Month: October 2022

4:50 PM ET Alabama quarterback Bryce Young, the reigning Heisman Trophy winner, appeared to injure his throwing shoulder during the second quarter of the game Saturday at Arkansas. Young threw his helmet down before entering the injury tent. He left for the locker room with seven minutes remaining in the first half. His parents left
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5:19 PM ET Memphis Grizzlies center Steven Adams has agreed to a two-year, $25.2 million contract extension, tying him to the franchise through the 2024-2025 season, his agent, Darren Matsubara of Wasserman, told ESPN on Saturday. Adams, 29, was entering the final year of his deal, and now is under contract for three years and
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4:51 PM ET After a disappointing first season, Lionel Messi is flourishing in his second campaign at Paris Saint-Germain. Xavier Laine/Getty Images Lionel Messi scored a stunning free kick and Kylian Mbappe struck a late winner off the bench as Paris Saint-Germain beat Nice 2-1 at the Parc des Princes on Saturday. Messi’s 28th-minute strike was
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4:13 PM ET ESPN News Services Los Angeles Angels star Shohei Ohtani will make $30 million in 2023 after he and the team agreed to a one-year contract for next season to avoid arbitration. The contract is the largest ever for an arbitration-eligible player, surpassing the $27 million given to Mookie Betts by the Boston
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2:10 PM ET Associated Press TALLADEGA, Ala. — NASCAR driver Jordan Anderson was airlifted out of Talladega Superspeedway on Saturday with burns from a crash in the Truck Series race. Anderson’s truck was spinning across the track when flames began shooting from underneath the Chevrolet. The truck continued to spin and slide toward an interior
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2:43 PM ET Associated Press Richard Mansell doubled his lead to four strokes at the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship by shooting 5-under 67 at Carnoustie in the third round on Saturday. The No. 218-ranked Mansell was on course for his first victory on the European tour as the Englishman heads back to St. Andrews for
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Oct 1, 2022 Associated Press NASCAR’s most popular driver says the sport has taken an unacceptable step backward in safety with its new Next Gen car, a rare public offering of opinion Saturday by Chase Elliott. NASCAR’s top drivers essentially have turned into an angry mob as they head into Sunday’s playoff race at Talladega
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The joint concussion protocol of the NFL and NFL Players Association is facing serious questions Friday, one day after Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa suffered a concussion and was briefly hospitalized during his team’s 27-15 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals. The injury occurred with 5 minutes, 15 seconds remaining in the second quarter at Paycor
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2:59 PM ET Associated Press Canada’s Denis Shapovalov will face Japan’s Yoshihito Nishioka in the final of the Korea Open in Seoul after he eased to a straight-sets victory over United States’ Jenson Brooksby on Saturday. Shapovalov claimed a 7-5, 6-4 win over Brooksby to reach his first ATP Tour final this year. The fourth-seeded
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10:53 AM ET The Montreal Canadiens signed goaltender Jake Allen to a two-year, $7.7 million contract extension on Saturday. The deal has an average annual value of $3.85 million and runs through the end of the 2024-25 season. Allen, 32, was 9-20-4 with a 3.30 goals-against average, .905 save percentage and two shutouts in 35
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9:38 AM ET Pete ThamelESPN Texas quarterback Quinn Ewers continues to ramp up his recovery from a shoulder injury with the notion of returning for next week’s game against rival Oklahoma, sources told ESPN. Ewers has dressed for the Longhorns’ past two games but is not expected to play against West Virginia on Saturday, sources
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