Sep 2, 2022 Notre Dame‘s tough season opener against Ohio State on Saturday is filled with upside. There is only one other scheduled contest all year that could raise a team’s chance to reach the College Football Playoff with a win more than the Fighting Irish’s trip to Columbus — only behind Michigan‘s own bout
Month: September 2022
5:33 PM ET Associated Press SYLVANIA, Ohio — Lucy Li played with a lead for the first time on the LPGA Tour and the 19-year-old was up to the task Saturday, recovering from a sluggish start for a 4-under 67 and a one-shot lead in the Dana Open. Li was 2 over through seven holes
Manchester Originals coach Simon Katich has urged the ECB to rethink staging the Hundred eliminator 24 hours before the final. Speaking after his team lost a nail-biter at Lord’s to eventual 2022 champions Trent Rockets, Katich lamented what he saw as a tired performance with the bat and was in no doubt that playing at
5:35 PM ET Week 1 occasionally delivers truly great football, an epic battle of two teams destined for a playoff run. But it also delivers some awful football, as two teams still shaking off the rust of a long offseason wage a battle of attrition. But Saturday’s noon slate gave us something else entirely. It
4:12 PM ET Associated Press IOWA CITY, Iowa — Iowa‘s defense came up with two second-half safeties, and the Hawkeyes opened the season with a 7-3 win over South Dakota State on Saturday. Neither team could do much offensively. Iowa finished with 166 yards of offense, while South Dakota State had 120. The two teams
4:47 PM ET ESPN News Services GREENVILLE, N.C. — No. 13 North Carolina State topped East Carolina 21-20 on Saturday after Pirates kicker Owen Daffer missed an extra point with 2:58 left and a 41-yard field goal with 5 seconds to go. The Pirates (0-1) were in position to hand the Wolfpack a surprising loss
4:49 PM ET ANN ARBOR, Michigan — After Michigan‘s 51-7 win over Colorado State, Cade McNamara said he wasn’t expecting to be in a quarterback battle with sophomore J.J. McCarthy to start this season. Jim Harbaugh announced prior to the first game that the two would battle for the starting spot with McNamara starting the
5:02 PM ET ESPN News Services BOONE, N.C. — Redshirt freshman Drake Maye continued his torrid start to the season, throwing for 352 yards and combining for five touchdowns as North Carolina outlasted Appalachian State 63-61 on Saturday despite surrendering 40 points in the fourth quarter. Maye, the younger brother of former Tar Heels basketball
4:29 PM ET ATLANTA — SEC commissioner Greg Sankey isn’t confident a 12-team College Football Playoff will make its debut before the 2026 season. Sankey, speaking to reporters Saturday before No. 3 Georgia‘s contest against No. 11 Oregon at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, said there is too much to do before the expanded playoff can take place
3:40 PM ET D’Arcy MaineESPN.com NEW YORK — After one last week of her signature magic, Serena Williams‘ legendary playing career came to an end Friday night with a third-round loss to Ajla Tomljanovic at the US Open in front of nearly 24,000 fans. The match capped the conclusion of a whirlwind 3½ weeks since