2:45 PM GMT DUBLIN — Josh van der Flier will start for Ireland against New Zealand in Dublin on Saturday after loose-forward Dan Leavy was ruled out with injury. Van der Flier was initially named as a replacement and his spot on the bench will be taken by Jordi Murphy for the crunch clash between
Month: November 2018
9:00 AM 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. — NASCAR’s playoff format, designed to create dramatics Sunday in its Cup series championship finale, has featured a little bit of everything since its implementation in 2014. There have been crashes
3:58 PM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — The Baltimore Ravens officially listed Joe Flacco as doubtful for Sunday’s game against the Cincinnati Bengals, but coach John Harbaugh has still declined to name his starting quarterback. Flacco, who is dealing with a right hip injury, has never played a game after missing a full week of
2:37 PM ET CINCINNATI — The Bengals placed tight end Tyler Kroft on injured reserve on Friday, ending his season several weeks after he broke a bone in his foot against the Dolphins on Oct. 7. The reason behind the delay was the hope that Kroft could eventually come back this season if everything went
shares © Peter Della Penna USA v Oman A century from Aqib Ilyas steered Oman through a tense chase before the tail took Oman past USA with three balls to spare, the win securing promotion to WCL Division Two in Namibia next April. Coming into the match, USA had won all three matches after
2:25 PM ET Coming off a 2018 season in which the team contended for the National League East title before a late swoon, Philadelphia Phillies owner John Middleton said he is ready to spend big in free agency. “We’re going into this expecting to spend money,” Middleton told USA Today Sports this week. “and maybe
2:35 PM ET The Baltimore Orioles have hired Houston Astros assistant GM Mike Elias to be their general manager, the team announced Friday. The Orioles also gave Elias the title of executive vice president. Elias has overseen amateur scouting for the Astros since 2012. He received the assistant GM title in 2016, when he also
1:43 PM ET When lineal heavyweight champion Tyson Fury returned to the ring in June following a 31-month layoff caused by a slew of personal problems he did so having made a major change to his corner. Gone was his uncle and trainer Peter Fury, who was replaced by the heretofore unknown Ben Davison, who
12:06 PM ET LONDON — Alexander Zverev became the first German to reach the last four at the ATP Finals for 15 years as he beat American John Isner 7-6 (5), 6-3 at the O2 Arena on Friday. The 21-year-old edged a tight opening set before breaking in the eighth game of the second to
12:06 PM ET LONDON — Alexander Zverev became the first German to reach the last four at the ATP Finals for 15 years as he beat American John Isner 7-6 (5), 6-3 at the O2 Arena on Friday. The 21-year-old edged a tight opening set before breaking in the eighth game of the second to