7:04 PM ET Bob PockrassNASCAR Close • NASCAR writer for ESPN.com• 2009, 2013 NMPA Writer of the Year• More than 25 years experience covering motorsports HOMESTEAD, Fla. — Joey Logano proved that NASCAR’s playoff system is about performance late in the year, as he turned a one-win regular season into his first career NASCAR Cup Series title. Logano,
Month: November 2018
9:37 AM ET ANN ARBOR, Mich. — The subject today is awards and the men and women who don’t win them. Among the mysteries of the modern age: Jerry West, aka the Logo, never won the NBA Most Valuable Player Award, Glenn Close has never won an Oscar, and Don Brown has yet to win
5:26 PM ET Simon Cambers LONDON — On the eve of the ATP World Tour Finals, Alexander Zverev was asked when we will see the Ivan Lendl effect on his game. “Not immediately, but hopefully the beginning of next year,” Zverev said. Then he added, “We’ll see this week as well.” Yes, we did. As
6:06 PM ET LONDON — After a year of self-discovery, Novak Djokovic paused to reflect on the most remarkable of comebacks, even as he pondered his straight-sets loss at the ATP World Tour Finals against Alexander Zverev. The setback hurt, he was processing that. But amid the disappointment were these half smiles as memories of
6:05 PM ET Associated Press ST. SIMONS ISLAND, Ga. — Charles Howell III made a 15-foot birdie putt on the second hole of a playoff with Patrick Rodgers on Sunday in the RSM Classic to end an 11-year victory drought. Howell dropped to his knees and buried his head in his hands, then tearfully embraced
5:16 PM 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 The NFL took the unusual step this week of assigning an “All-Star” officiating crew to the most highly-anticipated game of the season, adding to the playoff-like frenzy for Monday night’s matchup between
4:48 PM ET BALTIMORE — In his first NFL start, Lamar Jackson provided a jolt of electricity to a struggling offense, ended a three-game losing streak and essentially saved the Baltimore Ravens‘ season. Showing Michael Vick-like explosiveness, Jackson ran for 117 yards and threw for 150 as the Baltimore Ravens delivered a much-needed 24-21 win
4:38 PM ET JACKSONVILLE — Ben Roethlisberger slays the Jacksonville dragon with his hard-nosed play. Everything you need this week:&• Scores, highlights and more »&• Full schedule » | Full standings »&• Weekly stats leaders »&• Updated playoff picture »&• Injuries tracker: Who’s in, out »More NFL coverage » To cap a brilliant fourth quarter,
This story appears in ESPN The Magazine’s November issue. Subscribe today! I went to the bottom of the internet trying to understand what it’s like to have an arm like Patrick Mahomes‘. I found a throw so rare that it technically doesn’t exist, erased on account of a holding penalty. November 2014. Mahomes is a
4:36 PM ET Associated Press NAPLES, Fla. — Lexi Thompson was the best this week, and Ariya Jutanugarn was the best all season. Neither left any doubt about that Sunday. Thompson shot a final-round 70 to finish at 18-under 270 and win the LPGA’s season-ending CME Group Tour Championship by four strokes over Nelly Korda.