2:34 PM ET SEC commissioner Greg Sankey called this a “week unlike any other” after having to postpone four games because of COVID-19 testing. Sankey, who spoke to reporters Wednesday, projected confidence in the ability to finish a regular season and hold a conference championship game, but he also recognized the realities and challenges of
9:50 PM ET The NL Cy Young race between Trevor Bauer, Yu Darvish and Jacob deGrom was arguably the most intriguing battle of this awards season. Here’s a closer look at the stats and performances that made Bauer the winner, the first in the history of the Cincinnati Reds. The number that says it best
6:50 PM ET Italy’s Jannik Sinner defeated lucky loser Marc-Andrea Huesler 6-3, 6-4 to reach the ATP Sofia Open quarterfinals. Sinner beat the Swiss in 78 minutes to claim his 16th victory of the shortened season. The 19-year-old will face Australia’s No. 6 seed Alex de Minaur in the quarterfinals on Thursday. The pair met
6:39 PM ET After months of conflict between Canelo Alvarez, his promoters and his broadcast partners, Alvarez is finally heading back to the ring. Alvarez will meet Callum Smith to unify WBA super middleweight titles in Texas in December, sources close to the negotiations revealed to ESPN. This will be Alvarez’s first appearance since his
2:01 PM ET Editor’s note: This piece originally ran June 17, 2019, and some content has been updated. Yoder will face Miranda Granger on Saturday night. SAN DIEGO — Ashley Yoder was a 20-year-old undergrad at Indiana University studying criminal justice. She had an internship at the Monroe County (Indiana) prosecutor’s office. Before that, she
2:52 PM ET Ryan Garcia won’t fight again this year after all. The top boxing prospect’s Dec. 5 bout with Luke Campbell was postponed Tuesday due to Campbell’s positive test for COVID-19, Golden Boy Promotions announced. The press release stated that a new date will be announced “shortly.” The original bout was scheduled for Fantasy
5:43 PM ET Associated Press LEXINGTON, Ky. — Authentic’s track-record time in the $6 million Breeders’ Cup Classic at Keeneland has been updated to 1:59.60 after a review of multiple sources and camera angles. The Bob Baffert-trained colt went wire to wire for a 2¼-length victory over stablemate Improbable in Saturday’s 1¼-mile finale of the
1:58 PM ET AUGUSTA, Ga. — Other than Augusta National members plus players’ spouses and coaches, there will be no spectators on the grounds when the 84th Masters begins Thursday. Whether will be any significant numbers of people allowed for the 85th Masters in April is still to be determined. Augusta National and Masters chairman
5:31 PM ET WEST POINT, N.Y. — Lt. Gen. Darryl A. Williams is uniquely suited to appreciate the interconnection between football and cadet life at the United States Military Academy. Williams, the West Point superintendent, played defensive end for the Black Knights in the early 1980s. He chased Heisman Trophy winner Doug Flutie of Boston
Great Britain won two medals, including elimination race gold from Matt Walls, on the first day of the European Track Championships in Bulgaria. The 22-year-old secured Britain’s first medal of the event, with Portugal’s Iuri Leitao the runner-up and Russia’s Sergey Rostovtsev third. Milly Tanner, Lusia Steele and Blaine Ridge-Davis then won silver in the
6:40 AM ET AUGUSTA, Ga. — For 19 months, Tiger Woods has been the reigning Masters champion. Now, finally, it’s time to defend his green jacket. We rounded up our experts to see who they think will win this first fall Masters. (Hint: Nobody thinks Woods is walking off the property with a sixth coat).
Williams acting team principal Simon Roberts has tested positive for coronavirus in the build-up to this weekend’s Turkish Grand Prix. The team said the 57-year-old was tested in the UK on Wednesday after displaying “minor symptoms”. He will isolate for the statutory 10-day period and support the team’s operations at Istanbul Park remotely. Team manager
1:47 PM GMT Duncan Weir will make his first start for Scotland at fly-half since 2016 as one of four changes to the side to take on Italy in their Autumn Nations Cup clash in Florence on Saturday. Weir makes a return to the No. 10 jersey after injuries ruled our regulars Finn Russell and
Australia vs India: Cheteshwar Pujara is part of India’s Test squad for Australia tour.© AFP Cheteshwar Pujara shared a picture posted by his wife Puja in his Instagram stories where Pujara, his wife and their daughter Aditi are seen posing for the camera ahead of their depature to Sydney along with the rest of the Indian
11:26 AM ET Right-hander Marcus Stroman has accepted the New York Mets‘ one-year, $18.9 million qualifying offer. The Mets made the offer to the free agent Nov. 1. Stroman confirmed he had taken it on Twitter, saying “Beyond excited to be back in Queens in 2021!” Players have until 5 p.m. ET Wednesday to accept
11:15 AM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A shoulder injury is expected to sideline Carolina Panthers running back Christian McCaffrey for Sunday’s game against Tampa Bay, a league source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Wednesday. McCaffrey is getting a second opinion on the injury suffered late in Sunday’s 33-31 loss to Kansas City, a league source
10:00 AM ET The Oklahoma City Thunder are promoting assistant Mark Daigneault to become the franchise’s next head coach, sources told ESPN on Wednesday. Daigneault’s elevation to replace the departed Billy Donovan completes a rapid six-year rise within the franchise, which included a five-year run as the OKC Blue’s G League coach, where Daigneault had
1:07 PM GMT Wales made a single change to their team for Friday’s start of the new Autumn Nations Cup away against Ireland despite losing their last five matches. Justin Tipuric returns to the starting line-up after recovering from tonsillitis and features alongside Shane Lewis-Hughes and Taulupe Faletau in the loose trio. “Friday night is