: Cristiano Ronaldo
6:29 AM ET Associated Press SHANGHAI — Carlota Ciganda of Spain fired a 5-under 67 Saturday to share the lead with Sei Young Kim after the third round of the LPGA Shanghai. Ciganda carded her fifth birdie of the day on the par-4 18th to finish tied with overnight leader Kim at 11-under 205. Kim
4:40 AM ET SALT LAKE CITY — Jonas Jerebko‘s game-winning tip-in with 0.3 seconds left in Friday’s 124-123 decision over the Utah Jazz didn’t just give the Golden State Warriors a victory, it solidified the veteran forward’s place on his new team. “That’s the moment where he’s one of us,” Warriors coach Steve Kerr said
3:00 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Northern Districts 378 (de Grandhomme 115, Brownlie 77, McConchie 2-41) & 234 for 6 dec (Cooper 58, Henry 2-64) drew with Canterbury 228 (Murdoch 59, Sodhi 3-48) & 221 for 9 (Boyle 108, Nicholls 54, Sodhi 4-82, Wagner 3-50) Colin de Grandhomme steers the ball into the off side Getty Images
3:11 AM ET MILWAUKEE — It has become a trope to call the National League Championship Series a chess match, and it certainly is that. But for Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts, this was no little move. It wasn’t pushing a pawn ahead a square. It was moving your knight, right from the start,
3:20 AM ET Associated Press JEJU ISLAND, South Korea — Brooks Koepka has improved his chances of taking over as the No. 1 golfer in the world, shooting a 5-under 67 Saturday to take a four-stroke lead after three rounds of the CJ Cup at Nine Bridges. Koepka had a three-round total of 13-under 203.
2:46 AM ET Chris Herring TORONTO — Between the multiple MVP chants that rained down from the crowd and the 31 points and 10 rebounds he jammed Friday’s box score with in the Raptors‘ impressive 113-101 win over the Celtics, it’d be easy to assume that this, already, is Kawhi Leonard at his best. Kawhi
2:53 AM ET Washington State football coach Mike Leach expressed anger and distrust in the Pac-12’s commitment to player safety in a series of text messages he exchanged with conference officials last month, according to documents obtained by Yahoo Sports via a public records request. Leach’s text messages to the Pac-12 came in the wake
1:47 AM ET MILWAUKEE — Walker Buehler, who pitched his team to a division title in a one-game tiebreaker at the start of October, will start Game 7 of the National League Championship Series for the Los Angeles Dodgers, opposing Milwaukee Brewers right-hander Jhoulys Chacin. Jesus Aguilar and the Milwaukee Brewers forced the NL Championship