Month: October 2019

2:56 AM ET It always gets good this time of year, the unpredictability and wackiness of college football. Yep, that’s three straight weeks now that we’ve had one of those head-scratching losses by a team near the top of ESPN’s Power Rankings. This latest was Oklahoma going on the road and losing 48-41 to Kansas
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6:25 PM ET Associated Press WASHINGTON — Former major league umpire Chuck Meriwether, who was behind the plate when the Boston Red Sox ended their championship drought in 2004, died Saturday. He was 63. Commissioner Rob Manfred made the announcement hours before Game 4 of the World Series. Meriwether had been ill with cancer and
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6:30 PM ET The WBO has ordered an immediate rematch between cruiserweight world titlist Mairis Briedis and former titleholder Krzysztof Glowacki following a lengthy appeals process brought by Glowacki in July following his controversial third-round knockout loss to Briedis on June 15 in the semifinals of the World Boxing Super Series. With the rematch ordered,
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6:27 PM ET Closers Aroldis Chapman of the New York Yankees and Josh Hader of the Milwaukee Brewers were named relievers of the year on Saturday. Hader won the National League award, which is named for Trevor Hoffman, for the second straight season, and Chapman earned the American League award, named for Mariano Rivera. Both
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5:54 PM ET Jeff Wagenheim One day after announcing at a Moscow news conference that he will return to the Octagon in January, Conor McGregor had his rusty reflexes tested in the Russian capital. McGregor had to dodge a water bottle thrown in his direction during a heated verbal exchange on Friday with a man
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5:28 PM ET ESPN News Services LINCOLN, Neb. — Nebraska third-string quarterback Luke McCaffrey, the brother of NFL star Christian McCaffrey, entered Saturday’s game for the Cornhuskers after Noah Vedral was injured in the second quarter against Indiana. Vedral drew the start Saturday in place of Adrian Martinez, who injured his left leg in the
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5:51 PM ET Associated Press MARTINSVILLE, Va. — Denny Hamlin has won the pole at Martinsville Speedway, where the five-time winner will attempt to lock himself into NASCAR’s championship race. Hamlin turned a lap at 97.840 mph in his Toyota from Joe Gibbs Racing to earn the top starting spot in Sunday’s playoff race. It
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3:51 PM ET Associated Press MANHATTAN, Kan. — Skylar Thompson and Kansas State dealt a big blow to No. 5 Oklahoma‘s national title hopes. The Wildcats’ quarterback threw for 213 yards while running for four touchdowns, the defense did just enough against Heisman Trophy contender Jalen Hurts and the Sooners’ prolific offense, and Kansas State
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4:30 PM ET CHICAGO — The Los Angeles Chargers have activated left tackle Russell Okung, the team announced Saturday. Out since June after suffering a pulmonary embolism due to blood clots, Okung started the season on the non-football illness list. Okung returned to practice late last week, and after a full week of practice this
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