1:35 PM ET Bob PockrassNASCAR Close • NASCAR writer for ESPN.com• 2009, 2013 NMPA Writer of the Year• More than 25 years experience covering motorsports The last time Kevin Harvick arrived in Phoenix to race amid a cloud of controversy, he promptly won the event. That was back in March. So as he heads to ISM (formerly Phoenix)
11:21 AM ET FRISCO, Texas — Dallas Cowboys left guard Connor Williams will undergo arthroscopic surgery on his right knee Wednesday and miss Sunday’s game against the Philadelphia Eagles, according to multiple sources, but his absence could be brief. It is possible Williams could return Nov. 18 against the Atlanta Falcons. Defensive end Randy Gregory
11:18 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Arise, Sir Alastair? He was England’s hero in whites for more than a decade, a record-breaking run-scorer and distinguished former captain, but Alastair Cook could be in line for even higher honours after being proposed for an early knighthood. Cook retired from England duty in September, having amassed 12,472 Test
11:14 AM ET KweséESPN Staff Rory McIlroy will tee off alongside defending champion Branden Grace in the first round of the Nedbank Golf Challenge hosted by Gary Player at Sun City on Thursday. Grace and former world No. 1 McIlroy, who has not contested Africa’s Major’ since 2009, when he withdraw from the tournament with
Maurizio Sarri says Ross Barkley has a big role to play not just for Chelsea, but for England too. Eden Hazard will step up his return from a back injury when Chelsea take on BATE in Belarus on Thursday, head coach Maurizio Sarri has confirmed. Chelsea are on the verge of qualification for the Europa
Quique Sanchez Flores left Espanyol in April and had previously managed Watford. Quique Sanchez Flores will meet Mexican Football Federation (FMF) president Yon de Luisa in London this week about the vacant head coach’s position, according to sources consulted by ESPN’s Jordi Blanco. Sanchez Flores, 53, has previously managed clubs including Benfica, Atletico Madrid and
11:00 AM ET ESPN News Services Bryce Harper rejected the Washington Nationals‘ offer of approximately $300 million over 10 years late last season, according to multiple reports. Washington tried to lock up Harper with one of the richest deals in baseball history before he became a free agent, but the then 25-year-old opted to test
4:22 PM ET Mechelle VoepelespnW.com Close Mechelle Voepel covers the WNBA, women’s college basketball, and other college sports for espnW. Voepel began covering women’s basketball in 1984, and has been with ESPN since 1996. NBA commissioner Adam Silver says the NBA’s support of the WNBA remains firm, and that the NBA is neither angered nor
10:36 AM ET Philadelphia 76ers reserve forward Mike Muscala will be sidelined for approximately one week after suffering a fractured nose and cut on his face during a collision in practice Tuesday. The 76ers said Wednesday that Muscala received six stiches and will wear a protective mask when he is cleared to return. Muscala, in
Hearts of Midlothian midfielder Arnaud Djoum has been named in Cameroon’s squad for the Indomitable Lions’ Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Morocco on November 16. The 29-year-old returns for the first time since appearing in last year’s World Cup qualifiers after being summoned by new coach Clarence Seedorf. Djoum recovered from a six-month injury