10:52 PM ET Associated Press With Hurricane Florence bearing down on the Carolinas’ coastline, schools and conferences are monitoring the strengthening storm’s progress and exploring contingencies for college football games this week. The National Hurricane Center issued an advisory Monday that the storm is expected to approach the North Carolina or South Carolina coast Thursday
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1:35 PM ET Bob PockrassNASCAR Close • NASCAR writer for ESPN.com• 2009, 2013 NMPA Writer of the Year• More than 25 years experience covering motorsports The NASCAR playoffs have a different big three this year — as in a different three tracks for the first playoff round. It’s no longer Chicagoland-New Hampshire-Dover. It’s Las Vegas-Richmond-Charlotte road course. And
8:20 PM ET Bob PockrassNASCAR Close • NASCAR writer for ESPN.com• 2009, 2013 NMPA Writer of the Year• More than 25 years experience covering motorsports INDIANAPOLIS — After three days of rain and no track activity, a race fan could easily believe that the Brickyard 400 is a cursed NASCAR Cup Series event. Attendance woes have plagued the
7:27 PM ET PITTSBURGH — Steelers cornerback Joe Haden suffered a mild (Grade 1) hamstring pull against the Cleveland Browns on Sunday, according to a source. The assessment is considered a positive, but the injury could affect his status for Sunday’s matchup with the Kansas City Chiefs, depending on how it heals. The two-time Pro
4:14 PM ET Chamatkar SandhuESPN Valentina Shevchenko has her eyes firmly set on fighting for the vacant women’s flyweight title after it was stripped from Nicco Montaño last Friday. Shevchenko (15-3) and Montaño (4-2) were set to clash at UFC 228 this past weekend in Dallas, Texas, for the 125-pound title. However, Montaño was taken
7:39 PM ET MINNEAPOLIS — Even as he says the pain in his injured right wrist persists, New York Yankees right fielder Aaron Judge continues to make strides in his recovery. The days when he’ll be back in pinstripes appear to finally be drawing a little closer. About five hours before Monday night’s series opener
6:53 PM ET Bob PockrassNASCAR Close • NASCAR writer for ESPN.com• 2009, 2013 NMPA Writer of the Year• More than 25 years experience covering motorsports INDIANAPOLIS – Jimmie Johnson and Alex Bowman made the playoffs Monday but they were far from thrilled following the Brickyard 400. Bowman crashed on Lap 67 and nursed his car to a 33rd-place
6:34 PM ET NORMAN, Okla. — The last time Oklahoma didn’t have Rodney Anderson installed as its featured running back, its offense cratered during the second half of last year’s stunning defeat to Iowa State. Anderson took over as the starter the following week, then proceeded to lead the FBS in yards from scrimmage over
9:07 PM ET Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS — First, Brad Keselowski figured out the secret to restarting at the Brickyard 400. Then, he safely and strategically bumped his way into the lead and sped to the finish line. One year after settling for second in a chaotic, crash-marred race, Keselowski redeemed himself by earning his second
5:49 PM ET ESPN Argentina BUENOS AIRES — Soccer is the king of sports in Argentina. The sport has ruled unchallenged here for nearly a century and should continue to do so in the next decades. But this weekend, tennis stole the show thanks to Juan Martin del Potro at the US Open. The day