2:43 AM ET ATLANTA — It’s almost a cliché to say that a team which falls behind 3-1 in a best-of-seven playoff series has been pushed to the brink. If that’s the case, the Houston Astros went to the brink and a little beyond and survived to tell about it. The Astros bounced back from
Month: November 2021
2:19 PM ET Associated Press Michigan State moved up to No. 5 in The Associated Press college football poll and Wake Forest became a top-10 team on Sunday for the first time in school history. Georgia is a unanimous No. 1 for the fourth straight week in the AP Top 25. Cincinnati remained at No.
9:20 AM ET Tennessee Titans running back Derrick Henry suffered a potentially season-ending foot injury during Sunday’s 34-31 win over the Indianapolis Colts, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Henry is undergoing an MRI on Monday to determine the full extent of the damage, sources told Schefter. The Titans are concerned Henry has a Jones fracture,
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Formula 1’s new ‘sprint’ format could eventually become the standard approach to a grand prix weekend, says managing director Ross Brawn. Brawn said F1 “wants to take progressive rather than radical steps” with the format. But he said there was “no reason” why having a one-third distance race in addition to qualifying and the grand
Britain’s Ben Turner has joined Ineos Grenadiers on a two-year deal. The 22-year-old is one of four new riders announced by Ineos on Monday, including Italy’s nine-time Grand Tour stage winner Elia Viviani, who returns to the team after four years. Spain’s Omar Fraile and German youngster Kim Heiduk have also joined. “What I’m most
8:00 AM ET After falling to 3-4, the Milwaukee Bucks have forfeited the No. 1 spot this week. The Utah Jazz, who were the league’s final unbeaten team before falling to the Chicago Bulls on Saturday, handed Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Bucks their third straight loss on their way to the top of our list.
10:53 AM BST England coach Eddie Jones said he has always tried to be a “reasonable person” amid criticism of his coaching methods and the high turnover rate of backroom staff. A report in the Times last week said a former England player described Jones as “brutal, rude, aggressive” while a former employee said the
8:30 AM ET ATHENS, Ga. — As Arkansas offensive coordinator Kendal Briles pored over tape of Georgia’s defense last month leading up to their game, he couldn’t help but mutter to himself. “It’s almost unfair,” Briles recalled saying recently. He’s not the only one tasked with trying to move the ball against a Georgia defense
7:00 AM ET The NHL logo spun around before locking into place, with a sound effect reminiscent of a cell door locking. The next image on the video was that of the new sheriff in town. “I’m Brendan Shanahan, the National Hockey League’s senior vice president of player safety …” Shanahan was 42 years old
8:00 AM ET Thomas Tuchel has been a game-changer in more ways than one since he took charge of Chelsea, turning them into Champions League winners within four months and taking them to the top of the Premier League after 10 games of this season. The former Borussia Dortmund and Paris Saint-Germain coach has not
8:00 AM ET Welterweight champion Kamaru Usman defends his UFC title against Colby Covington, in a rematch of their tremendous 2019 fight, which Usman won by fifth-round TKO. The bout on Saturday headlines a packed UFC 268 card that also includes another title rematch, a must-see lightweight fight and an opportunity for a few fighters
3:23 AM ET LOS ANGELES — With Carmelo Anthony‘s solid start to his Lakers tenure continuing Sunday — his game-high 23 points helped lift Los Angeles to a 95-85 win over the Houston Rockets — the 19-year veteran wanted to clear something up about his reputation. “I think people don’t really understand me,” Anthony said.
2:45 AM ET ATLANTA – The Atlanta Braves had a plan. With a 5-4 lead and an open base to work with in the top of the fifth inning of World Series Game 5, they figured they could get out of a jam by intentionally walking No. 7 hitter Alex Bregman to get to the
As VVS Laxman turned 47 on Monday, birthday wishes started pouring in from fans and the cricket fraternity for one of the finest batters to have ever graced the game. Laxman announced his retirement from international cricket in 2012. He is currently a mentor of the Indian Premier League franchise SunRisers Hyderabad. “134 Tests, 86 ODIs,
4:30 PM ET NFL NationESPN Week 8 of the 2021 NFL season had some close Halloween matchups, including an overtime Titans-Colts game that saw a wild pick-six for Tennessee in the final two minutes and then a game-tying drive for Indianapolis. The Titans ultimately won on a big OT field goal. The Jets came from
9:25 PM ET ESPN News Services ANAHEIM, Calif. — Ryan Getzlaf broke a tie with Teemu Selanne for Anaheim’s career points record, assisting on Troy Terry‘s third-period goal in the Ducks‘ 4-2 victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Sunday. Getzlaf set up Terry’s power-play goal midway through the third with a tip pass near center
10:44 PM ET USC star Drake London, one of the top receivers in the country and a potential first-round NFL draft pick, will miss the rest of the season, Trojans interim coach Donte Williams said Sunday night. London suffered a fractured right ankle, Williams said, in the second quarter of Saturday’s 41-34 win over Arizona