7:05 AM ET Lindy Ruff had reason to smile. Not just because the New Jersey Devils were in the midst of a winning streak that would reach 11 games, but because the same fans who had called for his dismissal at the start of the season had audible apologized: “Fire Lindy!” had become “Sorry, Lindy!”
Month: November 2022
4:47 AM ET World Cup organisers have banned the sale of alcohol around stadiums in Qatar after last-minute showdown talks, FIFA announced on Friday. First reported by British newspaper The Times, FIFA and Qatari organisers were engaged in late negotiations over whether beer would be sold at the stadiums during the tournament, which begins on
9:17 PM GMT South Africa’s director of rugby Rassie Erasmus has been handed a two-game ban from all matchday activities by World Rugby after tweets he posted that were perceived to be critical of referees. Erasmus returned this month from a near year-long stadium suspension following his infamous 62-minute video critique of Australian referee Nic
The Pat Cummins-led Australia had a perfect start to the ODI series against England as they won the first match of the series by six wickets. England’s Dawid Malan hit a stylish 134 as England made 287-9, but it never looked enough on a flat batting track that offered nothing for the bowlers. Australia were
12:07 AM GMT Wallabies coach Dave Rennie insists he is a glass-half-full person who is not being weighed down by speculation his job may be on the rocks, the Kiwi also standing by his decision to make wholesale changes against Italy which he hopes will pay dividends against Ireland on Sunday morning [AEDT]. Rennie has
7:46 PM ET Aaron Judge etched a permanent spot in the memories of baseball fans when he set the American League single-season home run record and chased a Triple Crown down the stretch for the New York Yankees. Now, he has a final accolade to top his historic 2022. The slugger was crowned AL Most
10:18 PM ET ESPN News Services TORONTO — Yegor Sharangovich scored 57 seconds into overtime, Vitek Vanecek made 25 saves and the New Jersey Devils beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-2 on Thursday night for their 11th straight victory. Sharangovich scored his fourth goal of the season on a rebound after Jack Hughes stole the
8:30 PM ET This story was reported by Andrea Adelson, David M. Hale and Adam Rittenberg The photos that have run with nearly every story about the shooting deaths of three Virginia football players this week came from the team’s annual yearbook pictures. Devin Chandler, Lavel Davis Jr. and D’Sean Perry are each dressed in
11:42 PM ET Turron Davenport Close ESPN Covered Eagles for USA Today Covered the Ravens for Baltimore Times Played college football at Cheyney University Rob Demovsky Close ESPN Staff Writer Covered Packers for Green Bay Press-Gazette from 1997-2013 Two-time Wisconsin Sportswriter of the Year as selected by the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association GREEN BAY,
9:38 AM ET It’s not a “Last Dance.” Neither Cristiano Ronaldo nor Lionel Messi has announced their retirement, and neither man has already won the biggest prize in football, the World Cup, which is what the next five weeks are all about. It’s not a “Changing of the Guard,” either. Sure, they have heirs apparent,
2:07 PM ET Kawhi Leonard scored six points in 25 minutes in his first game in more than three weeks, and the LA Clippers beat the Detroit Pistons 96-91 on Thursday night in Los Angeles. Leonard was previously listed as out for the game, but his status was upgraded to questionable at Thursday morning’s shootaround
8:44 PM ET Associated Press TURIN, Italy — Taylor Fritz advanced to the final four of the ATP Finals by beating Felix Auger-Aliassime 7-6 (4), 6-7 (5), 6-2 on Thursday at the year-end tournament. The American will face five-time champion Novak Djokovic in the semifinals. The match went with serve until the final set when
6:35 PM ET Associated Press NAPLES, Fla. — Lydia Ko began her quest for the largest prize in women’s golf history by hitting a tree and making bogey on a par 5. The rest of Thursday in the CME Group Tour Championship couldn’t have gone better. Ko responded with eight birdies, including four in a
6:54 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Sandor Martin has agreed to a deal to fight former lightweight champion Teofimo Lopez on Dec. 10 in New York, sources told ESPN. Martin (40-2, 13 KOs) replaces Jose Pedraza, who withdrew from the 140-pound Top Rank on ESPN bout with a non-COVID illness. Martin, a 29-year-old Spaniard, scored a
2:09 PM ET CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — When a gunman started shooting passengers on a charter bus returning to the University of Virginia from a class field trip on Sunday night, Cavaliers running back Mike Hollins at first thought it was balloons popping. Then Hollins saw the alleged gunman, former Virginia walk-on football player Christopher Darnell
5:41 PM ET Associated Press ST. SIMONS ISLAND, Ga. — Cole Hammer would have been happy with pars in the cold and wind off Sea Island. He wound up with more birdies than he imagined Thursday for an 8-under 64 and the low score to par after one round of the RSM Classic. “It was
4:50 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Gervonta Davis and Ryan Garcia announced on Instagram on Thursday that they’ll meet in a long-awaited superfight next year in Las Vegas. The fight will be contested at a 136-pound catchweight and is slated to take place in April, sources told ESPN. Davis (27-0, 25 KOs) tweeted that he’ll first
3:56 PM ET The Nevada State Athletic Commission is planning disciplinary action against MMA fighter Darrick Minner for failing to disclose an injury ahead of a Nov. 6 UFC bout that was flagged for suspicious betting. Jeff Mullen, executive director of the NSAC, told ESPN on Thursday that Minner will be on the agenda at
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