1:33 AM ET CINCINNATI — The Jacksonville Jaguars‘ latest loss clearly impacted head coach Urban Meyer more than the first three. He didn’t even try to hide his frustration. His eyes were red, and he looked physically and emotionally drained in his post-game news conference. At one point he slammed his hand down on the
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Across 125 years, the toughest men in one of the toughest sports have been left broken on the narrow cobbles of Paris-Roubaix. The legendary race returns this weekend and, for the first time in its history, women will be competing on the brutal ‘pave’. In the lead-up to the race, Britain’s Lizzie Deignan echoed the
10:36 PM ET Associated Press ATLANTA — The Atlanta Braves have done it all before — many, many times before — but this one felt a bit different. More satisfying, for sure. After all, the Braves floundered under .500 much of the season. They endured devastating injuries and grim legal issues. They had to essentially
12:25 AM ET EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — As exhausted as LeBron James appeared after the Los Angeles Lakers‘ second day of training camp — plopped down on a chair in the interview room, sneakers unlaced and sweat dripping from his forehead — the Lakers star explained Thursday that it actually was a sign of fire
9:32 PM ET Bryson DeChambeau is on to the final round of the Professional Long Drivers Association World Championship after finishing tied for fourth in the third round of the tournament on Thursday in Mesquite, Nevada The event began Tuesday, when the field was narrowed down to 64. It went down to 32 on Wednesday,
6:29 PM ET Philadelphia 76ers superstar Joel Embiid called the situation with his disgruntled co-star Ben Simmons “disappointing” and “borderline kind of disrespectful” to the rest of the team. The comments came following a report by The Athletic that Simmons feels his partnership with Embiid has “run its course.” Simmons has yet to report to
8:08 PM ET Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. — California rookie Sahith Theegala carved his tee shots into play and made it look easy from there Thursday for an 8-under 64 and a one-shot lead over Nick Watney and Harold Varner III in the Sanderson Farms Championship. Theegala missed three fairways but was out of position
1:33 PM ET Progression to the mean is rarely so stark. After spending most of the 2020-21 season playing like a solid mid-table Premier League team on paper, but rarely translating that quality into points, Brighton has started 2021-22 in fine form. The Seagulls finished 16th in the league last season despite an expected goal
12:35 PM ET Notre Dame quarterback Jack Coan is making good progress in his return from a left ankle injury, although he split time with Drew Pyne leading the starting offense in practice this week, coach Brian Kelly said Thursday. Coan left last week’s game against Wisconsin with an ankle injury in the third quarter
2:30 PM ET Less than one week after an impressive victory at UFC 266 in Las Vegas, lightweight Dan Hooker has already accepted his next task — and it’s a big one. Hooker (21-10) has agreed to face Islam Makhachev (20-1) at UFC 267 on Oct. 30, UFC president Dana White told ESPN on Thursday.
5:21 PM ET ESPN News Services New York Yankees slugger Joey Gallo received some positive news on Thursday when X-rays and CT cans on his injured left hand/forearm came back negative. Gallo will be an option off the bench for Thursday night’s game at the Toronto Blue Jays. Gallo was injured when he was hit
7:14 PM ET Miami quarterback D’Eriq King is out for Thursday’s game against Virginia with a shoulder injury. King was injured against Michigan State two weeks ago and sat out last week against Central Connecticut State. Freshman Tyler Van Dyke, who started in place of King last week, will make his second straight start. Van
4:45 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — Tom Brady says his breakup 18 months ago with the New England Patriots was handled “perfectly” and that “things worked out the best” for himself, his former team and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Brady’s comments came one day after Bill Belichick denied a passage in a soon-to-be released book
Oct 30, 2019 Anna Katherine Clemmons Close Anna Katherine Clemmons is a contributing writer for ESPN The Magazine. Editor’s note: This story was originally published before UFC 244. Walker’s next fight takes place on Oct. 2 against Thiago Santos. Good luck finding a recent UFC fighter who’s had quite the rapid rise as that of
2:21 PM ET Associated Press CHICAGO — Ons Jabeur was hardly thrilled about needing to wake up at 5:30 a.m. on Thursday ahead of her 9 a.m. match and got off to a slow start before reaching the Chicago Fall Tennis Classic quarterfinals by coming back to beat Jessica Pegula 1-6, 6-2, 6-3. The sixth-seeded
8:25 AM ET As the 2021-22 NHL season opens, the Arizona Coyotes are the only team with plans to fully relax their game-day dress code for players, according to an ESPN survey of all 32 teams. The NHL is the only one among the four North American major men’s professional sports league with a strict
Chris Gayle has decided to opt out of IPL 2021 due to bubble fatigue.© Twitter Star player Chris Gayle has decided to leave the IPL’s bio-secure environment due to “bubble fatigue”, his team Punjab Kings said on Thursday. Gayle had played two games for the team since IPL’s resumption and now wants to refresh before
7:00 AM ET Editor’s Note: This story includes a graphic description of a suicide attempt. If you or someone you know is having thoughts of suicide or is in emotional distress, contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK(8255) or at suicidepreventionlifeline.org. SIX YEARS AGO, in an apartment he was renting for the offseason in