7:30 PM ET Houston Cougars quarterback D’Eriq King will miss the remainder of the season with a torn meniscus in his right knee, a source with knowledge of the injury confirmed to ESPN on Friday. King, who leads the FBS with 50 touchdowns responsible for this season, suffered the injury in the second quarter of
Month: November 2018
7:30 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. — Denny Hamlin is looking to extend a streak of winning at least once every season, and he upstaged the NASCAR Cup Series championship contenders in qualifying Friday night at Homestead-Miami
7:12 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Arizona Coyotes forward Josh Archibald was suspended for two games without pay by the NHL on Friday for an illegal check to Nashville forward Ryan Hartman‘s head. Archibald was given a minor penalty for an illegal check to the head Thursday night in the Coyotes’ 2-1 home
7:26 PM ET Los Angeles Dodgers closer Kenley Jansen will have heart surgery on Nov. 26, with recovery expected to take from two to eight weeks. The surgery, to correct Jansen’s irregular heartbeat, had been expected. Jansen had a similar procedure after the 2012 season. He is expected to be recovered and ready in time
3:21 AM ET EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — The morning after breaking his right hand, Rajon Rondo was at the Los Angeles Lakers‘ practice facility barking out insights and instructions to his teammates. As usual. “He was talking. Surprise, surprise,” Lakers coach Luke Walton said with a smile. “He was talking a lot.” With his hand
6:52 PM ET Auburn Tigers superfan Tammy Renae Bullard and her 3-year-old granddaughter died Friday in an auto accident on an Alabama highway. Bullard, 52, known by many for her regular call-in appearances on the Paul Finebaum Show on ESPN Radio, was in an SUV that collided with a commercial truck, which veered across the
6:04 PM ET The Boston Red Sox are bringing back World Series MVP Steve Pearce for the 2019 season, the team announced Friday. The one-year deal is worth $6.25 million, Yahoo Sports reports. Steve Pearce was a valuable role player for the Red Sox before vaulting to prominence in the World Series. Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY
6:19 PM ET The Tampa Bay Lightning will be without goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy for four to six weeks after he fractured his left foot in practice earlier this week. It’s a significant loss for the Atlantic-leading Lightning. Vasilevskiy, 24, is 9-3-1 with a 2.30 goals-against average in 13 games this season. Louis Domingue will step
5:16 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Pittsburgh Penguins forward Matt Cullen has been fined $1,000 by the NHL for a dangerous trip of Tampa Bay Lightning forward J.T. Miller. The infraction came during the first period of Thursday night’s game, a 4-3 victory by Tampa Bay. Cullen was assessed a minor penalty for
5:23 PM ET Philadelphia Flyers goaltender Brian Elliott suffered a lower-body injury in Thursday’s loss to the New Jersey Devils and will be out about two weeks. The Flyers called up goalie Alex Lyon from AHL affiliate Lehigh Valley on Friday morning. Brian Elliott had a 1.47 GAA and a .949 save percentage in his