7:00 PM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — For six consecutive weeks this season, there was no doubt within the College Football Playoff selection committee meeting room and largely throughout the country that No. 1 Alabama and No. 2 Clemson were the top two teams in the country. Turns out it was just in the wrong
Month: January 2019
11:54 PM ET ESPN News Services The Montreal Canadiens lost defenseman Shea Weber was hit in the face by a puck Monday against the Minnesota Wild while blocking a shot and left the game. The Canadiens’ captain was injured six minutes into the first period. Weber winced in pain on the bench but played seven
Pepe helped Besiktas progress past the Champions League group stage for the first time. Porto have re-signed former defender Pepe after the Portugal international had his contract at Turkish side Besiktas terminated. The 35-year-old, who won Euro 2016 with Portugal, has signed a two-and-a-half year contract. Pepe first signed for Porto in 2004 — the summer
LONDON — Maurizio Sarri called the use of VAR in the Carabao Cup and not the Premier League ‘strange’ and questioned whether English officials are ready to use VAR. The comments came after Harry Kane’s penalty, awarded with the aid of technology, enabled Tottenham to beat Chelsea 1-0 in the first leg of their Carabao
10:04 PM ET UFC strawweight champion Rose Namajunas has agreed to defend her title in enemy territory later this year, according to UFC president Dana White. Namajunas will face Brazilian challenger Jessica Andrade at UFC 237 on May 11 in Brazil. The 115-pound title fight is expected to serve as the co-main event at UFC
10:00 PM ET Texas defensive end Breckyn Hager vowed he was going to wait until the Longhorns won a Big 12 championship before cutting off his golden locks. After three years, Hager stood true to his word, as his hair grew past his shoulders, while the Longhorns failed to capture that elusive title. After falling
3:00 AM ET Toss: Sri Lanka won the toss and opted to bowl first against New Zealand Seamer Doug Bracewell has missed out on selection once again, in New Zealand’s third ODI against Sri Lanka, in Nelson. Bracewell is the only member of the 13-man squad to sit out all three matches, as fast bowler
11:22 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN BOSTON — For the past five years, any mention of the Boston Celtics and Brooklyn Nets immediately brought up one thing: the blockbuster draft night trade in 2013 that altered the course of both franchises, and inextricably linked them for years to come. A move the Nets thought would elevate
9:18 PM ET Los Angeles Angels star Shohei Ohtani paid a visit over the weekend to an ailing baby boy in Japan who bears his name. At the hospital, Ohtani took 1-year-old Shohei in his arms and told the boy, “I hope you will always keep fighting,” according to the Japan Times. Shohei Kawasaki, born
8:41 AM ET With less than a minute to go and the score tied in Sacramento, the Los Angeles Lakers are trying to stave off a 15-point comeback attempt by the Kings and grind out a road win. LeBron James is hundreds of miles away in Los Angeles after straining his groin two nights prior