2:56 AM BST Prop Andrea Lovotti and replacement Nicola Quaglio will miss Italy’s final Rugby World Cup Pool B game against New Zealand after both receiving three-match bans for a lifting tackle, a judicial committee said on Sunday. Lovotti was sent off for dropping Duane Vermeulen on his head in the 43rd minute of Friday’s
Month: October 2019
10:33 AM ET INDIANAPOLIS — Colts second-year defensive end Kemoko Turay suffered a broken ankle in the second half of Sunday’s victory over Kansas City, according to a source. The injury occurred late in the fourth quarter when Turay was in pursuit of Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes. Many of Turay’s teammates took a knee while
9:19 AM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady moved past Brett Favre into third place on the NFL’s all-time passing yardage list in Sunday’s victory over the Washington Redskins, and is now 18 yards away from passing Peyton Manning into the No. 2 spot. Brady, who has 71,923 yards over his
9:16 AM ET Barely an hour after Roger Federer suffered that heartbreaking loss to rival Novak Djokovic in July’s epic Wimbledon final, he was asked how he would process and rebound from failing to convert two match points and losing the historic match. “[It will be] similar to getting broken when serving for the match,”
7:00 AM ET BEREA, Ohio — Before joining the Cleveland Browns this offseason, Sheldon Richardson admits he’d heard the rap that Odell Beckham Jr. wasn’t a great teammate. Now, after sharing the locker room with the wide receiver these past few months, Richardson has a “completely opposite” viewpoint. “Couldn’t be further from the truth. …
7:11 AM ET It’s another four-game whirlwind, with the stakes even higher than they were for Friday’s MLB playoffs quadruple-header. Buckle up! What’s on tap Monday’s schedule 1:05 p.m. ET: Astros-Rays Game 3 3:07 p.m. ET: Braves-Cardinals Game 4 6:40 p.m. ET: Dodgers-Nationals Game 4 8:40 p.m. ET: Yankees-Twins Game 3 The most important thing
7:00 AM ET ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — On the face of it, a pitching matchup between Charlie Morton and Zack Greinke is more than tune-in worthy. Both are outstanding pitchers, among the best in baseball. This season, Greinke tied for fourth in the majors with 18 wins; Morton won 16. Greinke was ninth in ERA
6:42 AM ET Kyle Lowry and the Toronto Raptors have agreed on a one-year, $31 million contract extension that takes the five-time All-Star guard out of July’s free-agent market, agent Mark Bartelstein of Priority Sports told ESPN. The extension guarantees Lowry two years and $64 million on the books — including the $33.3 million left
7:37 AM ET The NBA league office has informed teams that they are not permitted to scout practices involving projected 2020 top-10 draft picks LaMelo Ball and RJ Hampton this season, a source told ESPN. Representatives from NBA teams were expected to attend five New Zealand Breakers practices in Memphis and Oklahoma City this week
8:00 AM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” WASHINGTON — David Freese was talking about playing baseball in October, which he knows a thing or two about. It’s really not that much different than other months, he was saying, and