5:08 PM ET INGLEWOOD, Calif. — Los Angeles Chargers fans had been waiting for quarterback Justin Herbert to show off his arm and air it out, and wide receiver Mike Williams to haul it in. With just under 12 minutes left in the second quarter, Herbert dropped back and let the ball sail into the
5:06 PM ET Kyrie Irving returned to practice Sunday, but the Brooklyn Nets sound like a team coming to grips with the realization that its starting point guard will not play in home games for the foreseeable future. While the situation around Irving’s availability for home games due to New York City’s COVID-19 protocols could
10:58 PM BST Former NRL luminaries Kevin Naiqama and Lachlan Coote have said the perfect farewell to St Helens, helping guide the Super League champions to a third straight crown with a thrilling grand final win over Catalans Dragons. Former Wests Tigers star Naiqama was player of the match on Saturday after he scored the
4:01 PM ET Associated Press WEST CALDWELL, N.J. — Jin Young Ko finished off a wire-to-wire victory Sunday in the Cognizant Founders Cup with her 14th consecutive round in the 60s, matching a 16-year-old record held by Annika Sorenstam. Even in a steady rain at Mountain Ridge, the 26-year-old South Korean star made it look
12:28 PM ET Associated Press BOSTON — The sure sign for Red Sox manager Alex Cora that things are getting serious in the baseball playoffs: He got a text from Patriots coach Bill Belichick wishing him luck. “That’s like the highlight of the year,” Cora gushed before Game 3 of the AL Division Series against
12:14 AM ET Host Texas A&M shocked Alabama on Saturday night, beating the top-ranked Crimson Tide 41-38 thanks to a walk-off field goal by Seth Small. The Aggies’ win broke Alabama’s streak of 100 consecutive wins against unranked opponents, the longest streak in the AP poll era. The Crimson Tide came into Saturday having won
2:19 PM ET Associated Press Georgia was the new No. 1 in The Associated Press college football poll Sunday by a unanimous vote, taking the top spot during the regular season for the first time since November 1982. The Bulldogs (62 first-place votes) moved up one spot in the AP Top 25, a day after
MS Dhoni remained unbeaten on 18 as CSK beat Delhi Capitals to enter IPL 2021 final.© BCCI/IPL MS Dhoniproduced a vintage knock as he blasted 18 runs off just six deliveries against Delhi Capitals in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 Qualifier 1 to take his side into the final of the tournament. While Dhoni’s
12:56 PM ET Associated Press The New York Rangers and top center Mika Zibanejad have agreed to an eight-year contract worth $68 million. Zibanejad, 28, will count $8.5 million against the salary cap beginning next season and through 2029-30. He was a point-per-game player last season with 24 goals and 26 assists in 50 games.
1:19 PM ET Spain’s Rafa Cabrera Bello sank a birdie putt on the first playoff hole to seal a dramatic victory over compatriot Adri Arnaus and win his first tournament in over four years at the Spanish Open on Sunday. Both men were neck and neck for much of the day and ended it at
Akila Dananjaya made the cut for Sri Lanka’s T20 World Cup squad.© AFP Sri Lanka on Sunday announced their final 15-member squad for the upcoming ICC men’s T20 World Cup. Lahiru Kumara, Binura Fernando and Akila Dananjaya have been included in the final squad by Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC). “The following 15 member final squad was
Valtteri Bottas won the Turkish Grand Prix as second place for Max Verstappen returned the Red Bull driver to the championship lead. Lewis Hamilton was fifth, disagreeing with his team over the radio over their decision to make a late pit stop for tyres that dropped him down from third. Verstappen leads Hamilton by six
7:57 AM ET USWNT and Orlando Pride forward Alex Morgan has said women have been pulled away from playing soccer because of “failures” in how the system is set up for them but added that things are changing as players stand up to their employers. Morgan was speaking after the Pride’s 3-2 defeat to NY/NJ
9:28 PM ET When Russell Wilson was wheeled into surgery Friday, multiple doctors believed he would miss a minimum of six weeks. But by the time surgery was finished on Wilson’s fractured right middle finger, doctors believed the Seattle Seahawks star quarterback had a realistic chance to make it back in four weeks, sources told
Oct 6, 2021 Mike CoppingerESPN Gervonta Davis, one of boxing’s biggest draws, and Rolando Romero will meet Dec. 5 at Staples Center in Los Angeles, Davis announced on social media Wednesday. “Tank” Davis’ last fight was his first at 140 pounds, but sources told ESPN this bout will be contested at lightweight, where Davis is
Oct 9, 2021 Jamie Mitchell became the WBA bantamweight title-holder Saturday afternoon in England after beating former champion Shannon Courtenay by majority decision. It was a fight filled with drama before either participant stepped into the ring. Courtenay lost the title on the scales Friday after missing the 118-pound weight limit by 2.5 pounds —
Oct 9, 2021 Mike CoppingerESPN Anthony Joshua exercised his contractual right to an immediate rematch with Oleksandr Usyk for the unified heavyweight championship, Joshua’s promoter, Eddie Hearn, announced on Saturday. Hearn said he plans to stage Usyk-Joshua 2 in early spring. “Back in the game and looking for him to become a three-time world champion,”
12:45 AM ET Mike CoppingerESPN LAS VEGAS — Deontay Wilder just simply wouldn’t go away. Not after a third-round knockdown. Not as Tyson Fury battered him around the ring, round after round. But Fury wore down the challenger, scoring another knockdown in Round 10 before brutally finishing Wilder with a highlight-reel knockout in the 11th