7:35 AM ET Before they take the field as college football players on Saturdays, some of the top recruits in the 2023 and 2024 ESPN 300 are playing underneath the lights on weeknights. The highly decorated duo committed to the USC Trojans, quarterback Malachi Nelson (No. 1 overall, No. 1 QB-PP) and wide receiver Makai
Month: October 2022
4:10 AM ET Lando Norris has accused Max Verstappen of intentionally trying to block him ahead of their Q3 qualifying laps at the Japanese Grand Prix after the pair nearly collided on track. The two drivers were preparing for their first flying lap in Q3 when Norris moved to pass Verstappen ahead of the final
2:40 AM BST Laure Sansus scored two tries as France underlined their title credentials with a bonus-point 40-5 victory over South Africa in the opening match of the women’s Rugby World Cup at Eden Park in Auckland on Saturday. The match was the first of a triple-header at the spiritual home of New Zealand rugby,
5:53 AM ET SUZUKA, Japan — Daniel Ricciardo does not expect to race in Formula One next year following news Pierre Gasly has signed a new multi-year contract with Alpine starting in 2023. Ricciardo’s McLaren contract is set to be terminated one year earlier than planned at the end of this season after the team
5:04 AM ET Former Manchester United forward Wayne Rooney urged Cristiano Ronaldo to remain patient and make the most of the opportunities that come his way as the Portugal international looks to work his way back into the Premier League club’s first team. Ronaldo, in his second spell at United, has started only one league
4:14 AM ET Admitting it wasn’t “pretty,” Frances Tiafoe added a little more sparkle to a glittering season by reaching the Japan Open final with a 6-2, 0-6, 6-4 victory over South Korea’s Kwon Soon-woo in Tokyo on Saturday. Tiafoe, who reached his first Grand Slam semifinal at the US Open in September, flexed the
In another ill-timed issue of fitness for India, Deepak Chahar has a stiff back that will force him out of the final two ODIs against South Africa. A BCCI media release said he will now head to the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bengaluru, where he will be monitored by the medical team. The extent
1:36 AM ET NEW YORK — The fate of the New York Mets‘ season now weighs on the arm of Jacob deGrom. Following the Mets’ 7-1 loss to the San Diego Padres in Friday night’s NL wild-card opener, manager Buck Showalter announced that deGrom would take the ball for Game 2 as New York faces
1:07 AM ET NEW YORK — The dreams of Mets fans were supposed to come true on Friday night. When Max Scherzer signed a three-year, $130 million contract with New York, the wild-card series opener was the type of game Mets fans imagined the future Hall of Famer would dominate, an important moment setting the
11:06 PM ET MLB’s first-ever wild-card series weekend is here. As the playoff field expands to 12 teams for the 2022 postseason, four best-of-three series starting today will determine which teams will advance to the American League Division Series (against either the Houston Astros or the New York Yankees) and National League Division Series (against