Month: December 2018

5:46 PM ET The betting public has fallen in love with the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. Notre Dame — a 12.5-point underdog to the Clemson Tigers in the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic (4 p.m., Saturday. ESPN) — had attracted the vast majority of the money wagered at sportsbooks across the nation. Bettors were backing the
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5:37 PM ET ESPN News Services NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Jarrett Stidham threw for 373 yards and five touchdowns in his final college game, and Auburn routed Purdue 63-14 in the Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl on Friday. Auburn raced out to a 56-7 halftime lead, scoring TDs on its first eight possessions — spanning
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8:47 PM ET Steve KimESPN Whether you like it or not — or if you had forgotten about it altogether — Floyd Mayweather will be engaging in what is being described as a “three-round exhibition” on the RIZIN 14 card, that features a full ledger of MMA bouts on New Year’s Eve at the Saitama
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5:39 PM ET Lindsey ThiryESPN Close Covered Rams for two years for Los Angeles Times Previously covered the Falcons Has covered the NBA and college football and basketball THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — Los Angeles Rams running back Todd Gurley will not play Sunday in the regular-season finale against the San Francisco 49ers, coach Sean McVay
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6:23 PM ET METAIRIE, La. — Teddy Bridgewater said he has “the chills” thinking about Sunday, when he will make his first start since suffering a devastating knee injury in the summer of 2016. New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton said Friday that Bridgewater will start at quarterback in place of Drew Brees against the
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6:06 PM ET Associated Press HUMBOLDT, Saskatchewan — Nathan Oystrick has stepped down as coach and general manager of the Humboldt Broncos. The 36-year-old Regina native was hired in July, three months after 16 members of the junior hockey team — including coach Darcy Haugan — were killed when the team’s bus and a semi-truck
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3:53 PM ET Roy Jones Jr.’s promotional company and the UFC announced a deal on Friday under which UFC’s Fight Pass service will stream Jones’ boxing cards over the next three years. UFC Fight Pass will stream up to 72 Roy Jones Jr. Boxing Promotions events through 2021, according to the announcement. Japan’s Masayuki Ito
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