12:48 AM ET This season, more than ever, strength of schedule could mean strength of conference — though the 13 College Football Playoff selection committee members likely would never publicly admit it. Over the past six seasons of the playoff, committee chairs have insisted that the group ranks teams, not conferences, but during a season
Geraint Thomas retained his advantage over Simon Yates in the Giro d’Italia as Diego Ulissi won after a late attack on stage two. Thomas’ Ineos Grenadiers team-mate Filippo Ganna continues to lead overall after his win in Saturday’s time trial. Ulissi broke away from the peloton with about 1km to go of the final climb
Whether it’s television shows, clothes or music, we can all think of stuff out there that’s so bad, it’s good. So… welcome to the greatest kit you’ll probably never dare to wear: EF Pro Cycling’s special Giro d’Italia ‘duck’ outfit. The American team is no stranger to colour schemes and concepts that are a little,
6:42 AM ET EARLY IN THE first quarter of Game 1 of the NBA Finals, the heavily favored Los Angeles Lakers appeared lethargic, disjointed. Coach Frank Vogel called time, down 23-10, and made some substitutions. One of them, 34-year-old Rajon Rondo, who shot 41.8% in the regular season, surveyed the floor, noted the Miami Heat‘s
Defending champions Mumbai Indians registered their second win in a row and moved to the top of the points table, after beating SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) by 34 runs in a high-scoring contest at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium on Sunday. Chasing 209 to win, David Warner and Jonny Bairstow got their side off to a good start,
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2:00 AM ET MLB InsidersESPN The Tampa Bay Rays own the American League’s best record and the league’s No. 1 seed in the 2020 MLB playoffs. The New York Yankees were the AL’s favorites coming into the season before an up-and-down regular season netted them the No. 5 seed. After both swept their way through
6:50 AM ET Associated Press Polish teenager Iga Swiatek ousted the 2018 champion and top-seeded Simona Halep from the French Open, winning 6-1, 6-2 to reach her first Grand Slam quarterfinal. Swiatek, the only teenager who reached the fourth round, avenged a crushing defeat by Halep at the same stage last year. The Romanian won
12:29 AM ET Do you hear it, off in the distance? It’s still faint, because we’re just a month into this strange attempt at college football in 2020, but it’s there — that familiar refrain, the siren song we’ve heard before. Listen. “S-E-C! S-E-C!” You thought this college football season would be different just because
2:10 AM ET Much of the talk in recent years surrounding Holly Holm has focused on retirement. When will the 38-year-old Holm hang up the gloves? After her performance on Saturday in the UFC Fight Night main event on Fight Island, that discussion could be about a title shot. Holm, ranked sixth in the ESPN
1:19 AM ET Holly Holm turned to her wrestling against Irene Aldana and rolled to an easy unanimous decision victory Saturday night in the main event of UFC Fight Night on Saturday on Yas Island. The judges scored the bout 50-44, 50-45 and 50-45 for Holm. Holm, known for her skills as a striker, mixed
10:51 PM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The New England Patriots had a virtual team meeting on Saturday night, and the players were told, pending negative tests, the current plan is to play the Kansas City Chiefs on Monday, sources told ESPN’s Dianna Russini. Saturday started with the team confirming that “a Patriots player tested positive
IPL 2020, MI vs SRH: Mumbai Indians will have a chance to go on top of the points table.© BCCI/IPL Defending champions Mumbai Indians (MI) will take on SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) in the 17th match of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020. Mumbai emerged victorious in their previous match against Kings XI Punjab (KXIP), beating the
7:43 PM ET Steve KimESPN October’s boxing action kicks off Saturday with a key bout between junior welterweight contenders Jose Zepeda and Ivan Baranchyk, which headlines the latest card emanating from Top Rank Boxing’s bubble at the MGM Grand Convention Center in Las Vegas. Baranchyk (20-1, 13 KOs), a former IBF junior welterweight world titlist,
8:02 PM ET Associated Press TALLADEGA, Ala. — Justin Haley stormed into the second round of the Xfinity Series playoffs with a win Saturday at Talladega Superspeedway, his third superspeedway victory of the season. Haley, who in 2019 won the Cup race in July at Daytona, has three career Xfinity Series victories, all this season,
6:55 PM ET Holly Holm has said time and again that she does not want her UFC career to be defined by her shocking knockout of Ronda Rousey. Saturday on “Fight Island,” Holm has a chance to forge her first winning streak since that 2015 victory — and perhaps earn another title shot. Holm, one
4:13 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent LEEDS, England — It was a mistake from Ederson that allowed Leeds United to claim a 1-1 draw with Manchester City at Elland Road on Saturday, but Pep Guardiola need only look at the other end of the pitch to understand the reason behind the result. After a breathtaking game
9:12 PM ET Associated Press JACKSON, Miss — Sergio Garcia squeezed his eyes shut on the 18th green, not as he stood over his putt but when he saw it stop one turn short of dropping for another birdie. No matter. He played bogey-free Saturday in the Sanderson Farms Championship for a 6-under 66, and