1:42 AM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Of the many positions at which the San Francisco 49ers are dealing with injuries, perhaps none has been hit harder than defensive end. And, if the Niners’ fears are confirmed on Monday morning, they will have already lost one of the players brought in to replace their previously
Month: October 2020
11:50 PM ET ESPN News Services In an essay posted to his website Sunday night, suspended NASCAR Cup Series driver Kyle Larson writes of the lessons he’s learned — and the steps he’s taken to make amends — since using the N-word during a virtual race in April. Chip Ganassi racing fired Larson, who has
11:38 PM ET As insistent as the Miami Heat were that they would come into Game 3 of the NBA Finals squarely in the series, a pall descended over the team as it fell behind 2-0 in unimpressive form. They lost two key starters in Game 1 — defensive ace and offensive facilitator Bam Adebayo
9:20 PM ET I don’t expect Fernando Tatis Jr. to hit a triple, slide into third base, get tangled up with Justin Turner and then pop up and try to punch Turner in the face, like what happened with George Brett and Graig Nettles in the 1976 American League Championship Series. I don’t expect the
11:48 PM ET Philadelphia Eagles receiver Travis Fulgham was signed off the practice squad Saturday. A day later, he elevated to the role of hero on Sunday Night Football. Carson Wentz found Fulgham down the left side for a 42-yard touchdown with 4:08 remaining to lift the Eagles (1-2-1) over the San Francisco 49ers 25-20
11:03 PM ET LAS VEGAS — On a day he became the Raiders‘ all-time leader in touchdown passes, Derek Carr was more hung up on his team’s second consecutive defeat that dropped them to 2-2 on the season and prompted the $125 million franchise quarterback to vent, “I’m sick of losing.” Carr’s career record as
7:45 PM ET By the time Justin Herbert started high school, Tom Brady had played in five Super Bowls and won three of them. There was no chance that high-school freshman Herbert would have believed you if you had told him that he’d someday be playing against Brady. But on Sunday, that’s exactly what happened.
9:13 PM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — San Francisco 49ers rookie wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk had his breakout game last week in New York, but for those who missed it, he jumped right back into the picture Sunday night against the Philadelphia Eagles. Facing a third-and-7 at the Eagles’ 38, Niners quarterback Nick Mullens found
9:29 PM ET Lindsey ThiryESPN Close Covered Rams for two years for Los Angeles Times Previously covered the Falcons Has covered the NBA and college football and basketball INGLEWOOD, Calif. — Moments after the Los Angeles Rams secured a 17-9 win over the New York Giants on Sunday, Rams cornerback Jalen Ramsey and Giants wide
7:10 PM ET Associated Press TALLADEGA, Ala. — Denny Hamlin was one of the last drivers standing at the end of the messiest and longest race in Talladega Superspeedway history. The Daytona 500 winner surged to the win with a sweeping three-wide pass — the 58th lead change of the race — coming out of