4:36 PM ET NEW ORLEANS – Ted Ginn Jr. has been ruled out of Monday night’s game with a knee injury – which could open up more opportunity for New Orleans Saints rookie receiver Tre’Quan Smith or fourth-year pro Cameron Meredith. There’s a lot of mutual admiration from the Saints’ Brees and the Redskins’ Smith,
Month: October 2018
4:23 PM ET ESPN News Services Freshman Cameron Dicker kicked a 40-yard field goal with nine seconds left to give 19th-ranked Texas a 48-45 victory Saturday over No. 7 Oklahoma after Kyler Murray had rallied the Sooners with three touchdowns in the fourth quarter. Sam Ehlinger ran for three touchdowns and threw for 314 yards
4:32 PM ET Michael C. Wright SAN ANTONIO — Spurs rookie guard Lonnie Walker IV underwent an MRI examination Saturday morning in San Antonio that revealed a right medial meniscus tear, the team announced. Walker is likely to miss six to eight weeks, a source told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Walker suffered the knee injury at
4:34 PM ET Associated Press TOKYO — Third-seeded Kei Nishikori beat Richard Gasquet 7-6 (2), 6-1 Saturday to reach the final of the Japan Open. Nishikori won 84 percent of first-serve points in front of a home crowd and did not face a break point in the 90-minute win over his eighth-seeded opponent. Nishikori, who
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 DOVER, Del. — Matt Kenseth has no plans to race again after this NASCAR Cup Series season. That doesn’t mean he won’t. But only if Roush Fenway Racing calls and needs a driver
3:00 AM ET Toss Zimbabwe opted to bat v South Africa Faf du Plessis jumps to deal with the bounce AFP Zimbabwe captain Hamilton Masakadza won his first toss of the series and opted to bat in the third and final ODI against South Africa at Boland Park in Paarl. South Africa have already wrapped up
3:30 PM ET Texas’ thrilling, last-second win over rival Oklahoma raises a lot of questions we weren’t expecting to be asking. Are the Longhorns now Big 12 favorites? What does this mean for the conference’s playoff hopes? We don’t know that quite yet, but here’s what we have learned so far today. Keep checking back
2:37 PM ET ANN ARBOR, Mich. – Michigan junior Michael Dwumfour left Saturday afternoon’s game with a lower-body injury in the first half. The starting defensive tackle has made 13 tackles and one sack so far this season. Athletic trainers removed Dwumfour’s right shoe and treated him for what appeared to be a lower leg
2:23 PM ET The Red Sox have removed right-hander Steven Wright from their American League Division Series roster because of a knee injury. Boston announced the move Saturday after receiving approval from the league. Wright, who is now ineligible to return to Boston’s active roster until the World Series, will be replaced on the team
2:08 PM ET Associated Press NONTHABURI, Thailand — Srisaket Sor Rungvisai successfully defended his WBC super flyweight belt by beating Iran Diaz of Mexico on a unanimous decision in front of 12,000 home fans in Nonthaburi on Saturday. Srisaket received 119-109, 120-108 and 119-109 scores from the judges to win his first home title fight