6:47 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 — Regan Smith didn’t realize when he said he would substitute for Kasey Kahne that he would do so without even taking a lap in a car. Smith, who hasn’t competed in
2:25 AM BST Wallabies fullback Israel Folau has been ruled out of Saturday night’s Rugby Championship Test against South Africa in Brisbane. Folau injured his ankle against the All Blacks in Sydney two weeks ago and missed the Wallabies’ Auckland Test last week, but was on track to return to the side for their third
2:39 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff The three-match T20I series against “benchmark team” New Zealand later this month will be a “huge test” and help Australia evaluate their standing in the format ahead of the World T20 in November, according to the women’s team coach Matthew Mott. “New Zealand have been the most consistent side in
12:09 AM ET SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — With the same poise he displayed throughout his NBA career, Ray Allen closed Friday night’s Basketball Hall of Fame induction ceremony with an eloquent speech in which he reveled in the accomplishments of his two championship teams and only praised key members of Boston Celtics‘ 2008 title squad. In
Sep 8, 2018 Associated Press SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — Lefty Driesell had the crowd laughing. Dino Radja fought back tears. Blue Devils and Tar Heels brought their rivalry to the Basketball Hall of Fame, and Ray Allen made a peace offering to his spurned Celtics teammates. Despite a week in which his rocky relationship with his
Sep 3, 2018 Associated Press The San Diego Sheriff’s Department says a man who was told that no more tickets were available for an Ice Cube concert at a racetrack was shot by a sheriff’s deputy after he fired his gun into a crowd. The department said in a news release that the man, whose
Aug 31, 2018 Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Triple Crown-winning jockey Mike Smith will be honored by the National Turf Writers and Broadcasters with the Mr. Fitz Award. The Hall of Fame rider will receive the award, named for longtime trainer “Sunny Jim” Fitzsimmons, for typifying the spirit of racing at the group’s 59th annual