Shikhar Dhawan hits down the ground © BCCI Delhi Capitals 185 for 5 (Dhawan 101*, Stoinis 24, Chahar 2-18) beat Chennai Super Kings 179 for 4 (du Plessis 58, Rayudu 45*, Nortje 2-44) by five wickets Shikhar Dhawan – reprieved on 25, 27, 50, 79 – punished a sloppy Chennai Super Kings and powered a
Month: October 2020
3:54 PM ET Russian home favourite Andrey Rublev rallied from a set down to beat Canadian Denis Shapovalov 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 in the semifinal of the St Petersburg Open on Saturday to set up a title clash with Borna Coric. Rublev saved five of six break points to advance and took advantage in the final
6:00 AM ET ALLEN PARK, Mich. — Two and a half years ago, the Detroit Lions hired a man considered a defensive guru to help take the team from perennially mediocre to a consistent contender, to not only make the playoffs occasionally but win playoff games too. Matt Patricia’s defensive scheme and the combined knowledge
6:00 AM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers made one thing clear well in advance of Sunday’s game against Tom Brady: Don’t ask him about playing against Tom Brady. “We talk a lot about dumb media questions; that’s one of them,” Rodgers said last week during a bye week appearance
2:51 PM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Baltimore Ravens starting nose tackle Brandon Williams was placed on the Reserve/COVID-19 list on Saturday. Williams came in close contact with an infected person, a source said. The Ravens are now expected to be without two starting defensive linemen for Sunday’s game at the Philadelphia Eagles. Defensive end
1:11 PM ET Tennessee Volunteers head coach Jeremy Pruitt benched starting quarterback Jarrett Guarantano with 10:33 left in the second quarter against Kentucky. Redshirt sophomore J.T. Shrout came in to replace Guarantano. Guarantano threw two interceptions for touchdowns — the first came at 12:47 in the second quarter, when Kentucky’s Kelvin Joseph returned the pass
1:37 PM ET Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence threw his first interception in nearly a year on Saturday, falling 14 passes shy of breaking Russell Wilson’s ACC record for most consecutive attempts without an interception. It was the only blemish in a stellar first half, however, as Lawrence and Clemson put up huge numbers en route
12:29 PM ET Alabama coach Nick Saban, per SEC protocol, has been cleared to return to the sideline for Saturday night’s showdown against No. 3 Georgia following his third consecutive negative test for COVID-19, the school announced. Sources told ESPN that Saban was informed he had been cleared to return a little before 12:30 p.m.
10:54 AM ET Pittsburgh Panthers quarterback Kenny Pickett will not play in Saturday’s game against No. 13 Miami due to an ankle injury, a source confirmed to ESPN. Pickett suffered the injury during last Saturday’s overtime loss to Boston College, the second straight game he has exited due to injury. The Panthers will start Joey
11:02 AM ET Napoli blasted four goals in a devastating 20-minute first half spell as they thumped Atalanta 4-1 in Serie A on Saturday, handing the visitors a taste of their own medicine. Free-scoring Atalanta, last season’s top-scorers with 98 goals, had netted 13 goals in winning their first three games but had no answer