10:35 AM ET Ryan McGee Close ESPN Senior Writer Senior writer for ESPN The Magazine and ESPN.com 2-time Sports Emmy winner 2010, 2014 NMPA Writer of the Year Marty Smith Close ESPN ESPN NASCAR lead reporter Former NASCAR.com senior writer 15 years covering NASCAR Marty & McGee have been across the country already this season,
Month: October 2018
10:14 AM ET Here we go. Khabib Nurmagomedov versus Conor McGregor. The UFC’s undefeated lightweight champion, versus the sport’s biggest star, returning from a two-year hiatus. It’s everything you want in a main event: Divisional supremacy, bad blood, dueling fanbases, clashing styles. McGregor is a great salesman and he’ll never want for a crowd, but
7:00 AM ET After Alex Bregman hit his 30th home run of the season in Boston in early September, he met with the media after the game, attired in a hoodie and backward Bleacher Report hat, and a reporter asked if he had ever envisioned hitting 30 home runs in the major leagues. His response:
8:00 AM ET FRISCO, Texas — One day before the 2017 season, Cowboys defensive end Tyrone Crawford walked up to teammate DeMarcus Lawrence with a serious question. “Hey, D, what was the difference between Boise State and here?” Crawford said, pushing back only like a best friend can. “You were a beast in Boise, so
10:30 AM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN ‘What-about-ism’ is a cancer that eats away our rational discourse. It’s a rhetorical crutch. It’s a logical fallacy. It’s a diversionary tactic, a flare of false equivalency shot into the air in the hopes of drawing attention away from the issue at hand. Which brings us to T.J. Oshie. The
7:00 AM ET Welcome to the craziness. Welcome to the latest heavyweight circus featuring two modern boxing giants, their entourages, a travelling troupe of jesters, hacks and three stages in three great fighting cities. Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury had exchanged promises, hugs, handshakes and more importantly signatures before they had to be separated in
9:27 AM ET SHANGHAI — NBA commissioner Adam Silver said Friday that the league office is monitoring how the Dallas Mavericks are responding to allegations of improper workplace conduct that were not included in the investigative report released two weeks ago. The Dallas Morning News reported Friday, citing former female employees that spoke on the
8:08 AM BST Recalled and refreshed, Bernard Foley is hopeful he can help unlock the shackles on the Wallabies’ attack and rediscover their try-scoring touch in Argentina. Back in the starting side after three matches on the bench, Foley says the squad have worked hard on their finishing this week after a 2018 campaign marked
10:19 PM ET Associated Press NAPA, Calif. — Phil Mickelson had six straight birdies and shot a 7-under 65 on Thursday to pull within 2 strokes of leader Sepp Straka in the PGA Tour’s season-opening Safeway Open. A spectator who was blinded in one eye at the Ryder Cup says her injuries could have been
7:17 AM ET SUZUKA, Japan — Maurizio Arrivabene says a new FIA sensor fitted to the Ferrari’s battery is not the reason for Sebastian Vettel’s recent drop in form. In the hope of closing the gap to Lewis Hamilton, Sebastian Vettel has vowed to go aggressive with his race strategy at the Japanese Grand Prix,