5:38 PM ET Associated Press GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Feleipe Franks placed his index finger across his lips after both touchdown runs, sending a message to a home crowd that booed him earlier. After the second one, there was nothing Franks could have done to silence the Florida faithful. Franks accounted for three touchdowns, including the
Month: November 2018
shares © Getty Images The ICC are considering moving Women’s World T20 group games from St Lucia to Antigua because of heavy rains and a grim forecast for the next week. The first St Lucia match of the tournament between England and Sri Lanka was rained off and thunderstorms are forecast until at least
6:02 PM ET The NFL has fined New Orleans Saints wide receiver Michael Thomas $30,000 for using a cellphone as a prop and having a mobile device in the bench area, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Thomas brought back former Saints receiver Joe Horn’s memorable 2003 celebration by retrieving a hidden cellphone from around
5:56 PM ET Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Exercise rider Odanis “Cuba” Acuna died in a training accident at Churchill Downs when his horse broke down with catastrophic injuries, the track announced Saturday. The 42-year-old rider for trainer Kenny McPeek was breezing unraced 2-year-old New York Harbor when the horse fell about a sixteenth of
5:08 PM GMT New Zealand recovered from 15-0 down after 25 minutes to beat England 16-15 in a thunderous test at Twickenham on Saturday, making it 15 wins in 16 matches between the two as their first clash for four years fully lived up to its billing. In difficult, rainy conditions England raced into a
5:02 PM ET A bogey on the last hole saw Sergio Garcia card a 71 to hold a two-shot lead after the third round of the European Tour’s Nedbank Golf Challenge following a day of high scores at the Gary Player Country Club. Garcia managed three birdies and two bogeys, including the one on the
5:22 PM ET Associated Press PLAYA DEL CARMEN, Mexico — Matt Kuchar had another rough hole and enough birdies to atone for it Saturday, posting a 6-under 65 to open a four-shot lead in the Mayakoba Golf Classic. Kuchar hit a wild drive to the right into mangroves on the par-4 14th and had to
5:02 PM ET Stefanos Tsitsipas defeated Alex de Minaur to claim the Next Gen ATP Finals title in Milan Saturday. The young Greek star, and number one seed, completed a perfect run through the tournament with a 2-4, 4-1, 4-3(3), 4-3(3) victory over the 19-year-old de Minaur. Earlier, Andrey Rublev and Jaume Munar battled it
5:09 PM ET The Houston Astros‘ quest for a second straight World Series title nearly included Bryce Harper. The Athletic reported on Saturday that the Astros and Washington Nationals had a deal in place for the All-Star right fielder at the non-waiver trade deadline only to see it vetoed by Washington ownership. When the Nats’
4:54 PM ET EAST LANSING, Mich. — In a sloppy matchup between two top-25 teams, Ohio State punter Drue Chrisman stole the show, helping the Buckeyes pin Michigan State inside the 5-yard line five times in the second half of a 26-6 victory Saturday. His performance ultimately earned him a postgame interview on television, an