8:36 PM ET DALLAS — Texas landed its biggest victory this decade behind a pair of hometown heroes on Saturday. Sophomore quarterback Sam Ehlinger, whose lifelong dream was to play for Texas. And true freshman placekicker Cameron Dicker, who not all that long ago couldn’t have cared less about the Longhorns, the Red River Showdown
Month: October 2018
4:45 AM ET Joel AndersonESPN The first Saturday of October brought the first major shakeup to the top 10, with LSU, Oklahoma, and Auburn all losing away from the cozy confines of their home stadiums. A notable exception to that chaos was Notre Dame, which went on the road and beat ranked Virginia Tech. As
7:37 PM ET A leg has cost Earl Thomas the rest of his season; a finger has cost the Seattle Seahawks safety over $13,000. The Seahawks having a terrible O-line is a myth, and we have proof. Our new pass-blocking metric shows it’s on the quarterback. Earl Thomas’ season-ending injury means the final member of
6:44 PM ET Chicago Bears defensive end Akiem Hicks was fined $33,425 for bumping an official in last Sunday’s game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Hicks avoided a suspension for the incident, and the amount of his fine was in line with NFL guidelines for first-time offenders. Bears defensive end Akiem Hicks throws his shoulder
5:26 PM ET ESPN News Services ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Punter Colby Wadman was promoted by the Broncos from their practice squad after Denver put scuffling punter Marquette King on injured reserve with a thigh injury. King is scheduled to meet with Dr. Kalle Stidham on Monday to examine what could be an aggravation of a
6:34 PM ET Associated Press DOVER, Del. — Christopher Bell has a second straight NASCAR championship in sight. Matt Kenseth, a 39-time winner in the NASCAR Cup Series, says he has no plans to race next season, even if Roush Fenway Racing asks him to return. Qualifying was canceled Friday due to rain. Kyle Busch
5:32 PM ET FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Alabama coach Nick Saban was not pleased Saturday with the defensive performance of his top-ranked team in a 65-31 victory over an Arkansas squad that has not won since Week 1. “I don’t think that you really beat the other team when you give up 31 points, like we
7:50 AM ET The Colorado Rockies might be the one team down 2-0 in a best-of-five series that still can feel confident about forcing a Game 5 simply because their next two games against the Milwaukee Brewers in the National League Division Series are at Coors Field. The Rockies return to Denver for Game 3
5:11 PM ET GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Tim Tebow became the sixth player to join the Florida Ring of Honor on Saturday, as the crowd inside Ben Hill Griffin Stadium chanted “Tebow! Tebow!” Tebow, who won the Heisman Trophy and two national championships as Florida’s quarterback between 2006-09, was honored after the first quarter in the
4:47 PM ET Atlanta Braves left-hander Sean Newcomb will start Game 3 of the National League Division Series with his team on the brink against the Los Angeles Dodgers, the team announced Saturday. Manager Brian Snitker had said a day earlier that they wold turn to Kevin Gausman, but the Braves, who failed to score