1:11 PM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Ireland have called up Australian-born legspinner Celeste Raack for the Women’s World T20 in the Caribbean. Raack, 24, holds an Irish passport and recently committed to Ireland having played in this season’s domestic Super 3 tournament. She will be part of an experienced squad captained by Laura Delany which also
Month: October 2018
12:47 PM ET LAS VEGAS — According to UFC president Dana White, Saturday’s lightweight championship fight between Khabib Nurmagomedov and Conor McGregor is projecting to smash company records in both pay-per-view revenue and gate revenue in the state of Nevada. Late last month, White told Yahoo! Sports he was confident Saturday’s UFC 229 pay-per-view offering,
12:34 PM ET NEW YORK — When the New York Yankees announced their wild-card game roster Wednesday morning, Greg Bird, a 25-year-old first baseman long considered one of the organization’s most promising rising stars, was left off it. Instead, the Yankees will be going with trade-deadline acquisition Luke Voit at first base against the Oakland
12:13 PM ET Most NBA general managers expect LeBron James to win the MVP award in his first season with the Los Angeles Lakers and for the Golden State Warriors to end the season with their third consecutive NBA championship. On Tuesday night, LeBron James made his home debut for the Lakers in a preseason
11:16 AM ET ALLEN PARK, Mich. — Former Detroit Lions general manager Matt Millen is stepping away from his Big Ten Network broadcasting duties for the rest of the season to concentrate on his treatment for amyloidosis. Millen had been working for the network as a color analyst for the first five games of this
10:53 AM ET Jacksonville Jaguars running back Leonard Fournette will not play in Sunday’s game at Kansas City because of a hamstring injury, coach Doug Marrone said on Wednesday. Fournette aggravated a previous injury to his right hamstring during the team’s victory over the New York Jets last Sunday. Fournette had an MRI on Sunday
10:19 AM ET Kevin SeifertNFL Nation Close ESPN.com national NFL writer ESPN.com NFC North reporter, 2008-2013 Covered Vikings for Minneapolis Star Tribune, 1999-2008 Illegal contact penalties in the NFL have tripled this season compared to the same period last year, a largely unnoticed factor among those fueling a record-setting start for offenses. There have been
1:24 PM ET Bob PockrassNASCAR Close • NASCAR writer for ESPN.com• 2009, 2013 NMPA Writer of the Year• More than 25 years experience covering motorsports Most companies look at their product as their first priority. NASCAR does the same in many ways. When NASCAR president Steve Phelps met with the media last week, he said the top priority
9:02 AM ET Khabib Nurmagomedov and Conor McGregor have combined to face 18 different opponents in the UFC. Only one of those — Nate Diaz — ever managed to secure a win (against McGregor, in March 2016) and even he went on to lose a subsequent rematch. Translation: Victories are tough to come by against
12:43 PM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The last time the New England Patriots had tight end Rob Gronkowski and wide receiver Julian Edelman on the field together for a regular-season game was Nov. 27, 2016. That’s a stretch of 31 games — almost two full football seasons, when including the playoffs. The hope was that