1:38 PM ET The remarkable parity in the upper reaches of women’s tennis these days has many upsides, one of them being the fall season has become that much more important. For the second consecutive year, the No. 1 ranking could be decided at the WTA Championships in Singapore. The chance of that happening received
Month: October 2018
Monterrey midfielder Jonathan Gonzalez believes dual nationals in demand from both the Mexico and United States national teams must go with their heart. Gonzalez switched from the United States national team to Mexico last January and the issue came up again recently when current Mexico Under-17 international Efrain Alvarez suggested that he isn’t closing the
2:01 PM BST Star Wars actor Temuera Morrison is in line to play Eddie Jones in a movie about Japan’s shock win over South Africa in the 2015 Rugby World Cup. In was heralded as arguably the greatest upset in World Cup history, Japan scored a last-minute try to dispatch the Springboks in Brighton back
2:19 PM ET In the aftermath of another convincing Ryder Cup victory, the European Tour released a video that was shown to the team on the eve of the competition in Paris, an inspirational, motivating piece that no doubt had players ready to charge to the first tee in darkness. It is only 2 minutes,
12:47 PM ET LAS VEGAS — According to UFC president Dana White, Saturday’s lightweight championship fight between Khabib Nurmagomedov and Conor McGregor is projecting to smash company records in both pay-per-view revenue and gate revenue in the state of Nevada. Late last month, White told Yahoo! Sports he was confident Saturday’s UFC 229 pay-per-view offering,
10:19 AM ET Kevin SeifertNFL Nation Close ESPN.com national NFL writer ESPN.com NFC North reporter, 2008-2013 Covered Vikings for Minneapolis Star Tribune, 1999-2008 Illegal contact penalties in the NFL have tripled this season compared to the same period last year, a largely unnoticed factor among those fueling a record-setting start for offenses. There have been
1:24 PM ET Bob PockrassNASCAR Close • NASCAR writer for ESPN.com• 2009, 2013 NMPA Writer of the Year• More than 25 years experience covering motorsports Most companies look at their product as their first priority. NASCAR does the same in many ways. When NASCAR president Steve Phelps met with the media last week, he said the top priority
9:02 AM ET Khabib Nurmagomedov and Conor McGregor have combined to face 18 different opponents in the UFC. Only one of those — Nate Diaz — ever managed to secure a win (against McGregor, in March 2016) and even he went on to lose a subsequent rematch. Translation: Victories are tough to come by against
Borussia Dortmund head coach Lucien Favre says Axel Witsel’s integration into their squad has been very quick, despite a late return from the World Cup. Ahead of their Bundesliga match at Bayer Leverkusen, Borussia Dortmund boss Lucien Favre praised Achraf Hakimi, saying he has a big future at the club. DORTMUND, Germany — Borussia Dortmund
9:02 AM ET Three-time Grand Slam champion Stanislas Wawrinka was knocked out of the second round of the Japan Open after defeat to Denis Shapovalov on Wednesday. World No. 31 Shapovalov, 19, came from a set down to win 4-6, 6-1, 6-4 in what was his first meeting with the former world No. 3. The