10:42 PM ET Here we are, the calendar has turned to November, and I’m trying desperately to ignore the holiday decorations in the stores. I mean, I’ve got a solid festive spirit, but it’s still pumpkin spice season, and I cling to those moments. Oh yeah, and there are only two races left in the
9:23 PM ET The first College Football Playoff ranking of the season has Ohio State debuting at No. 1 for the first time ever in the Playoff era and defending national champion Clemson on the outside looking in at No. 5. 1. Ohio State (8-0)2. LSU (8-0)3. Alabama (8-0)4. Penn State (8-0)5. Clemson (8-0)6. Georgia
9:21 PM ET PLAYA VISTA, Calif. — Kawhi Leonard will sit out his second game this season due to load management and miss a marquee matchup against reigning MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo on Wednesday night when the LA Clippers face the Milwaukee Bucks. Wednesday’s game is the first of a back-to-back set for the Clippers at
9:50 PM ET The 13 members of the College Football Playoff selection committee reminded everyone in its first ranking that last year is irrelevant. Defending national champs? Say hello to the bubble, as No. 5 Clemson is behind two Big Ten teams and two SEC teams. No. 1 Ohio State earned the top spot, followed
8:42 PM GMT South Africa fans give the Rugby World Cup-winning Springboks a heroes welcome at O.R. Tambo Airport in Johannesburg. Sydney Seshibedi/Gallo Images/Getty Images JOHANNESBURG — South Africa’s underprivileged children should “keep dreaming and keep believing”, Springboks captain Siya Kolisi said as he carried the Rugby World Cup trophy through thousands of fans on the
8:41 PM ET A Las Vegas casino is suing Evander Kane, claiming the San Jose Sharks forward failed to pay back $500,000 in gambling markers given to him in April. According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas filed the lawsuit against Kane on Monday, saying he took out eight separate credits
9:22 AM ET Wednesday night’s Houston Rockets–Golden State Warriors game (7:30 p.m. ET, ESPN) is a reminder of all the interesting storylines the NBA lost when Aron Baynes fell on Stephen Curry‘s left hand — including what promised to be a season-long question of whether Curry could or would play more like Houston’s supernova James
6:23 PM ET Indiana has won four games in a row and is off to its best start since 1993, but the Hoosiers will have to go the rest of the way without starting quarterback Michael Penix Jr., who had season-ending surgery Monday. Penix, a redshirt freshman from Tampa, Florida, had surgery to repair an
6:09 PM ET Florida Gators offensive lineman Chris Bleich has entered the transfer portal, a source told ESPN. Bleich had been a starting guard for eight games this season, but was eventually replaced by Richard Gouraige and Brett Heggie. Bleich’s role has diminished since, and his playing time continued to drop against Georgia. A redshirt
5:12 PM ET DAVIE, Fla. — The Miami Dolphins have waived defensive tackle Robert Nkemdiche after playing just two games with the team. Nkemdiche played just three defensive snaps in the Dolphins’ 26-18 win over the New York Jets, and 18 defensive snaps with the Dolphins overall. He didn’t perform well in games or in