5:54 PM 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 The NFL is supporting a decision to reverse a key first-down measurement Sunday in the Oakland Raiders‘ 45-42 victory over the Cleveland Browns. It took more than four games and almost 10
Month: October 2018
5:21 PM ET Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio — The victory over Penn State was not enough to prevent Urban Meyer from waking up Sunday with anxiety. In fact, the Ohio State coach was so troubled he gathered players for a “call to arms” meeting. The message: Those who aren’t contributing had better start doing so.
9:42 AM ET First of all, rovals rock. I’ll stop short of saying that we should convert to a roval-only schedule, but I like that Sunday’s race at Charlotte Motor Speedway was a positive step toward NASCAR Cup series scheduling variety. If it leads to creativity, variance and an overall hodgepodge of races on the
4:39 PM ET Jeff Wagenheim Daniel Cormier heard himself being introduced as the UFC heavyweight and light heavyweight champion, and he interrupted to say that he probably will not be referred to that way for long. No, Cormier is not expecting to lose a fight. He is simply resigned to being stripped of his 205-pound
4:37 PM BST p=””> TJ Perenara says the All Blacks wont lack any motivation when they take on the Springboks. Andrew Aylett The All Blacks are done with basking in the glory of claiming a third successive Rugby Championship title, focused instead on avenging their shock loss to South Africa when the sides meet in Pretoria
4:34 PM ET Associated Press FRISCO, Texas — The Dallas Stars have acquired defenseman Connor Carrick from the Toronto Maple Leafs for a conditional draft pick next year. Toronto made the deal Monday, sending Carrick to Dallas for a seventh-round pick in the 2019 draft. That will become a sixth-round selection if Carrick plays in
The referee of Sunday’s Ligue 1 match between Rennes and Toulouse was unable to review a penalty award after the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) technology broke down. Thomas Leonard pointed to the spot when Toulouse defender Jean-Clair Todibo challenged Rennes forward Mbaye Niang inside the area. He was surrounded by Toulouse players asking him to
2:56 PM ET Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia — Novak Djokovic put his career back on track this year, and he credits a mind-cleansing hiking trip with his wife, Jelena, after the French Open for the extraordinary turnaround. The Serbian tennis great went from winning all four Grand Slam tournaments in a row in 2015-16 to
2:46 PM ET Radim Vrbata, who played 16 seasons in the NHL for seven teams, has announced his retirement. The 37-year-old from the Czech Republic scored more than 20 or more goals in a season six times, including a career-high 35 for Phoenix in 2011-12. He scored 31 for the Canucks in 2014-15 and made
3:40 PM ET The men’s tour is primed to have an excellent fall season — and not a moment too soon. The success of the Laver Cup team competition, the restructuring of Davis Cup for 2019 and plans for a new ATP World Team Cup to launch the year in January are all applying pressure