2:12 PM ET TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Alabama coach Nick Saban says LSU will be the best team the Crimson Tide have faced this season, particularly on defense, and “it’s not even close.” If anyone can stop Alabama, it might be the LSU defensive coordinator, a methodical strategist who also happens to be the highest-paid assistant
Month: November 2018
2:03 PM ET EAGAN, Minn. — Dalvin Cook and Stefon Diggs are listed as questionable for the Minnesota Vikings‘ Week 9 game against the Detroit Lions. The wide receiver said he sustained an injury to his ribs in the second quarter of the New Orleans Saints game after catching a 19-yard screen pass and hitting
5:38 PM ET Associated Press PARIS — Novak Djokovic remains on course for a fifth Paris Masters title after beating Marin Cilic 4-6, 6-2, 6-3 to reach the semifinals on Friday. Djokovic, who is guaranteed to take the No. 1 ranking on Monday, struggled on his serve for much of the first set. Cilic had
2:02 PM ET FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. — Atlanta Falcons coach Dan Quinn ruled out starting cornerback Robert Alford for Sunday’s game against Washington as Alford recovers from an ankle injury. Quinn also ruled out kicker Matt Bryant, who will miss a second consecutive game due to a right hamstring injury. Rookie Isaiah Oliver will start
1:27 PM ET Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina will play Akron at home on Dec. 1 to make up for its September contest canceled due to Hurricane Florence. The Gamecocks announced the schedule addition Friday. South Carolina was scheduled to face Marshall on Sept. 15 but called the game off in midweek as
1:04 PM ET Former Cleveland Cavaliers assistant coach Jim Boylan filed a lawsuit Thursday against the team alleging age discrimination after his option wasn’t picked up for this season. In the lawsuit Boylan, 63, provides a transcript of a voicemail left by former head coach Tyronn Lue from last June informing him the team was
Nov 2, 2018 Light heavyweight world titleholder Artur Beterbiev’s defense against Joe Smith Jr. will take place on Dec. 15 at Madison Square Garden in New York, their promoters told ESPN. The fight will take place on the undercard of unified middleweight world champion Canelo Alvarez’s rise in weight to challenge secondary super middleweight titlist
1:27 PM ET Adrian Wojnarowski Dave McMenamin Close ESPN Staff Writer Lakers and NBA reporter for ESPN. Covered the Lakers and NBA for ESPNLosAngeles.com from 2009-14, the Cavaliers from 2014-18 for ESPN.com and the NBA for NBA.com from 2005-09. In a meeting on Tuesday, following a winless two-game trip, Los Angeles Lakers president Magic Johnson
11:57 AM BST England centre Manu Tuilagi has been ruled out of Saturday’s Test against South Africa after suffering a groin strain. Tuilagi’s space among the replacements will be taken by Chris Ashton. England’s injury crisis showed no signs of abating with Tuilagi the latest to be ruled out of their November internationals opener against
2:53 PM ET Andre SnellingsESPN You’re in a weekly transaction league, and you need to decide by Monday evening who your starting lineup will be for the week. Should you consider sitting usual impact starters like DeMar DeRozan or LaMarcus Aldridge? Or perhaps starting someone like Eric Gordon or Frank Ntilikina, who might generally be