7:40 AM ET A week after coach Chandika Hathurusingha praised the progress Angelo Mathews had made on his fitness and attitude since being axed from the ODI team, Mathews has claimed that his preparation for the ongoing Tests, in which he has now hit three half-centuries in four innings, was no different than usual. Essentially,
Month: November 2018
9:18 AM ET ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — For most of Philip Rivers’ previous 13 seasons as the Chargers‘ starting quarterback, he has earned his own unique position among many in and around the Denver Broncos. Maybe it has been all of the fist pumps between touchdowns, or the fevered chirping at the officials, or just what
8:00 AM ET Week 10 was a big one for the top of the 2017 NFL draft class. We saw a resurgent performance from No. 4 pick Leonard Fournette in his return from injury. We saw a possible breakthrough performance from No. 5 pick Corey Davis. And we saw the continuing rapid rise of No.
9:00 AM ET The New York Giants stuck with Eli Manning as their starting quarterback out of the bye week. He responded with his first three-touchdown effort of the season. Manning finished 19-of-31 passing for 188 yards in the 27-23 victory over the San Francisco 49ers on Monday night. He led a game-winning touchdown drive
1:22 AM ET PHILADELPHIA — Jimmy Butler is having fun again. The four-time All-Star made that clear after his first win in a Sixers uniform. “It’s so fun to win. So much more fun to play with these guys,” Butler said in an interview with NBC Sports Philadelphia after scoring 28 points on 12-of-15 shooting
8:00 PM ET This may have been the easiest week the selection committee has had in the College Football Playoff era. Cut and paste, anyone? The College Football Playoff’s top 10 is unchanged from last week — the first time that’s happened in the rankings’ history. ESPN’s College Football Playoff Predictor tells you who is
9:39 AM ET CLEMSON, S.C. — Dabo Swinney had seen the film, and Trevor Lawrence‘s talent was obvious. You didn’t need to know much football to see the kid was just better than everyone else on the field. Swinney had talked to his assistants, too. Brandon Streeter had been Lawrence’s primary recruiter, and Streeter raved
Nov 16, 2018 ESPNcricinfo staff Batting allrounder Devika Vaidya, who bowls legspin, has been named as replacement for the injured quick-bowling allrounder Pooja Vastrakar in India’s World T20 squad after the latter was ruled out of the tournament due to a knee injury sustained during India’s warm-up game on November 4 against West Indies. Twenty-one-year-old
3:00 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff New Zealand A 176 for 1 (Rutherford 106*, Young 49) trail India A 467 for 8 dec (Parthiv 94, Vihari 86, Shankar 62, Tickner 4-80) by 291 runs Hamish Rutherford punches down the ground Getty Images The lower-order trio of Parthiv Patel, Vijay Shankar and K Gowtham propelled India A to
7:00 AM ET Emily KaplanESPN CHICAGO — When Khalil Mack was traded to the Bears on Sept. 1 — just a week before the season began — the pass-rusher became a model for seamless transitions. &• Best receivers on secret behind big play&• The David Johnson we’ve been waiting for&• Fournette’s return gives Jags identity