A good day at the office for Gernot Rohr and his Nigeria Super Eagles ended in a comfortable 3-0 victory over Seychelles, albeit against limited opponents. Samuel Kalu looked terrifyingly good on his Eagles debut, Ahmed Musa scored again, and the West African giants find themselves right back in contention for a place at the
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11:42 AM ET Bob PockrassNASCAR Close • NASCAR writer for ESPN.com• 2009, 2013 NMPA Writer of the Year• More than 25 years experience covering motorsports INDIANAPOLIS — NASCAR Cup Series drivers will race the Brickyard 400 without any laps on the track as rain washed out all practice and qualifying Saturday. The race is scheduled for Sunday afternoon,
8:00 AM ET MINNEAPOLIS — During a final respite from the NFL grind 5,000 miles away from his new life in Minnesota, John DeFilippo gazed out at the splendor of the Amalfi Coast atop one of the highest peaks in Positano, Italy. &• What Steelers offense looks like without Bell&• What to expect in Barkley’s
10:37 AM ET Cricket South Africa’s members’ council has voted unanimously to launch a T20 league this year. The tournament, which will replace 2017’s postponed T20 Global League, will include six teams, consist of a 30-match league phase, an eliminator match and a final, and will be played from November 9 to December 16. There
9:23 AM ET Boston Celtics guard Jabari Bird has been arrested after allegedly assaulting, strangling and kidnapping an unidentified person, police told the Boston Globe. Boston police spokesman Sgt. John Boyle told The Boston Globe that Bird is being “guarded by the Boston police at a local hospital” for evaluation. Boyle said the victim had
Marcus Rashford’s opener was offset by goals from Saúl Ñíguez and Rodrigo to give Spain a 2-1 away win over England. Steve Nicol breaks down both sides’ performances in Spain’s 2-1 win over England and responds to the controversial call on Danny Welbeck. Real Madrid and Spain captain Sergio Ramos have revealed that his family
On the back of Antoine Griezmann’s comments expressing disdain for his exclusion from FIFA’s Best World Player award final three, the FC boys debate if Kylian Mbappe has a better argument than his compatriot. ESPN FC’s Shaka Hislop wonders if Antoine Griezmann’s recent trophy success is enough to catapult him into the Ballon d’Or discussion.
8:00 AM ET Brian Windhorst Close ESPN Senior Writer ESPN.com NBA writer since 2010 Covered Cleveland Cavs for seven years Author of two books Ramona Shelburne Close ESPN Senior Writer Senior writer for ESPN.com Spent seven years at the Los Angeles Daily News New Orleans Pelicans star Anthony Davis has parted ways with longtime agent
6:05 AM ET Lewis Hamilton says the pressure of this year’s championship fight with Sebastian Vettel is like nothing he has ever experienced in his racing career. Hamilton and Vettel are trying to beat each other to a fifth world championship this year, with the Englishman currently leading by 30 points. Vettel’s hopes of cutting
7:34 AM ET Maurice Hamilton Close • Veteran F1 journalist, covering the sport since 1977• Motor racing correspondent for the Observer for 20 years• Has written several books and covered F1 for BBC Radio 5 Live For an hour and 18 minutes, Romain Grosjean raced hard to finish sixth at Monza, fending off Carlos Sainz in the early