7:00 AM ET The narrative winds itself through every October, the constant that connects each postseason to the previous one for the past eight years, with many of the horrifying twists and turns of a Stephen King novel. Will Clayton Kershaw, the best pitcher of his generation, finally get to celebrate a World Series title
5:27 PM ET With 25 seconds remaining in the first half against the Las Vegas Raiders Sunday, Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady fired a missile to wide receiver Scotty Miller, who raced 33 yards into the corner of the end zone for a touchdown to extend the Bucs’ lead to 21-10 at the half.
7:37 PM BST England won a record-extending 16th women’s Six Nations title, with a game to spare, after they took an unassailable lead in the standings when France failed to beat Scotland on Sunday. France needed to win their final two games to be in with a shout of winning their first title since 2018
2:19 PM ET Associated Press Indiana jumped into The Associated Press college football poll Sunday after pulling off the weekend’s most dramatic upset, and Ohio State moved up to No. 3 following a dominant season debut. Clemson remained a rock-solid No. 1, and Alabama was No. 2. The Tigers received 52 first-place votes and the
5:22 PM ET Associated Press COLOGNE, Germany — Alexander Zverev made it back-to-back ATP Tour titles on Sunday when he beat Diego Schwartzman 6-2, 6-1 in the final of the Cologne Championship. Zverev hit nine aces, saved the only break point he faced and converted five of his own to beat the French Open semifinalist.
5:52 PM ET Associated Press GREENSBORO, Ga. — Ally McDonald gave herself a big 28th birthday present Sunday, winning the LPGA Drive On Championship-Lake Reynolds Oconee for her first tour title. The 28-year-old from Mississippi held off Danielle Kang by a stroke on the Great Waters Course, closing with a 3-under 69 for a 16-under
4:20 PM ET Associated Press ANTWERP, Belgium — Ugo Humbert won his second career title on Sunday, defeating Alex de Minaur 6-1, 7-6 (4) in the European Open final at Antwerp. The 22-year-old left-hander, who saved four match points during his semifinal win over Dan Evans on Saturday, erased the couple of break points he
4:35 PM ET Former UFC middleweight champion Robert Whittaker is right back at the top of the division — and some would say he never left. Whittaker (22-5) defeated Jared Cannonier (13-5) via unanimous decision in the co-main event of UFC 254 on Saturday on Yas Island, Abu Dhabi. It is Whittaker’s second win in
3:57 PM ET Khabib Nurmagomedov‘s sudden retirement from mixed martial arts on Saturday has left a massive void in the sport in general, and a very specific one in the lightweight division. The top of the 155-pound division goes from a dominant champion in his prime, to a vacant seat with no obvious heir. The
2:37 PM ET Associated Press Martin Truex Jr. was sent to the back of the field for NASCAR’s Cup race at Texas and docked 20 points while crew chief James Small was ejected for an illegal spoiler. The 2017 Cup champion and runner-up the past two seasons also was fined $35,000. The points deduction still
Where there is despair, always hope. For an often dominant team who have conquered all before them in the past, Ineos Grenadiers’ 2020 saw its most iconic figures – Chris Froome, Geraint Thomas and Egan Bernal – fall far from their pedestals. But it began with a tragedy that changed everything. In March, Nico Portal
2:58 PM ET Associated Press FORT WORTH, Texas — Sheldon Creed qualified for the championship round of the NASCAR Truck series by winning the two-lap shootout to end a wild finish at Texas on Sunday. Creed’s series-leading fourth win put him in the championship finale at Phoenix alongside Brett Moffitt, who qualified with last week’s
IPL Points Table: Jofra Archer is now 2nd in the race for the Purple Cap.© BCCI/IPL Hours after Chennai Super Kings convincingly beat rivals Royal Challengers Bangalore, Rajasthan Royals beat Mumbai Indians by eight wickets to deal a knock-out blow to the MS Dhoni-led team, as they are now out of contention for a top
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2:33 PM ET England’s Ross McGowan kept his cool to win the Italian Open by a single stroke on Sunday to clinch his second European Tour title — 11 years after his maiden win in Madrid. McGowan started the day tied for the lead along with compatriot Laurie Canter, three shots clear and despite a
Tao Geoghegan Hart has become only the second British man to win the Giro d’Italia. The 25-year-old, who won stage 20 on Saturday, was tied with Australian Jai Hindley before the final-day time trial, the first such instance in the race’s history. But Ineos Grenadiers’ Geoghegan Hart finished 39 seconds ahead of Hindley in the
Richard Carapaz took the overall lead from defending champion Primoz Roglic on a wet stage six of the Vuelta a Espana. Ineos Grenadiers rider Carapaz dropped Roglic, who had led since the opening day, on the final ascent of the 146km mountain stage to Aramon Formigal. Ion Izagirre attacked with 3km remaining to take the
9:46 AM ET The Buffalo Sabres have signed restricted free agent Sam Reinhart to a one-year, $5.2 million contract, the team announced Sunday. Reinhart, 24, had 22 goals and 28 assists — his third straight 50-point season — in 2019-20, playing in every Sabres game for the third straight year. The agreement allowed the sides