4:54 PM ET Alaina GetzenbergESPN ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen stepped back, scrambled and found tight end Dawson Knox in the back of the end zone. Knox fell to the ground while making the catch but promptly rolled around, popped up and threw the ball in the air. The tight end
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5:36 PM ET Associated Press FRISCO, Texas — A different Dakota is celebrating a national championship nearly two decades after the border-state rivals moved up together to the Division I level. “I continue to think back in 2004 and wondering how it was going to work out. Well, this is pretty sweet how it’s worked
2:34 PM ET LOS ANGELES — Two recent high-profile coaching hires in the SEC have received public backlash and raised questions about the optics they present, but commissioner Greg Sankey said Sunday that the conference played a limited role in the processes and that the hiring decisions were made at the campus level. Auburn hired
5:16 AM ET Associated Press AUCKLAND, New Zealand — Top-seeded American Coco Gauff has capped a commanding start to the new season Sunday by beating Spanish qualifier Viktoria Masarova 6-1, 6-1 in the final of the ASB Classic. Gauff claimed her third WTA Tour title but her first in years on hard courts, boosting her
12:01 AM ET Kendra AndrewsESPN SAN FRANCISCO — Klay Thompson was a late scratch for the Golden State Warriors‘ 115-101 loss to the Orlando Magic on Saturday after experiencing left knee soreness in pregame warmups. Thompson’s left knee is the same leg as his torn ACL from 2019. Warriors coach Steve Kerr said the training
1:57 PM ET MANCHESTER, England — Manchester City sent Chelsea crashing to a fifth defeat in seven games and out of the FA Cup as goals from Riyad Mahrez, Julian Alvarez and Phil Foden sealed an easy win at the Etihad Stadium. The third-round defeat means Chelsea’s only hope of silverware this season is in
Shahid Afridi could continue as chief selector after the home series against New Zealand while Mickey Arthur is expected to make a decision on whether to return as Pakistan’s head coach later this month. According to reliable sources in the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), Afridi, who is the interim chief selector, had initially only accepted
1:50 AM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Gervonta “Tank” Davis rocked Hector Luis Garcia with a left hand in the closing moments of Round 8, prompting the underdog to retire on his stool ahead of the ninth round Saturday in Washington, D.C. Garcia absorbed a flurry of power shots on unsteady legs and later said, “I didn’t
9:00 AM ET LOS ANGELES — There is no feeling in this world quite like reaching the pinnacle of your profession, whether that means hoisting a 35-pound College Football Playoff championship trophy on the floor of a Los Angeles stadium or being handed an 8½-pound Oscar in a nearby Hollywood auditorium. But no sooner has
7:32 PM ET Sean McVay’s immediate future as the Los Angeles Rams‘ head coach is in limbo, sources told ESPN on Saturday. Those sources believe McVay will take some time after Sunday’s regular-season finale against the Seattle Seahawks to determine whether he will return in 2023. McVay has gone back and forth on the decision
3:10 AM ET SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The Los Angeles Lakers extended their winning streak to a season-best five games with a 136-134 victory over the Kings on Saturday, but not without some controversy. Sacramento guard De’Aaron Fox was called for a foul on the Lakers’ Dennis Schroder with 3.1 seconds remaining, with the score tied
7:12 AM ET Associated Press ADELAIDE, Australia — Novak Djokovic showed no signs of an injury that might derail his Australian Open campaign when he beat unseeded American Sebastian Korda 6-7 (8), 7-6 (3), 6-4 Sunday to win the Adelaide International. Djokovic worried Open organizers when he said after his semifinal in Adelaide against Daniil
Suryakumar Yadav left everyone awestruck with his powerful century against Sri Lanka during the third T20I match in Rajkot on Saturday. The batter just took 51 balls to complete his unbeaten knock of 112 runs which was laced with nine sixes and seven fours. With this ton, the 32-year-old batter also brought up his third
3:24 AM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Gervonta Davis usually starts slow, as he did Saturday night, but he once again found the bout-ending shot to move on to what should be a superfight vs. Ryan Garcia on April 15 in Las Vegas. Moments after Davis landed the left hand that prompted Hector Luis Garcia to retire
11:51 PM ET Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia — Two-time champion Naomi Osaka has confirmed she will not play at the Australian Open, adding her name to a growing list of notable withdrawals. Organizers confirmed in a tweet on Sunday that Japan’s Osaka, the Open champion in 2019 and 2021, will not be playing in Melbourne.
11:33 PM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Outfielder AJ Pollock and the Seattle Mariners are in agreement on a one-year, $7 million contract, sources familiar with the deal told ESPN, adding a batter who crushes left-handed pitchers to a
11:22 AM ET Florida State defensive end Jared Verse made a pros and cons list as he weighed his future over the past two weeks, trying to determine whether to leave school and become a potential first-round NFL pick or stay for one more year and improve. Ultimately, Verse decided he wanted another year with
12:45 AM ET Jamal CollierESPN CHICAGO — After starting the season unavailable to play in back-to-back games while coming off arthroscopic left knee surgery in the offseason, Chicago Bulls guard Zach LaVine‘s performance in Chicago’s back-to-back this weekend — 41-points and 11 3s in a victory in Philadelphia on Friday and 36 points and six