Month: September 2018

12:59 AM BST Wallabies coach Michael Cheika is digging in despite another Test loss leaving his side on the brink of some unwanted Rugby Championship history. Australia’s 23-12 toppling in South Africa on Sunday morning (AEST) brought the tally to eight defeats from the side’s last 10 Tests. A contest in Salta’s altitude against an
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12:56 AM ET Former three-division world titleholder Jorge Linares has designs on winning a belt in a fourth weight division, and he got started on that quest in explosive fashion Saturday night. In his junior welterweight debut, Linares scored two knockdowns and blew away Abner Cotto in a third-round knockout victory in the main event
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12:23 AM ET DALLAS — Luka Doncic‘s performance in his preseason debut provided some glimpses of the unique skill that persuaded the Dallas Mavericks to trade up to draft the European teen star. Doncic, the No. 3 pick in the draft, scored 16 points on 5-of-7 shooting in 30 minutes during a 116-63 victory Saturday
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12:22 AM ET TAMPA, Fla. — The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are expected to start Ryan Fitzpatrick at quarterback against the Chicago Bears on Sunday despite quarterback Jameis Winston returning from his three-game suspension, league sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Saturday. The veteran’s career has been full of “high-highs and low-lows,” but here are some
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12:20 AM ET Sidharth Monga Manoj Prabhakar was a brave, street-smart cricketer, whose spirit of rebellion Indian cricket could have well done without. Those who played with him tell you he carried a deep-rooted resentment for the system ever since Kapil Dev called up Madan Lal from the England leagues to replace the injured Chetan
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10:40 PM ET Associated Press PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. — Ken Tanigawa made a 30-foot eagle putt on the par-5 18th at Poppy Hills on Saturday for a 5-under 66 and a two-stroke lead in the Pure Insurance Championship. Making his 18th PGA Tour Champions start after earning his tour card at Q-school, the 50-year-old Tanigawa
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8:46 PM BST PORT ELIZABETH: South Africa coach Rassie Erasmus praised his side’s defensive effort but says the Springboks should have given Australia “a hiding” in their 23-12 Rugby Championship victory at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium on Saturday. The sides scored two tries each, with the Boks crossing early through wing Aphiwe Dyantyi and
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7:00 PM ET Associated Press TORONTO — Greg Terrion, the former NHL forward who played six seasons for the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1980s, has died. He was 58. The Maple Leafs confirmed Terrion’s death Saturday. Terrion, from Marmora, Ontario, had 93 goals and 150 assists in 561 NHL games in eight seasons with
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5:53 PM ET Associated Press GARLAND, Texas — Tony Romo shot a 1-over 72 on Saturday at Garland Bridges Golf Club, failing in a bid to advance in the first stage Web.com Tour’s Qualifying Tournament. The former Dallas Cowboys quarterback tied for 72nd at 13-over 297 in the 76-player field, with the top 22 and
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