8:30 AM ET This essay appears in the November issue of ESPN The Magazine. Subscribe today! Yesterday afternoon I called up my local butcher in Oxford, Mississippi, and placed the same Thanksgiving order I place every year: four beef tenderloins, which is my contribution to the sprawling Thompson family gathering, as it was my father’s
8:30 AM ET Marty Smith Close ESPN ESPN NASCAR lead reporter Former NASCAR.com senior writer 15 years covering NASCAR Ryan McGee Close ESPN Senior Writer Senior writer for ESPN The Magazine and ESPN.com 2-time Sports Emmy winner 2010, 2014 NMPA Writer of the Year All season long, Marty Smith and Ryan McGee have been keeping
6:04 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Joe Root insists that England need to savour the experience and expertise of Stuart Broad and James Anderson for as long as they can, despite both of his senior seam bowlers enduring frustrating series in an otherwise triumphant tour of Sri Lanka. Broad is set to make his first appearance
8:25 AM ET France captain Yannick Noah sprang a surprise at Thursday’s Davis Cup final draw ceremony when he named Jeremy Chardy and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga as his singles players for the opening day’s action in Lille. Already without the likes of Richard Gasquet and Gael Monfils for the final against Croatia, Noah decided to leave
shares Big Picture What can Sri Lanka salvage from here? They’ve lost both Tests so far. They are without their captain due to injury. Their best bowler from the previous Test is off in Brisbane, having his action assessed. Having come into the series as mild favourites (they had either won or drawn their
8:01 AM ET In his fifth Test in charge, Suranga Lakmal has perhaps his greatest leadership challenge yet. When he led Sri Lanka to wins against West Indies and South Africa, he largely had his first-choice attack at his back, and was up against opposition that appeared seriously vulnerable. England, though, are a much sterner
8:24 AM ET Our injury analyst provides the latest on injured Bears, Lions, Redskins, Cowboys, Saints and Falcons in advance of Thursday’s games. To help you set your lineups and avoid starting a player who won’t take the field, we will post fantasy-relevant updates and analysis here as NFL teams release their inactive lists, typically
Big Picture This is Australian cricket’s new reality at least for now. Even a win in a truncated T20I will be hailed as a significant moment in a possible renaissance. Wednesday in Brisbane was only their sixth win in 23 internationals since the sandpaper came out in Cape Town. Three of those wins have been
8:09 AM ET Texas coach Tom Herman expects starting quarterback Sam Ehlinger to play in Friday’s game against Kansas. Herman made the announcement after Wednesday’s practice, during which Ehlinger was a full participant and made 40 throws. Ehlinger, who has started all 11 of Texas’ games this season, left the Longhorns’ 24-10 victory over Iowa
Neymar backs his former PSG coach Unai Emery to continue his strong start to life as Arsenal manager. Mark Donaldson and Stewart Robson square off in predicting every fixture from this weekend’s Premier League action. Unai Emery has told Marca that Arsenal were “in decline” when he took over, having lost their defensive structure under