4:49 PM ET William E. Ricks The Texas Longhorns‘ offense has been pretty active the past two weeks. Last week, they scored 48 points in what was a Red River Rivalry clash with Oklahoma. Then the Longhorns had an explosive day against Oklahoma State, although both contests ended in defeat. Despite those losses, Bijan Robinson
Month: October 2021
4:45 PM ET Andrew LopezESPN THIBODAUX, La. — For roughly an hour, the New Orleans Pelicans mostly rode in silence as they traveled to Nicholls State University for an open practice. The drive from the practice facility in the suburb of Metairie out to the campus is among one of the hardest-hit areas of the
5:29 PM ET BATON ROUGE, La. — LSU running back Tyrion Davis-Price set a school record with 287 rushing yards during a 49-42 win over No. 20 Florida on Saturday, breaking the previous record of 285 set by Derrius Guice. Davis-Price, who entered the weekend with a combined 287 rushing yards on the season, also
4:06 PM ET Associated Press The NFL’s crackdown on unsportsmanlike penalties is working the way the league intended. Officials threw 11 flags for taunting in the first two weeks of this season — the same number called in the entire 2020 season for the same foul — but only three over the next three weeks.
3:12 PM ET David Baker, a towering presence who is often clad in suit coats of the brightest colors, has announced his retirement as the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s president and executive director. Baker, seen by many fans with “the knock” videos as he informs some of the league’s best players and coaches that
2:00 PM ET HOUSTON — The Astros will start Jose Urquidy in Game 3 of the ALCS when the series shifts to Fenway Park on Monday night, while the Boston Red Sox aren’t yet ready to commit to a starter. Urquidy, who missed two months of the regular season with shoulder discomfort, went 8-3 with
1:23 PM ET ATLANTA — The Los Angeles Dodgers will start right-handed reliever Corey Knebel and seemingly stage a bullpen game in the opener of their National League Championship Series against the Atlanta Braves on Saturday night, a direct reflection of what it took to defeat the San Francisco Giants in the previous round. The
2:00 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent LEICESTER, England — It was a day to remember for Mason Greenwood and Marcus Rashford at the King Power Stadium, and one to forget for Harry Maguire and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. It sums up where Manchester United are at the moment: bits of good and lots of bad culminated in
11:38 AM ET Borussia Dortmund‘s Erling Haaland scored twice on his return from injury to help his team beat Mainz 3-1 on Saturday to go top of the Bundesliga. The Norwegian forward, who had been out since late September, scored in the 54th minute with a spot kick following a lengthy VAR review over a
9:14 AM ET Liverpool moved to the top of the Premier League on Saturday, thumping Watford 5-0 in Claudio Ranieri’s first match in charge of the Hornets. Sadio Mane, Roberto Firmino‘s hat trick and a stunning goal from Mohamed Salah ensured a fine afternoon for Jurgen Klopp’s men, who wrecked Ranieri’s big day after he