11:17 PM ET Associated Press DARLINGTON, S.C. — Denny Hamlin held off Kyle Larson after their cars hit nose to tail racing to the finish line Sunday night in the Southern 500 to open the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs. Hamlin won for the first time this season after entering the week seeded seventh in the
7:00 AM ET D’Arcy MaineESPN.com NEW YORK — Two days after making his auspicious introduction to tennis fans, Carlos Alcaraz took the court in front of a capacity crowd of more than 8,000 in Grandstand stadium for his fourth-round match at the US Open on Sunday. Even with the looming threat of rain, there was
India batting coach Vikram Rathour has backed struggling Ajinkya Rahane to come good, saying the time has not come yet to start worrying about his form. The Indian middle order, especially vice-captain Rahane, has not lived up to expectations, but Rathour said there is no reason to worry. “…when you are playing cricket for such
4:19 PM ET Brady HendersonESPN RENTON, Wash. — Continuing their reshuffling at cornerback, the Seattle Seahawks are expected to sign former New York Jets starter Bless Austin, a source confirmed to ESPN on Sunday. The Jets waived the 25-year-old Austin on Wednesday, a surprise move given that he was projected to remain one of their
9:01 PM ET ATLANTA — Joaquin Niemann had nowhere to be on Sunday, but he decided to play the final round of the Tour Championship as if he were in a hurry. A big hurry. Niemann, playing first and alone because Brooks Koepka withdrew on Saturday with a wrist injury, raced around East Lake Golf
9:45 PM ET CHICAGO — A go-ahead, seventh-inning grand slam by red-hot Cubs first baseman Frank Schwindel topped off a wild Sunday afternoon at Wrigley Field, leading to an 11-8 Chicago victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates and a four-game sweep. Schwindel’s blast was the third go-ahead slam of the game, including two from Cubs hitters.
9:08 PM ET One of world football’s great moments, Brazil vs. Argentina, descended into pure farce in Sao Paulo on Sunday when the game was suspended after just four minutes after officials from Brazil’s health authority walked onto the field. The incident proves that the big problem hovering over these rounds of World Cup qualification
8:52 PM ET ATLANTA — The system is one Patrick Cantlay still dislikes, one that saw him earn $15 million on Sunday as the PGA Tour’s season-long champion despite not shooting the lowest 72-hole score at the Tour Championship. No matter. Cantlay followed the format, and he hit the big shots when necessary to hold
4:04 PM ET Four years into a second stint at UConn that hasn’t gone nearly as well as the first, Randy Edsall announced on Sunday that he will retire at the end of this season. The announcement comes roughly 24 hours after the Huskies lost to Holy Cross, an FCS program, dropping to 0-2 on
4:00 PM ET ESPN staff One week into the US Open, there has been no shortage of excitement, upsets, and yes, drama. No. 1 Ash Barty was stunned in the third round by American Shelby Rogers on Saturday night. A day earlier, Naomi Osaka lost in third round to Leylah Fernandez. Elsewhere in the tournament,
10:34 AM ET The COVID-19 list keeps growing for the Boston Red Sox, with Sunday’s starter, Nick Pivetta, going on it earlier in the day. Boston has put 10 players on the list in about a week. Pivetta was supposed to face Cleveland at 1 p.m. ET at Fenway Park. Instead, the Red Sox called
4:59 PM ET Associated Press DARLINGTON, S.C. — Sheldon Creed led the final 80 laps to take his second straight NASCAR Truck Series win in the playoffs and second in a row at Darlington Raceway on Sunday. Creed, the defending series champ, opened the 10-driver playoffs with a victory outside of St. Louis on Aug.
Slovenia’s Primoz Roglic wrapped up a third straight Vuelta a Espana after claiming victory in the final stage, a 33.8km time trial. Roglic, the Olympic time trial champion, beat second-placed Magnus Cort Nielsen by 14 seconds and became the third rider to win a third Vuelta. Roglic won by four minutes 42 seconds overall –
2:23 PM ET PITTSBURGH — Former Pittsburgh Steelers offensive tackle and longtime broadcaster Tunch Ilkin died Saturday, the team confirmed. He was 63. Ilkin, who revealed that he had been diagnosed with ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease) in October 2020, was hospitalized recently with pneumonia. He announced in June that
3:27 PM ET A World Cup qualifier between Brazil and Argentina was halted just minutes after kickoff on Sunday after Brazilian health officials objected to the participation of three Argentine players they say broke quarantine rules. Argentina walked off the pitch at the Corinthians Arena in Sao Paulo after the officials entered the pitch to
Belgium’s Wout van Aert sprinted to victory in the opening stage of the Tour of Britain with Ethan Hayter the first Briton home in fourth. Van Aert, 26, won the uphill sprint in Bodmin from Dutchman Nils Eekhoff, with Spain’s Gonzalo Serrano third. With the bonus seconds awarded to the first three riders, Ineos’ Hayter
England’s under-fire opening pair made a confident start after an indomitable Shadul Thakur and a calm Rishabh Pant ensured a 367-run lead for India as the fourth Test entered an engrossing home stretch. Haseeb Hameed (43 batting, 85 balls) and Rory Burns (31 batting, 109 balls) put on 77 runs in 32 overs on a
2:18 AM ET PASADENA, Calif. — After three frustrating seasons at UCLA, the tide is starting to turn for the Bruins under coach Chip Kelly. Their 38-27 win against No. 16 LSU at the Rose Bowl on Saturday went down as an upset in Las Vegas, but it shouldn’t have. It was a convincing performance