8:28 PM ET Toronto Maple Leafs captain John Tavares will miss the start of the regular season with an oblique injury. The veteran center will be out at least three weeks, coach Sheldon Keefe said Tuesday. The season opener is Oct. 12 at Montreal. 1 Related Tavares, who turned 32 on Sept. 20, is entering
6:07 PM ET ESPN News Services CHARLOTTE, N.C. — NASCAR on Tuesday docked William Byron 25 points and fined him $50,000 for deliberately spinning championship rival Denny Hamlin in a retaliatory move missed by scoring officials. Hendrick Motorsports said it will appeal the penalty, which dropped Byron to eight points below the cutline heading into
2:21 PM ET Jamal CollierESPN CHICAGO — After spending the summer rehabbing in Los Angeles and seeking different opinions from knee specialists, Bulls guard Lonzo Ball said he still can’t run or jump without feeling pain in his left knee, which is why he is scheduled to undergo another arthroscopic knee surgery on Wednesday. “There
3:52 PM ET The United States was held to a goalless draw by Saudi Arabia in Murcia, Spain, on Tuesday in its final warm-up game ahead of the start of the World Cup in November. The result completes a disappointing final buildup to the tournament in Qatar for Gregg Berhalter’s side, having lost 2-0 to
1:03 PM ET Associated Press CONCORD, N.C. — Kurt Busch said Tuesday he remains hopeful he will recover from a concussion in time to race again before the end of the NASCAR season. The 2004 Cup champion has been sidelined since he crashed July 23 during qualifying at Pocono Raceway. He has so far missed
12:38 PM ET With Hurricane Ian barreling toward Florida’s Gulf Coast, the college football game between Florida and Eastern Washington has been pushed from Saturday to Sunday in Gainesville. The University of Florida announced the change Tuesday, saying it will continue to work with local and state officials to monitor the impact of the storm.
File photo of Mosaddek Hossain.© AFP Mosaddek Hossain played a key role with both bat and ball as Bangladesh beat United Arab Emirates by 32 runs in Dubai on Tuesday to sweep the two-match T20 series. Bangladesh made 169-5 after opener Mehidy Hasan‘s 46 off 37 balls provided a solid platform before Mosaddek (27) and
10:58 AM ET Phil Mickelson and three other golfers asked to be dismissed as plaintiffs in LIV Golf’s federal antitrust lawsuit against the PGA Tour, according to a notice of voluntary dismissal filed Tuesday. Talor Gooch, Ian Poulter and Hudson Swafford also asked to no longer be plaintiffs in the federal lawsuit, which accuses the
10:56 AM ET ESPN Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print British No. 2 Daniel Evans was defeated by Japan’s Yoshihito Nishioka 6-2, 7-6 (3) in one hour, 49 minutes in the first round of the Korea Open on Tuesday. Evans, the No. 5 seed for the tournament, has lost all six of his previous
6:45 AM ET NFL NationESPN Welcome to Week 4 of the NFL regular season. This season we have seen our fair share of games come down to the wire. Eighteen games have been decided by three or fewer points — six just this past week. Gone are the days of the blowout — the fourth
Formula 1 will double the number of ‘sprint’ events to six next year. The FIA had asked for time to assess the impact of the increase on its staff, claiming that the extra shorter ‘sprint’ race added to their workload. But an agreement has now been reached and on Tuesday the FIA’s World Council voted
8:51 AM ET Jeff WagenheimESPN Bo Nickal showed he belonged in the UFC seven weeks ago. Fighting on Dana White’s Contender Series on Aug. 9, he made quick work of an overmatched opponent, choking out Zachary Borrego in just 1 minute 2 seconds. For that stunning show of brutal efficiency, Nickal earned a stream of
5:55 PM BST Premiership club Worcester Warriors went into administration on Monday after being suspended by the Rugby Football Union (RFU) from all competitions after failing to meet a deadline to prove they could operate amid their financial difficulties. Worcester are looking for new owners after they were served in August with a winding-up order
6:31 PM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — New England Patriots quarterback Mac Jones is dealing with what doctors have diagnosed as a severe high ankle sprain that would cause many to have surgery, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Jones is likely to miss multiple games, the sources said, and he and the Patriots still are discussing
8:00 AM ET Following yet another defeat in the middle of a lost season, LeBron James was asked a question at Miami’s FTX Arena that invited him to escape the losing moment to broaden and brighten his view. What did James think about being within striking distance of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s heralded all-time NBA scoring record
9:07 PM ET Associated Press ARLINGTON, Texas — Texas Rangers right-hander Dane Dunning underwent arthroscopic hip surgery Monday and the team said his availability to pitch in spring training will be determined by the progress of his rehab. The Rangers will recall right-hander Tyson Miller from Triple-A Round Rock on Tuesday, when he is expected
Sep 22, 2022 NHL Insiders Teams at the bottom see the future as a way to climb higher than their current station. Teams in the middle see the future as a way to break through to reach the elite. Teams at the top see the future as a chance to sustain their success or stave
12:39 PM ET No. 1 Georgia could welcome back a pair of receivers and see more of its star defensive lineman during Saturday’s game against Missouri. Bulldogs coach Kirby Smart told reporters on Monday that he’s “hopeful” receivers AD Mitchell and Arian Smith will be available after missing last weekend’s game against Kent State because