Ben Stokes, England’s Test captain, says that his team will put its faith in the ECB’s security delegation ahead of their tour of Pakistan, amid concerns that next month’s first Test in Rawalpindi could require a switch of venue following last week’s attempted assassination of the former Prime Minister, Imran Khan. Imran, Pakistan’s victorious captain
1:50 PM ET To the NBA rookie class of 2022: sorry. History says this will not work out. At least not in fantasy. In Fantasyland, there is no riskier investment of fantasy draft capital than a celebrated rookie. Rookies are the siren song of fantasy basketball. Beckoning you with a heady mix of newness, buzz
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1:56 PM ET Associated Press LAS VEGAS — The Houston Astros‘ six-game victory over the Philadelphia Phillies finished as the second least-watched World Series on television. The six games averaged 11,784,000 on Fox, down 1.3% from the 11,940,000 for the Atlanta Braves‘ six-game win over the Astros last year and ahead of only the 9,946,000
1:00 PM ET Rankings like these ones are meant to be for the rest of the season. It means we have to sometimes downplay the short-term gains and think about the long-term wins. Brandon Montour (up one spot to No. 158) has been dazzling on the point for the Panthers for the past few weeks,
There are only two official events left on both the PGA Tour and the LPGA Tour in the 2022 calendar year. After playing in the Cadence Bank Houston Open this week, the PGA Tour closes the year at The RSM Classic at Sea Island Resort on Saint Simons Island, Georgia, on Nov. 17-20. The LPGA
6:50 PM ET Khalifa International Stadium is one of eight venues that will host games at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. GABRIEL BOUYS/AFP via Getty Images Violent fans involved in illegal associations and even those in debt for food dues are part of a list of 6,000 Argentines who will not be allowed to enter
7:15 AM ET Frankie Edgar (Editor’s note: This story was written with the assistance of ESPN’s Jeff Wagenheim) I remember the first time I ever saw a prizefight. It was sometime in the 1980s, and I was a young kid. I went to my next-door neighbor’s house with my old man to watch Mike Tyson.
9:55 PM ET Dwight Howard’s next basketball home will be overseas. The eight-time All-Star big man announced Monday night that he has signed to play with the Taoyuan Leopards, a professional team in Taiwan. “I am so so excited, and I can’t wait to touch down in Taiwan and start playing,” Howard said as part
6:00 AM ET LANDOVER, Md. — T.J. Hockenson put himself through one final set of drills Saturday night before heading to bed. He wasn’t working on route running or blocking technique. No, Hockenson just wanted to “at least know what I was doing” in his first game since the Minnesota Vikings acquired him in a