8:06 AM ET SHANE LARKIN OPENS his eyes, sits up and embarks on his own tortured version of “Groundhog Day.” He grabs the remote, clicks on SportsCenter and hops out of bed to wait for his “number.” He is 8 years old, and every morning presents a new set of unpredictable parameters that are purely
7:26 AM ET British rider Tao Geoghegan Hart will make his Grand Tour debut at the Vuelta a Espana, Team Sky has announced. Geoghegan Hart will race in Team Sky’s eight-man squad for the event behind lead riders Michael Kwiatkowski and David de la Cruz. Chris Froome and Tour de France winner Geraint Thomas will
2:23 AM ET Australia’s new UFC recruit Jim Crute has landed the opponent he wanted for his much anticipated debut later this year. Victorian Crute, who has an 8-0 MMA record, will fight Scotsman Paul Craig on December 2 at Adelaide Entertainment Centre. As the latest rising star in a burgeoning crop of Australian MMA
9:44 PM ET DETROIT — Within the span of a couple hours Tuesday, the dynamics of the 2018 Chicago Cubs changed drastically. Instead of adding an arm for the stretch run, in the form of injured righty Yu Darvish, the team pivoted to offense, surprising the baseball world by acquiring lefty Daniel Murphy in a
9:30 AM ET CHICAGO — One thing you can say about Michael Kopech‘s big league debut: The White Sox phenom left them wanting more. Kopech pitched two scoreless innings in Chicago’s 5-2 loss to the Minnesota Twins on Tuesday before being pulled when the game went into a 52-minute rain delay. He struck out four
12:38 AM BST The fitness level of Australia’s players is being questioned for a second straight year as they struggle to keep pace with New Zealand. Former All Blacks great Jeff Wilson believes the Wallabies had either over-trained heading into last week’s 38-13 loss in Sydney or are simply unfit. Wallabies players after losing the
12:53 AM ET Pay-television network SuperSport has pulled out of their equity partnership with Cricket South Africa for a new 20-over league, leaving the organisation without an outside shareholder for the tournament. In a statement released on Tuesday night, SuperSport claimed the discussions for an agreement terminated on July 23, more than four weeks before
12:02 AM BST The sight of two of his children crying hit Wallabies coach Michael Cheika harder than the subsequent calls for his head following the loss to New Zealand. Cheika’s suitability to carry on to the World Cup has been thrust under the microscope following Australia’s 38-13 Bledisloe Cup defeat in Sydney. Days out
11:31 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — Buccaneers left tackle Donovan Smith will miss the next two to four weeks with a sprained right knee, a source confirmed to ESPN’s Dan Graziano. NFL Network earlier reported the extent of and timetable for Smith’s injury. Team sources tell ESPN that they are “optimistic” that it won’t be
11:12 PM ET Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Southern California‘s three-way competition for the starting job at quarterback will go down to the final weekend before the season. Coach Clay Helton said Tuesday night that he won’t choose Sam Darnold’s successor with the No. 15 Trojans until a day or two after Saturday’s mock game.