Month: November 2018

11:05 PM ET In less than a week, Utah has lost its starting offensive backfield to season-ending injuries. Utes running back Zack Moss suffered a significant knee injury in Wednesday’s practice, according to multiple reports. The school isn’t confirming an injury to Moss, but ESPN Radio 700 and other outlets are reporting that the junior
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9:18 AM ET Marty Smith Close ESPN ESPN NASCAR lead reporter Former NASCAR.com senior writer 15 years covering NASCAR 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 and Ryan McGee are joined by quarterbacks Tua Tagovailoa
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5:21 PM ET Alex de Minaur, the youngest player at the next Gen ATP Finals, has stormed into the semifinals undefeated after securing straight sets victory over Taylor Fritz in Milan Thursday. The No.2 seed overcame Fritz, ranked 47 in the ATP rankings, 4-3(8), 4-1, 4-2 to secure his spot in the semifinals Friday. The
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7:36 PM ET Associated Press PHOENIX — Paul Goydos and Tim Petrovic shot 8-under 63 on Thursday to share the lead in the Charles Schwab Cup Championship, leaving points leader Bernhard Langer seven strokes back in the PGA Tour Champions’ season finale. In sunny, 80-degree conditions at Phoenix Country Club, Langer parred the final nine
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7:07 PM ET PITTSBURGH — Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton showed his support for the grieving city of Pittsburgh and his team’s owner by wearing black and gold warm-up cleats with “Hatred Can’t Weaken A City of Steel” on the side. Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger showed his support as well with cleats that said “Stronger
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6:54 PM ET Peter Della PennaCricket Close Peter Della Penna is an American cricket journalist who also writes for ESPNcricinfo.com and DreamCricket.com. Since 2010, he has penned the USA entry in the Cricket Round the World section of the Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack.Follow Peter on Twitter @PeterDellaPenna Another of USA’s fine generation of cricket stalwarts in southern California
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7:14 PM ET ESPN News Services A new term for commissioner Rob Manfred is among the items that will be voted on by MLB owners when they meet next week in Atlanta, a source told The Associated Press on Thursday. The source told The Associated Press that the new term for Manfred, who was elected
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7:01 PM ET Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY — Russell Westbrook will miss the Oklahoma City Thunder‘s game Thursday night against the Houston Rockets because of a sprained left ankle. Thunder coach Billy Donovan made the announcement during his pregame media session. Westbrook was hurt Monday night against New Orleans. After coming down hard on the
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6:28 PM ET Associated Press PLAYA DEL CARMEN, Mexico — Matt Kuchar decided at the last minute to play the Mayakoba Golf Classic and made it look like a smart move Thursday. Kuchar missed only two fairways at El Camaleon Golf Club and kept bogeys off his card for a 7-under 64 that gave him
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7:02 PM ET Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO — Aside from that fearsome left-handed swing everybody knew, Willie McCovey provided an example of humility in how he lived for many of his San Francisco Giants teammates year after year. “McCovey was our leader,” Gaylord Perry said as his fellow Hall of Famer was remembered in a
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