10:41 PM ET Associated Press AVONDALE, Ariz. — Sheldon Creed gambled on new tires for a two-lap overtime and snatched the Truck Series championship away from teammate Brett Moffitt. Moffitt was cruising to his second title in three years when a spin brought out a caution Friday night at Phoenix Raceway. Creed was one of
4:32 PM ET HENDERSON, Nev. — Las Vegas Raiders owner Mark Davis took issue with his team being fined $500,000 and being stripped of a sixth-round pick in the 2021 draft and coach Jon Gruden being docked an additional $150,000 for what one source described as “brazen and repeated violations of [COVID-19] protocols.” “The fines
3:26 PM ET Los Angeles Dodgers third baseman Justin Turner will not be disciplined for returning to the field to celebrate his team’s championship after testing positive for COVID-19. Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred issued a lengthy statement on Friday — alongside one from Turner and another from Dodgers president and CEO Stan Kasten
9:16 AM ET MLS Decision Day is upon us. For the league, simply getting to this point is an achievement amid the COVID-19 pandemic, though we’ll see how the MLS Cup playoffs themselves fare. – MLS Playoffs: Who’s in, Who’s out and all key info– MLS regular season: Updated points-per-game table– Stream MLS games LIVE,
7:16 PM ET Associated Press LEXINGTON, Ky. — Initially out of the picture, Essential Quality regrouped for a signature win that might set him up for a big 2021. Essential Quality took charge in the stretch to overtake 94-1 long shot Hot Rod Charlie and win Friday’s $2 million Breeders’ Cup Juvenile by three-quarters of
7:15 AM ET ESPN staff The Week 9 NFL schedule is stacked with great matchups. Our NFL Nation reporters bring us the keys to every game, a bold prediction for each matchup and final score picks. Additionally, ESPN Stats & Information provides a stat to know for each contest, and the Football Power Index (FPI)
12:58 PM ET Associated Press PARIS — Diego Schwartzman missed securing a place in the season-ending ATP Finals after losing to Daniil Medvedev 6-3, 6-1 in the Paris Masters quarterfinals on Friday. A semifinal berth would have sealed the last place at the finals in London from Nov. 15-22. Schwartzman remained favored to qualify, however,
12:29 PM ET Sid LoweSpain writer Yunus Musah had taken a circuitous route to be where he is, but he’s put his foot down and sped off fast and straight, accelerating directly into history. A Ghanaian England youth international born in New York, raised in Castelfranco Veneto near Venice, Italy, and in Barking, east London,
6:03 PM ET Terence Crawford (36-0, 27 KOs), ESPN’s No.1 pound-for-pound boxer, will showcase his skill set next Saturday against former welterweight titlist Kell Brook (39-2, 27 KOs), but many eyes around boxing are on what he will seek next provided he can handle business Crawford and his team are aiming big. Top Rank CEO
11:38 AM ET Boxing’s most lucrative fighter is officially a free agent. Canelo Alvarez has been released from his contract with Golden Boy Promotions and DAZN, sources told ESPN’s Salvador Rodriguez. After many days of negotiations, representatives for Canelo and Golden Boy Promotions have reached an agreement to release the four-time champion. The situation ends
1:19 PM ET The market value of one of boxing’s superstars is about to be tested. On Friday, Canelo Alvarez announced a separation from Golden Boy Promotions, setting the stage for perhaps the most lucrative run of his career. That’s saying something considering he signed an 11-fight deal with streaming network DAZN in 2018 that
1:00 PM ET A key bout canceled twice due to COVID-19 is now finally official. Thiago Santos and Glover Teixeira both weighed in successfully Friday in Las Vegas for their light heavyweight contender bout. Santos and Teixeira each weighed 205.5 pounds, within the 206-pound non-title limit in the division. The two will meet in the
4:34 PM ET ESPN 300 quarterback Shedeur Sanders flipped his commitment from FAU to Jackson State University, where his dad, Deion Sanders, is the head coach. Shedeur originally committed to FAU in July, and was the highest-ranked commit for the program in this class. Once his father was hired by Jackson State in September, it
4:05 PM ET UFC middleweight Darren Till has withdrawn from his scheduled UFC Fight Night main event against Jack Hermansson on Dec. 5 due to injury and had been replaced by surging contender Kevin Holland. An undisclosed injury officially knocked Till, of Liverpool, out of the 185-pound contest this week. All parties involved have already
4:07 PM GMT Scrum-half Antoine Dupont was voted the Six Nations Player of the Championship on Friday, becoming the first Frenchman to pick up the award in the history of the competition. Dupont recorded one try and four assists as his blistering runs in the open field threatened defences throughout the competition. 1 Related The
5:18 PM ET After an offseason of major change for the Houston Rockets, the team’s new general manager and head coach emphasized that the franchise’s primary goal remains the same: Chase a championship with a roster that features perennial MVP candidate James Harden as the franchise centerpiece. “For the last eight years or so, our
British Formula 1 driver Lando Norris has announced the launch of his own esports team called Quadrant. The 20-year-old gained a big following online earlier this year as he took part in virtual races while F1 was suspended because of Covid-19. Norris’ new venture will see him team up with some of the top streamers
IPL 2020, Eliminator: Virat Kohli could not make an impact with the bat, scoring just six runs.© BCCI/IPL Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) have been knocked out of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020, following a defeat against SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) by a margin of six wickets in the Eliminator. RCB skipper Virat Kohli admitted that his