Month: September 2018

4:11 PM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Carolina Panthers need a free safety and wide receiver Torrey Smith would like to see former San Francisco 49ers teammate Eric Reid get a shot. “I think we all know why he hasn’t received a call,” Smith told reporters on Tuesday as the Panthers (2-1) broke for their
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3:27 PM ET Associated Press LEXINGTON, Ky. — The Southeastern Conference has fined Kentucky $100,000 for violating its policy on access to the competition area following the Wildcats football upset victory over Mississippi State. Fans gathered in the south end zone of Kroger Field after Saturday’s 28-7 win over the then-No. 14 Bulldogs and celebrated
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3:36 PM ET Bob PockrassNASCAR Close • NASCAR writer for ESPN.com• 2009, 2013 NMPA Writer of the Year• More than 25 years experience covering motorsports JTG Daugherty Racing will release AJ Allmendinger following the 2018 season. The 36-year-old Allmendinger, who is completing the third year of what was previously announced as a five-year deal through 2020, was 27th
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3:00 AM ET Toss Afghanistan chose to bat v India play 1:43 Can this heavy-hitter help cause some upsets in the Asia Cup? After having given up India’s limited-overs captaincy in January 2017, MS Dhoni was given the leadership once again because India rested Rohit Sharma in the dead-rubber ODI against Afghanistan in the Asia
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2:49 PM ET A domestic assault charge against Houston Astros closer Roberto Osuna in Toronto was withdrawn on Tuesday. In exchange, Osuna agreed to a peace bond. He must comply to a series of conditions for one year or face criminal charges, which would carry a maximum sentence of up to four years imprisonment. The
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3:47 PM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN There are game-changers in popular culture. Like when “The Matrix” altered the course of science fiction films, or Dr. Dre featured Snoop Doggy Dogg for the first time, or “The Sopranos” aired on HBO. Or on Monday, when the Philadelphia Flyers unleashed “Gritty” on an unsuspecting populace. Gritty is the
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12:55 PM ET Pound-for-pound king Vasiliy Lomachenko has done so much in his brief but brilliant professional boxing career, including tying the record for fewest fights needed to win a world title (3) and setting the record for fewest fights needed to win titles in two divisions (7) and three divisions (12). Now lightweight world
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