11:30 PM ET TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Communication has always been a strong suit of Alabama coach Nick Saban. After decades of dealing with the media, he’s become skilled at controlling the message and crafting a narrative. But that control is eroding quickly when it comes to the quarterback competition pitting Jalen Hurts and Tua Tagovailoa.
3:00 AM ET Big Picture Try as they might, Sri Lanka can’t seem to put together a competent ODI performance against South Africa. In the first ODI of the series, the batsmen failed spectacularly. In the second, they hauled themselves to a competitive score, only for fielders to drop near-undroppable catches early in South Africa’s
10:15 PM ET Associated Press RENO, Nev. — Andrew Putnam took the lead Saturday in the Barracuda Championship, three points ahead of playing partner Sam Saunders in the PGA Tour’s only modified Stableford scoring event. Putnam had eight birdies and a bogey at windy Montreux Golf and Country Club, scoring 15 points under the format
8:51 PM ET Associated Press WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. — Denny Hamlin has been on the outside looking in as Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Kyle Busch, Kevin Harvick and defending Cup series champion Martin Truex Jr. have dominated the season. Bill Elliott, who last competed in a NASCAR national series event in 2012, will drive for
9:05 PM ET Bob PockrassNASCAR Close • NASCAR writer for ESPN.com• 2009, 2013 NMPA Writer of the Year• More than 25 years experience covering motorsports NASCAR Hall of Fame driver Bill Elliott, who has not competed in a NASCAR national series event in more than six years, will drive for GMS Racing in the Xfinity Series race Aug.
7:04 PM ET Associated Press WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. — Joey Logano held off a late challenge from Penske Racing teammate Brad Keselowski to win the NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Watkins Glen International on Saturday. Logano started from the pole in a road race that was red-flagged for rain, forcing the drivers to briefly switch
6:39 PM ET Oklahoma coach Lincoln Riley hinted Friday that quarterback Kyler Murray, a two-sport star who was a first-round draft pick of the Oakland Athletics in June, might play football for the Sooners beyond this season. Saturday, Murray’s agent, Scott Boras, said definitively that this season will be Murray’s last in Oklahoma. “Kyler’s baseball
5:49 PM ET Associated Press WASHINGTON — Defending champion Alexander Zverev has reached the final at the Citi Open. The No. 1-seeded Zverev defeated 10th-seeded Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-2, 6-4 in the semifinals on Saturday. Sixteenth-seeded Andrey Rublev beat unseeded Denis Kudla 6-1, 6-4 in one quarterfinal and will face Alex de Minaur in the other
3:29 PM ET Associated Press LAS VEGAS — The Vegas Golden Knights have signed forward William Karlsson to a $5.25 million, one-year contract. General manager George McPhee announced the deal Saturday as the two sides avoided arbitration. Karlsson gets a significant raise from his previous $1 million salary. Karlsson shattered career highs with 43 goals,
3:08 PM ET Associated Press CHICAGO — After throwing a bullpen session Saturday, Yu Darvish said he was pain-free and is “very optimistic” about returning to the Chicago Cubs‘ rotation this season. Darvish threw 55 pitches, including warmups, before the game with the San Diego Padres at Wrigley Field. The right-hander has been on the