3:01 AM ET KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Lane Kiffin was ready for just about anything Saturday night in his first return to Neyland Stadium as a head coach. But dodging an endless sea of bottles, both plastic and glass, along with an assortment of other projectiles, including a golf ball, in what was an ugly ending
Month: October 2021
2:00 AM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” HOUSTON — When he was 13 years old, little Enrique Hernandez, always undersized and underappreciated, found himself glued to the television every night in October. “I never missed a playoff game,” he
2:18 AM ET Cody Bellinger produced a hit against an opposing left-handed pitcher only 12% of the time this season. But in the ninth inning on Saturday night, against the closer for a team that won its division, Bellinger came up with the line-drive single that would place the go-ahead run in scoring position. It
11:59 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN In one of the biggest boxing upsets in recent memory, Spaniard Sandor Martin scored a majority-decision victory over former four-division champion Mikey Garcia on Saturday in Fresno, California. Martin (39-2, 13 KOs) had never competed on the world-level before; this was his first bout outside the U.S. He was meant
12:46 AM ET Jeff WagenheimESPN The question of who is the best light heavyweight in Bellator MMA might have been answered on Saturday night. That answer might or might not have come in the headlining title bout. Vadim Nemkov successfully defended his championship with a fourth-round submission of Julius Anglickas in the main event of
1:07 AM ET Kansas City Chiefs receiver Tyreek Hill, listed as questionable for Sunday’s game due to a quad injury, is expected to play against the Washington Football Team, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Hill practiced only on Friday this week after suffering the minor injury during last Sunday night’s loss to the Buffalo
1:03 AM ET Washington wide receiver Terry McLaurin and running back Antonio Gibson are both expected to play Sunday against the Kansas City Chiefs, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Both players are listed as questionable. McLaurin injured his hamstring in Friday’s practice while Gibson has been playing through a shin injury. McLaurin has 29
7:30 PM ET Associated Press IOWA CITY, Iowa — Aidan O’Connell threw for 375 yards and accounted for three touchdowns, David Bell had a career-best 240 yards receiving, and Purdue continued its recent mastery over No. 2 Iowa with a 24-7 upset Saturday. The Boilermakers (4-2, 2-1 Big Ten) have won four of their past
1:00 AM ET Georgia fans know better than to tempt fate. There have been far too many years when it all should have worked out, but the universe delivers a gut punch instead. See 1982. See 2002. See 2007. See 2012. See 2017. To know Georgia is to know pain. It’s inspired at least three
12:19 AM ET PULLMAN, Wash. — Washington State coach Nick Rolovich said he has not been updated on the status of his religious exemption request needed to become compliant with the state’s COVID-19 vaccination mandate. Without a resolution, it raises the possibility Rolovich will not be allowed to continue in his job past Monday’s state