6:50 AM ET ESPN staff We are closing in on the 2021 NFL season, and that means it’s time for our annual ranking of the league’s top 100 players. What can we expect from the game’s best, and how do they stack up? To create our list, we asked an ESPN panel of more than
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2:48 AM ET Jake Paul is 4-0 as a professional boxer after a split decision win over Tyron Woodley, the former UFC welterweight champion, at Cleveland’s Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse on Sunday. It was a relatively convincing victory, despite one judge’s scorecard, but it was not a knockout like Paul’s previous three pro bouts. The fight
Queensland will host the upcoming Women’s Series against India with Cricket Australia on Monday announcing the multi-format series schedule change amidst the challenges posed by state border restrictions and the COVID pandemic. The three ODIs will start in Mackay on September 21, with the day-night Test and three T20 Internationals to be played at Metricon
6:28 PM ET Mbappe, left, took the headlines for PSG’s victory even though his new teammate, Messi, was the main attraction. FRANCK FIFE/AFP via Getty Images From Lionel Messi‘s long-awaited PSG debut to drama in Dortmund, impressive wins for Real Madrid and Barcelona in LaLiga and a vintage performance between the posts for Man United’s often-criticized
12:17 AM ET CLEVELAND — Those hoping for Jake Paul’s boxing demise at the hands of a big puncher will be sorely disappointed. The YouTube sensation-turned-prizefighter outpointed Tyron Woodley via split decision (77-75, 75-77, 78-74) in the main event of a boxing card Sunday night at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse. Woodley is a former UFC welterweight
12:34 AM BST An emotional Ardie Savea says he has no intention of deviating from his usual approach to rugby despite being named New Zealand captain ahead of the All Blacks’ Rugby Championship meeting with Australia in Perth next weekend. Savea will celebrate his 53rd appearance for his country by taking over the captaincy after
8:10 PM ET Associated Press OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Patrick Cantlay had enough on his hands to keep his attention Sunday as he was locked in an epic battle with Bryson DeChambeau, a compelling contrast of styles and personalities Sunday in the BMW Championship. Even so, he couldn’t ignore what fans shouted from behind the
10:07 PM ET Associated Press OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Patrick Cantlay earned the sixth and final automatic spot on the U.S. Ryder Cup team by winning the BMW Championship on Sunday. All that meant was avoiding a phone call from the captain, Steve Stricker, after the Tour Championship to inform him of being a pick.
10:59 PM ET Joe Fortenbaugh John Harbaugh and the Baltimore Ravens are champions of the 2021 NFL preseason after recording an unblemished 3-0 August campaign that has pushed the franchise’s record-breaking preseason winning streak to 20, with a ridiculous against-the-spread mark of 18-1-1. Which leads us to… Fade to black: For those of you wondering
7:28 PM ET ESPN.com Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print The top 125 players made the FedEx Cup playoffs. After the first event, the Northern Trust, the field was cut down to 70 players. After this week’s BMW Championship, won by Patrick Cantlay in an epic playoff over Bryson DeChambeau, only 30 advance to
10:22 PM ET Associated Press DEL MAR, Calif. — Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit held off Rock Your World in the stretch to win the $100,000 Shared Belief by 1¼ lengths on Sunday at Del Mar for embattled trainer Bob Baffert. Medina Spirit raced for the first time since finishing third as the 9-5 favorite
10:05 PM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Bryson DeChambeau was steaming. He had just missed a birdie putt that brought an end to one of the most memorable playoffs the PGA Tour has seen in recent years, and understandably, he wanted to get away. From everyone. The roars for Patrick Cantlay, the winner of the
9:13 PM ET ESPN News Services OTTAWA, Ontario — The Ottawa Senators signed backup goalie Filip Gustavsson to a two-year contract on Sunday. The Senators said the first year is a two-way deal worth $750,000 in the NHL and the second is one-way with a value of $825,000. The 23-year-old Swede was 5-1-2 with a
9:14 PM ET Oklahoma transfer Tanner Mordecai will be SMU‘s starting quarterback, a source confirmed to ESPN. Mordecai, who backed up Kyler Murray, Jalen Hurts and Spencer Rattler at OU, beat out highly touted freshman Preston Stone, a four-star recruit who was ranked No. 121 in the ESPN 300 and chose SMU over LSU, Penn
1:54 PM ET ESPN News Services NEW YORK — Mets right-hander Noah Syndergaard encountered another hurdle in his recovery from Tommy John surgery Sunday when he was scratched from a rehab start because he tested positive for COVID-19, according to multiple reports. New York manager Luis Rojas said Sunday that Syndergaard had a “non-baseball-related injury.”
7:07 PM ET NEW YORK — Javier Baez has had enough of New York Mets fans booing him, and is taking matters into his own hands. Since his trade to the New York at the trade deadline, the infielder is hitting .207/.258/.414 with three homers and five RBIs in 16 games. Fans have taken notice
7:12 PM ET YouTube sensation-turned-boxer Jake Paul is back in the ring to face former UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley in the main event of a card at the Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland on Sunday (Showtime PPV, 8 p.m. ET.) Paul (3-0, 3 KOs), 24, of Cleveland, has taken boxing by storm with impressive
5:57 PM ET Injuries to four of the Jacksonville Jaguars‘ five starting offensive linemen nearly convinced coach Urban Meyer to not play quarterback Trevor Lawrence in the preseason finale against Dallas on Sunday, but the need for Lawrence and the first-team offense to get rolling made him change his mind. It turned out to be