8:18 AM ET Kotaro Matsushima scored a bonus-point try deep into injury time as Japan moved to the brink of their first Rugby World Cup quarter-final with a 38-19 Pool A victory over Samoa at the City of Toyota Stadium on Saturday. The hosts, who turned the tournament upside down when they beat Ireland last
Month: October 2019
3:00 AM ET Toss: Pakistan opt to bowl v Sri Lanka Pakistan won the toss and chose to bowl in the first of three T20Is against Sri Lanka. Nineteen-year-old fast bowler Mohammad Hasnain was set for his second T20I, beating left-armers Usman Shinwari and Wahab Riaz to a place in the starting XI. Allrounder Faheem
12:27 PM ET Boston Celtics center Enes Kanter says he and teammate Tacko Fall were harassed by two men while leaving a mosque Friday. Kanter tweeted a video of the incident, saying the men were supporters of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Kanter has been an outspoken critic of Erdogan. “There’s Turkish people attacking us.
12:27 PM ET Former Miami Dolphins offensive lineman Jonathan Martin will avoid prison time after reaching a plea deal Friday on charges related to a threatening post on his Instagram account in February 2018. As part of the agreement, three felony charges against Martin will be dropped in two years if he attends scheduled psychotherapy
5:46 AM ET England marched into the quarter-finals of the Rugby World Cup with a 39-10 Pool C victory over an Argentina team reduced to 14 men for more than an hour after Tomas Lavanini was shown a red card on Saturday. The match turned in the 17th minute when, with England 5-3 ahead after
10:30 AM ET ESPN News Services ESPN’s College GameDay will begin the 2020 season in Dublin, where Navy will play Notre Dame. The trip outside the United State will be the first for the show since it started going to games sites in 1993. ESPN announced it would take the show to Ireland during Saturday’s
9:45 AM ET Marcel Louis-JacquesESPN NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Buffalo Bills announced Saturday morning that quarterback Josh Allen has cleared concussion protocol and is expected play Sunday against the Tennessee Titans. Allen suffered a concussion on a hit to the helmet during the Bills’ Week 4 loss to the New England Patriots. He participated in
9:31 AM ET ESPN staff We’ve hit October, and Week 6 already snuck up on us. Consider this your pumpkin spice-flavored guide to everything you need to know about another big Saturday across the college football landscape. We’ve got the Top 25 games, including a big Auburn-Florida top-10 battle of unbeatens, and an Iowa team
2:50 AM ET ESPN News Services Houston Rockets owner Tilman Fertitta strongly denounced a tweet from general manager Daryl Morey on Friday night after the GM posted an image supporting protesters in Hong Kong. Listen….@dmorey does NOT speak for the @HoustonRockets. Our presence in Tokyo is all about the promotion of the @NBA internationally and
7:50 AM ET HOUSTON — Imagine it from Kevin Cash’s perspective. You spend the entirety of the Tampa Bay Rays‘ quick turnaround from Wednesday’s wild-card win at the Oakland Athletics preparing for a 36-year-old ace who somehow seems to keep getting better. The Rays have beaten Justin Verlander before, but not on this stage —