7:15 PM ET Brianna Williams Week 5 of the college football season is coming to a close, and there has been a considerable amount of on-field action — and plenty of trolling. The week featured five top-15 matchups. But overall, this season has been rough for ranked teams as 25 AP-ranked squads have already lost
Month: October 2021
7:48 PM ET CHICAGO — Chicago Bears rookie quarterback Justin Fields will start against the Detroit Lions in Week 3, the team announced Saturday night. Coach Matt Nagy said on Friday he would make a game-time decision between Fields and veteran Andy Dalton, but the team downgraded Dalton to doubtful because of a bone bruise
5:41 PM ET Associated Press PHOENIX — The Colorado Rockies made Bill Schmidt their permanent general manager Saturday, promoting him from the interim GM role he had held since May. The Rockies were 74-85 when they made the announcement before playing at Arizona. “After five months, it became increasingly clear that Bill was the right
5:20 PM ET Associated Press MIAMI — Derek Jeter put the finishing touches on his Baseball Hall of Fame speech as the plane that carried him to the enshrinement ceremony in Cooperstown, New York, was landing. It was supposed to be done much earlier. Sometimes, things take longer than anticipated. That’s a lesson Jeter is
6:12 PM ET ESPN News Services With a chance to clinch a postseason berth, the New York Yankees were instead rocked 12-2 by the Tampa Bay Rays on Saturday to push their playoff hopes to the regular season’s final day. Yankees starter Jordan Montgomery allowed a career-worst seven earned runs in 2 2/3 innings, giving
6:08 PM ET Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw returned to the injured list Saturday, days before Los Angeles begins a postseason defense of its World Series championship. The three-time Cy Young Award winner has left forearm discomfort, the same injury that sidelined him for 57 games from Aug. 9 to Sept.
4:43 PM ET ESPN News Services NEW YORK — Tampa Bay Rays second baseman Brandon Lowe hit three home runs in a 12-2 rout of the New York Yankees on Saturday. Lowe connected for a pair of early three-run shots off Jordan Montgomery and then launched a leadoff drive in the seventh inning against Michael
6:05 PM ET Associated Press CHICAGO — Ons Jabeur and Garbine Muguruza advanced to the Chicago Fall Tennis Classic final Saturday when their semifinal opponents were unable to play. Jabeur led Elena Rybakina 6-4, 3-2 when Rybakina retired due to illness. Jabeur, ranked 16th in the world, converted all three break-point chances to take the
3:42 PM ET Tobin Heath grabbed an assist as Arsenal thrashed Aston Villa on Saturday. Photo by Nigel French/PA Images via Getty Images Tobin Heath provided her first assist for new club Arsenal as they thrashed Aston Villa 4-0 to stay top of the Women’s Super League on Saturday. Following a frustrating first 45 minutes by
6:46 PM ET Associated Press FORT WORTH, Texas — Texas and TCU fans shared tailgates just as they have in the past. Divided households from as far away as Indiana showed up. While the first Big 12 road game for the Longhorns since they accepted an invitation to join the Southeastern Conference wasn’t much different