10:59 AM ET After 26 races, we welcome you to the playoffs that, for the first time, do not feature Jimmie Johnson. It’s been a rough couple years, but when you have seven championships on your resume you can take a couple body shots and not let it ruin your reputation. Look at the late
Month: September 2019
11:46 AM ET Liam Brickhill Rassie van der Dussen believes Quinton de Kock will “lead by example” in the upcoming three-match T20I series against India. With regular captain Faf du Plessis rested, de Kock has been given the chance to lead the T20I side, as South Africa trial leadership options ahead of next year’s T20
10:55 AM ET Associated Press BOSTON — The Boston Bruins have signed coach Bruce Cassidy to a multiyear contract extension, rewarding him for the team’s trip to the Stanley Cup Final in just his second full season on the bench. General manager Don Sweeney announced the extension Wednesday, a day before training camp begins. How
10:00 AM ET Viewership of the NFL’s Week 1 games rose 5% compared to 2018, the league announced Wednesday. The rise included a 43% spike in digital streaming. The news extended a ratings rebound that began last season, when the NFL said its television ratings had risen 5% while digital viewership was up 86 percent.
9:55 AM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The New England Patriots signed veteran offensive tackle Marshall Newhouse on Wednesday in a move that adds depth after starting right tackle Marcus Cannon left Sunday’s victory in the fourth quarter with a shoulder injury. Newhouse, who is a former teammate of Cannon at Texas Christian, has played in
9:55 AM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The New England Patriots are signing veteran offensive tackle Marshall Newhouse, a source tells ESPN’s Field Yates, in a move that adds depth after starting right tackle Marcus Cannon left Sunday’s victory in the fourth quarter with a shoulder injury. Newhouse, who is a former teammate of Cannon at
2:41 AM ET PHILADELPHIA — Every decision the Philadelphia Eagles make as an organization is informed by analytics, including the most consequential in-game decision in franchise history — the one that led to the Philly Special. There is a large bronze statue at Lincoln Financial Field commemorating the conversation on the sideline between coach Doug
2:58 AM ET EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Saquon Barkley jump-cut to his right, then jump-cut to the left as he zigzagged across the field before leaping over Philadelphia Eagles safety Malcolm Jenkins and lowering his shoulder to run through Avonte Maddox for another four yards. It was a thing of beauty, a dance routine on
8:22 AM ET Heavyweight lineal champion Tyson Fury of England faces Sweden’s Otto Wallin in the main event of a Top Rank on ESPN+ card at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Saturday at 11 p.m. ET. The undercard will air at 7:30 p.m. ET, also on ESPN+. Fury (28-0-1, 20 KOs), 31, scored a
8:20 AM ET In 1959, Ingemar Johansson traveled to New York and upset Floyd Patterson to win the heavyweight championship, knocking him down an astonishing seven times en route to a third-round TKO victory at Yankee Stadium. Although Patterson regained the title by fifth-round knockout in an immediate rematch with Johansson and then knocked him