3:05 PM ET Associated Press TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Nick Saban was coaching the Miami Dolphins the last time Alabama lost to Tennessee. The current players from both teams were mostly in elementary school. The top-ranked Crimson Tide have won the past 12 meetings in this traditional Third Saturday in October rivalry, mostly by large margins.
Month: October 2019
2:55 PM ET Makur Maker has submitted paperwork exploring his eligibility for the 2020 NBA draft, a source told ESPN. “The NBA players’ association is helping Makur get eligible. We’ve submitted all the transcripts and are waiting to hear back from the league office,” the source said. “The NBPA thinks he will receive it. More
2:27 PM ET Toronto Maple Leafs captain John Tavares will miss at least two weeks because of a broken finger. The Maples Leafs announced the news Thursday, one day after Tavares suffered the injury in a 4-3 loss to the Washington Capitals. Tavares will be re-examined in two weeks, according to the team, meaning he
2:14 PM ET Eric WoodyardESPN MILWAUKEE — Entering the 2019-20 NBA season, ESPN rolled out its annual list of the top 100 players in the league. Absent from that was Minnesota Timberwolves forward Andrew Wiggins, who doesn’t agree. “I don’t really look at that too much. Top-100 or not top-100,” Wiggins told ESPN. “There’s not
2:05 PM ET COSTA MESA, Calif. — Los Angeles Chargers left tackle Russell Okung returned to practice on Thursday and did not rule out the possibility of playing Sunday against the Tennessee Titans. “Being sidelined after suffering a pulmonary embolism earlier this year has been an intense battle that I’m thankful to put behind me,”
2:05 PM ET Los Angeles Chargers left tackle Russell Okung will return to practice Thursday, the team announced. Okung suffered a pulmonary embolism caused by blood clots this summer and had been on the non-football illness list. In a statement he posted on social media Thursday, Okung said “being sidelined after suffering a pulmonary embolism
2:10 PM ET Vegas Golden Knights forward Valentin Zykov has been suspended for 20 games without pay for violating the terms of the NHL/NHLPA Performance Enhancing Substances Program. “I’ve been informed that I am being suspended,” Zykov said in a statement through the NHLPA. “While I haven’t been able to discover how I tested positive,
1:41 PM ET Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Two NASCAR teams on their way to Kansas Speedway were involved in separate traffic incidents that damaged race cars. JTG Daugherty Racing owner Tad Geschickter said Thursday that the team transporter for Ryan Preece‘s No. 47 Cup Series entry caught fire while traveling to Kansas. He said
1:26 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN In NBA.com’s annual survey of the league’s 30 general managers, Giannis Antetokounmpo was picked to repeat as the MVP, the Los Angeles Clippers were tabbed to win their first championship, and Zion Williamson was crowned the league’s most athletic player before ever taking part in a regular-season game. Antetokounmpo, who
12:46 PM ET Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. — An emotional Michael Jordan unveiled the first of two medical clinics he and his family funded in Charlotte, North Carolina, that will provide care to underprivileged members of the community. The six-time NBA champion and Hornets owner was on hand Thursday for the grand opening of the