7:04 PM ET Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Bubba Wallace won his second career NASCAR Cup Series race Sunday and denied the playoff field an automatic spot in the next round for the second straight week when he held off championship contenders Denny Hamlin and Christopher Bell to prevail at Kansas Speedway. Wallace, who
4:49 PM ET ESPN News Services PITTSBURGH — Albert Pujols hit his 697th home run, moving past Alex Rodriguez into fourth place on the career list and doing it in dramatic fashion with a ninth-inning drive that rallied the St. Louis Cardinals over the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3 Sunday. The NL Central-leading Cardinals trailed 2-1 when
4:30 PM ET NFL NationESPN Week 1 of the 2022 NFL season — we saw it all. Turnovers were the name of the game with the Pittsburgh Steelers forcing five against Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow — including a pick-six. But the teams went back and forth until the Steelers won it in overtime with a
6:02 PM ET ESPN News Services Giannis Antetokounmpo had 27 points and 10 rebounds as Greece advanced to a quarterfinal matchup with host Germany. Antetokounmpo’s 3-pointer with 31 seconds left sealed matters for Greece, which beat the Czech Republic 94-88. Greece got 14 points from Nick Calathes, 13 from Ioannis Papapetrou and 10 from Kostal
6:56 AM ET It was assumed that the end of Roman Abramovich’s ownership would be a good thing for the longevity of Chelsea managers. No English club won more than the 21 trophies amassed in 19 years of the Russian’s tenure, but 13 different managers — two of whom came back for a second stint
1:32 PM ET Nebraska fired football coach Scott Frost on Sunday, one day after a 45-42 home loss to Georgia Southern in what had become an untenable situation for the Huskers. Nebraska (1-2) had been a three-touchdown favorite. “Earlier today I met with Coach Frost and informed him we were making a change in the
2:17 PM ET Associated Press Georgia reclaimed the top spot in The Associated Press college football poll Sunday, and Kentucky, Oklahoma State and Arkansas moved into the top 10 after an upset-filled weekend across the country. The defending national champion Bulldogs, who started the season at No. 3 in the AP Top 25, took two
3:30 PM ET Associated Press CINCINNATI — Ally Ewing ran off five straight birdies on the back nine Sunday and closed with a 7-under 65 to hold off Xiyu Lin and win the Kroger Queen City Championship in the LPGA Tour’s return to Cincinnati. Ewing now has three career wins, one in each of the
Remco Evenepoel safely came through the final stage in Madrid to seal overall victory in the Vuelta a Espana. The 22-year-old Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl rider became the first Belgian to win a Grand Tour in 44 years. Colombia’s Juan Sebastian Molano won a thrilling sprint finish in the 21st and final stage – a ceremonial
2:26 PM ET Ireland’s Shane Lowry produced a masterful third round to win the BMW PGA Championship on Sunday, his first title since winning the 2019 Open. Lowry found a birdie on the par-5 18th at Wentworth for a blemish-free 65 to reach 18-under for his three rounds, 1 stroke ahead of Spaniard Jon Rahm,
1:48 AM ET What can we take away from a unique main event at UFC 279 and victories from Nate Diaz and Khamzat Chimaev? Jeff Wagenheim, Marc Raimondi and Brett Okamoto offer up their thoughts from a highlight-packed event in Las Vegas. The implication behind the term “Plan B” is that it’s a lesser option
Zak Crawley‘s dynamic unbeaten fifty took England to the brink of a series-clinching win over South Africa in the third Test at the Oval on Sunday. England were 97-0 at stumps, needing just 33 more runs to reach a modest target of 130 on Monday’s final day to take the three-match contest 2-1. The often
2:48 PM ET Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Tyler Reddick will start from the pole in the NASCAR Cup Series playoff race at Kansas Speedway. Reddick leaned on his extensive background driving dirt late models to ride the rim around the mile-and-a-half track on Saturday. He stopped the clock in 29.899 seconds, denying Joey
7:01 AM ET AJ MassESPN Staff Writer Close Fantasy football, baseball and college basketball contributor. Author of book, “Yes, It’s Hot in Here.” Who should you start? Who should you sit? To help you set your fantasy football lineups and to avoid starting a player who won’t be in the lineup, we’ll post fantasy-relevant updates
10:00 AM ET In the past, any celebration of moral victories for the Texas Longhorns would be met with a syrupy “bless your heart,” in Austin, dripping with the kind of disdain generally reserved for a newly arrived Californian who complains about the heat. Not at Texas, the program with the fourth-most victories — and
England vs South Africa, 3rd Test Live: South Africa have lost four wickets.© AFP England vs South Africa, 3rd Test, Day 4 Live Score Updates: South Africa are seven wickets down against England in their second innings of the ongoing third and final Test at the Kennington Oval. The visitors look to extend their lead despite
9:50 AM ET Rodrygo inspired Real Madrid to a 4-1 win against Mallorca with a fine goal and assist to ensure they kept up their perfect start to the season. Mallorca stunned Madrid through Vedat Muriqi‘s 35th-minute header, before Fede Valverde brought the two sides level with a thunderbolt from the edge of the area.
Red Bull’s Max Verstappen inflicted a home defeat on Charles Leclerc and Ferrari in the Italian Grand Prix to continue his cruise to a second world title. The Dutchman beat Leclerc after the Italian team tried a questionable two-stop strategy, surrendering the lead to the reigning champion twice on track. Verstappen’s 11th win this year