2:33 AM ET Urban Meyer has apologized to Courtney Smith, two days after not acknowledging her directly in a news conference at Ohio State announcing that he was suspended three games for mishandling allegations of domestic abuse against former assistant Zach Smith. Meyer released a two-paragraph apology on his Twitter feed and through Ohio State’s
9:05 AM ET Bob PockrassNASCAR Close • NASCAR writer for ESPN.com• 2009, 2013 NMPA Writer of the Year• More than 25 years experience covering motorsports Elliott Sadler and Kasey Kahne spoke on back-to-back days at Bristol Motor Speedway earlier this month, and the message from each of them was pretty clear — their hearts no longer were into
8:31 PM ET Associated Press NEW HAVEN, Conn. — Carla Suarez Navarro of Spain has advanced to the final of the Connecticut Open after Monica Puig retired during their first set Friday night because of an injury. Puig was leading 4-3 after exchanging service breaks with Suarez Navarro when she left the court holding her
4:47 PM ET The University System of Maryland Board of Regents on Friday announced the appointment of five additional people who will join a commission created last week to investigate the culture of Maryland’s football program following a recent report from ESPN that included allegations of an environment based on fear and bullying. On Aug.
4:38 PM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Joe Root, England’s Test captain, and Jos Buttler have signed to play for Sydney Thunder in the 2018-19 Big Bash League. Both players will be available for seven games before heading to the West Indies with England in January. The move is particularly significant for Root, who was overlooked when
11:53 AM ET It has been one year since Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor met inside a boxing ring in Las Vegas — and to this day, the whole thing still feels a little surreal. Just think: Perhaps the most anticipated fight in combat sports history began with a referee essentially reminding one of the
Ahead of each round of fixtures in the Premier League, W2W4 looks at the main storylines to keep an eye on. Here is what is in store for Matchday 3. 1. Will Man United fans turn on Mourinho? Generally speaking, Manchester United’s core support tend to back their manager — they didn’t even turn on
Former Arsenal midfielder Stewart Robson tries to read deeper into Arsene Wenger’s regret about staying on as Gunners boss for too long. Liberian president and former football star George Weah awarded ex-Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger with the country’s highest honour in a ceremony on Friday for services to African football that included launching Weah’s own
1:07 PM ET UFC fighter Desmond Green was involved in a five-vehicle crash early Saturday morning, according to authorities in Davie, Florida. Green suffered minor injuries, but two people — Emelina Morfa, 67, and Emma Suarez Hernandez, 76 — were killed. Alvaro Feola, a spokesman for the Florida Highway Patrol, told reporters that Green lost
1:58 PM ET Peter BodoTennis Close Peter Bodo has been covering tennis for over 35 years, mostly recently for ESPN. He is a former WTA Writer of the Year and the author of numerous books, including the classic “The Courts of Babylon” and the New York Times bestseller (with Pete Sampras), “A Champion’s Mind.” NEW