11:19 PM ET Associated Press FORT WORTH, Texas — Caroline Garcia plopped on a cowboy hat to go with the trophy she was holding after telling fans she had enjoyed her first trip to Texas. There was plenty for the Frenchwoman to like in Cowtown. Garcia took a tight first set and went on to
Month: November 2022
12:08 AM ET Associated Press CLEMSON, S.C. — Clemson coach Dabo Swinney said starting defensive end Xavier Thomas will miss the rest of the season after reinjuring his foot. Swinney said Monday night on his radio call-in show that the 6-foot-2, 256-pound fifth-year senior will need surgery on the foot he first hurt in August
12:11 AM ET ESPN News Services NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Vanderbilt athletic director Candice Lee said defensive backs coach Dan Jackson will “step back” from his job while the university continues an internal review of his recent comment on social media defending the rapper formerly known as Kanye West. Lee released a statement Monday night that
11:21 PM ET Jamison Hensley Close ESPN Staff Writer University of Maryland graduate Lives in the Baltimore area with his wife and son Katherine Terrell Close ESPN Staff Writer Covered the NFL since 2013 Previously covered the Saints for the Times-Picayune and The Athletic Bengals beat writer for ESPN from 2016-19 NEW ORLEANS — The
11:01 PM ET Stephen HolderESPN INDIANAPOLIS — Colts owner Jim Irsay on Monday night vigorously defended his stunning decision to hire former Indianapolis offensive lineman Jeff Saturday as his team’s interim head coach, saying the first-time NFL coach is “fully experienced enough” and “fully capable.” Irsay fired coach Frank Reich on Monday morning following late-night
10:19 PM ET ESPN News Services The Philadelphia Phillies picked up starting pitcher Aaron Nola‘s $16 million option on Monday night, making his contract worth $59 million over five years. The exercising of Nola’s team-friendly option was among the moves made by the National League champion Phillies on the heels of their World Series defeat
9:06 PM ET First baseman Anthony Rizzo officially opted out of his contract with the New York Yankees on Monday night, according to ESPN’s Jesse Rogers and multiple reports. It was an expected move in a deal that would have paid him $16 million next season. Now, Rizzo enters free agency looking to secure a
8:13 PM ET In the next phase of a historic American League MVP race, Aaron Judge of the Yankees and Shohei Ohtani of the Angels led the list of finalists for MLB’s Baseball Writers’ Association of America awards, according to balloting results revealed Monday night. Calling the seasons put up by Judge and Ohtani historic
9:30 PM ET Cesar Hernandez Newly-crowned MLS Cup champions LAFC will play Costa Rica‘s Alajuelense in the 2023 CONCACAF Champions League Round of 16, while Orlando City SC was drawn against Tigres in a noteworthy MLS-Liga MX match-up for the knockout round. The regional clashes were made official during Monday night’s draw for the last-16
Nov 6, 2022 Rugby league and rugby union often sit at polar ends of the Australian sporting spectrum, despite being similar in so many ways. It is a big-brother, little-brother relationship, of sorts, with the NRL dominating domestically but the 15-player game leaving rugby league for dust internationally. So it is almost unfathomable that a