11:36 PM ET ESPN staff Kerrin McEvoy claimed a third Melbourne Cup on Tuesday afternoon as Cross Counter charged down the Flemington straight to win Australia’s great race. Cross Counter ran down Marmelo over the final 200 metres to claim victory with Prince of Arran third. Finche completed the first four. McEvoy timed Cross Counter’s
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11:00 PM GMT New Zealand coach Steve Hansen will set aside his friendship with his England counterpart when their teams meet at Twickenham on Saturday, expecting Eddie Jones to have done his homework on the world champions. Hansen said he and the Australian speak or text roughly once a fortnight: “You don’t ring up people
6:59 PM ET Associated Press STILLWATER, Okla. — Mike Gundy is ready to take a fresh approach to Oklahoma State’s penalty problem. The coach said Monday he will consider benching players for committing bad penalties, an issue that’s plagued the inconsistent Cowboys (5-4, 2-4 Big 12) all season and especially in a crushing 35-31 loss
6:22 PM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — Wide receiver Geronimo Allison likely will need surgery, and cornerback Kevin King isn’t likely to play at least this Sunday against the Miami Dolphins. That’s the outlook a day after the Green Bay Packers lost their second straight road game and fell to 3-4-1 at the halfway point
5:50 PM ET Lightweight Teofimo Lopez Jr., one of the elite prospects in boxing, has been pleading with his promoter, Top Rank, to step up the level of his competition, and it has agreed to do so. Lopez will take on the most notable opponent of his career when he fights Mason Menard in a
6:02 PM ET Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Nashville Predators have signed defenseman Matt Donovan to a two-year, two-way contract. Donovan’s deal will be worth $650,000 at the NHL level and $162,500 at the American Hockey League level this season. Next season, Donovan’s contract will pay him $700,000 at the NHL level and $200,000
5:00 PM ET After clinching the SEC East on Saturday with its win over No. 9 Kentucky, No. 6 Georgia already knows it will face No. 1 Alabama in the conference championship game, but the Bulldogs have no idea where that accomplishment puts them in the eyes of the College Football Playoff selection committee heading
6:00 PM ET Five-time champion Novak Djokovic will face Alexander Zverev, Marin Cilic and John Isner in the group stages at the ATP Finals after the draw was confirmed in London on Monday. Top seed Djokovic returned to the top of the world rankings following Rafael Nadal‘s withdrawal from last week’s Paris Masters due to
6:13 PM ET Adrian WojnarowskiESPN Cleveland Cavaliers interim coach Larry Drew has agreed to a contract to remain interim head coach for the rest of this season — and receive a partially guaranteed deal for the 2019-20 season, league sources told ESPN. Drew and the Cavaliers have been negotiating a solution to the issues that
5:28 PM ET Steph Curry loves golf. He’s played in two Web.com events. He might host a PGA Tour event next year. So it’s no surprise he got a little excited when the U.S. Open trophy showed up at the Warriors’ shootaround on Monday. The tournament will be held in June at Pebble Beach, a