8:33 PM ET Minnesota fired defensive coordinator Robb Smith on Sunday, a day after the team allowed 55 points in a loss at Illinois. Coach P.J. Fleck announced the change, saying defensive line coach Joe Rossi, a former defensive coordinator at Rutgers, would serve as coordinator for the rest of the season. After a promising
Month: November 2018
8:27 PM ET Bob PockrassNASCAR Close • NASCAR writer for ESPN.com• 2009, 2013 NMPA Writer of the Year• More than 25 years experience covering motorsports FORT WORTH, Texas — A NASCAR official mistakenly wrote down that Jimmie Johnson failed prerace technical inspection three times, leading NASCAR to penalize him prior to Sunday’s race in an error a series
7:55 PM ET Associated Press LAS VEGAS — Bryson DeChambeau holed an eagle putt from just inside 60 feet on the 16th hole that carried him to a 5-under 66 and a one-shot victory over Patrick Cantlay in the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open on Sunday. DeChambeau won for the fourth time in his past
10:17 PM ET Associated Press FORT WORTH, Texas — Kevin Harvick gave the checkered flag to a young fan he brought onto the track to take a selfie — with the winning driver and car that will have a shot at another NASCAR Cup championship. Harvick rocketed past pole sitter Ryan Blaney in overtime Sunday,
5:31 PM ET Associated Press FORT WORTH, Texas — Authorities said two men were rushed to hospitals in critical condition after being found suffering from carbon monoxide poisoning inside their converted bus at Texas Motor Speedway. Fort Worth fire spokesman Kyle Clay said that firefighters found the men shortly before 9 a.m. Sunday. Bystanders had
4:48 PM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The second-quarter play started with a fake handoff from Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton to running back Christian McCaffrey up the middle. Newton then gave the ball to rookie wide receiver DJ Moore running from his left to his right. Moore then flipped to second-year wide receiver Curtis Samuel
3:33 PM ET ESPN News Services An Air Force falcon injured at West Point during a prank before Saturday’s annual rivalry game between the two service academies is back home and showing signs of improvement. Air Force Academy spokesperson Lt. Col. Tracy A. Bunko said 22-year-old Aurora “was able to fly around in her pen”
3:04 PM ET Minnesota Timberwolves All-Star swingman Jimmy Butler will not play Sunday’s game in Portland, the first of a pair of back-to-back games, coach Tom Thibodeau told reporters at shootaround. Jimmy Butler made it clear that he might sit out one of the Wolves’ next two games, saying, “If I’m nicked up, then you
2:45 PM ET The Los Angeles Kings have fired coach John Stevens after a little over one season, the team announced Sunday. He’s the first NHL coach to lose his job this season. Willie Desjardins, 61, has been named the new head coach. The Kings are tied with the Panthers for the fewest points in
2:00 AM ET Pakistan chose to bat v New Zealand Usman Khan goes up in appeal AFP Pakistan have chosen to bat in the third T20I against New Zealand. With the series already wrapped up, Pakistan have rested Shaheen Afridi and Hasan Ali, in the process handing a debut to Waqas Maqsood on his 31st birthday.