10:00 AM ET BALTIMORE — When Hall of Famer Pedro Martinez questioned the New York Yankees‘ hustle midweek, tweeting that they lacked the requisite energy of a championship team, heads inside the clubhouse turned. “We played 20 games in 20 days,” Yankees outfielder Brett Gardner said to the New York Post in response. “It’s fair
11:32 AM ET True freshman Adrian Martinez will start the season at quarterback for Nebraska. Coach Scott Frost made the announcement Sunday with the release of the team’s Week 1 depth chart, selecting Martinez over redshirt freshman Tristan Gebbia. No true freshman has ever opened a season as the top QB for the Cornhuskers. Nebraska
10:03 AM BST Argentina’s Rugby Championship win over South Africa was a reflection of the Pumas’ steady progress, captain Agustin Creevy said, as the South Americans turn their focus to world champions New Zealand. The 32-19 victory over the Springboks at the Estadio Malvinas Argentinas on Saturday was only their fourth win in the southern
9:46 AM BST MENDOZA: South Africa’s Rugby Championship defeat to Argentina had set back the Springboks’ plans to experiment ahead of the World Cup, coach Rassie Erasmus said. The 32-19 loss at the Estadio Malvinas Argentinas was South Africa’s third in 28 Tests against the Pumas, sending them back to earth after their comfortable opening
Stewart Robson breaks down the good and the bad for Chelsea after their perfect Premier League start. Maurizio Sarri has revealed Eden Hazard is not yet ready to return to Chelsea’s starting lineup despite his instant impact off the bench in their opening two games of the season. Craig Burley explains why Maurizio Sarri may
4:00 AM ET World Boxing Super Series promoter Kalle Sauerland has defended the tournament’s decision to stage the super-middleweight clash between George Groves and Callum Smith in Saudi Arabia. The fight, which is the final of the eight-man elimination tournament, was moved back from June to allow WBA champion Groves to recover from shoulder surgery.
4:59 AM ET SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium — Esteban Ocon’s career-best qualifying performance came at a crucial moment in his 2018 season, with his future beyond this point uncertain. Daniel Ricciardo’s shock switch to Renault and Fernando Alonso’s decision to quit Formula One at the end of 2018 have blown the F1 driver market wide open. Here’s
4:32 AM ET Deivarayan Muthu Kerala quick Basil Thampi enjoyed a two-week stint at the National Cricket Academy in Brisbane in July, as part of an exchange programme between Cricket Australia and the MRF Pace Foundation based in Chennai. He and Tamil Nadu seamer K Vignesh had the opportunity to work with Ryan Harris, Greg
3:02 AM ET ESPN News Services ANAHEIM, Calif. — One day after showing off a million-dollar receipt for his lunch for being a “Dodger killer” from The Beverly Hills Hotel on Friday, Houston Astros ace Justin Verlander revealed that his meal was comped. The hotel jokingly charged Verlander an extra $1 million since Houston beat
2:41 AM ET UFC lightweight Justin Gaethje went into Saturday’s matchup against James Vick in need of a win. Ideally, one in which he didn’t sustain much damage. He ended up accomplishing both. Gaethje (19-2) snapped a two-fight skid in emphatic fashion at UFC Fight Night in Lincoln, Nebraska, as he knocked out Vick with