6:50 PM ET Alabama football added another ESPN 300 prospect to its No. 1-ranked recruiting class on Sunday when defensive back Ga’Quincy McKinstry announced his commitment to the Crimson Tide. McKinstry is a 6-foot, 175-pound prospect from Pinson Valley High School in Pinson, Alabama, and chose the Tide over Auburn and LSU. McKinstry is the
Mercedes Formula 1 boss Toto Wolff has “no concern” about Lewis Hamilton re-signing to stay with the team next season. Hamilton is out of contract at the end of the year and has yet to start talks with Wolff over a new deal. Wolff told BBC Radio 4: “If an asteroid hits the world, anything
6:00 AM ET This week, Mesut Ozil‘s exile at Arsenal has extended to unprecedented levels. The 32-year-old cannot play senior football again until January at the earliest after being left out of the Gunners’ Premier League and Europa League squads for what manager Mikel Arteta insisted on Wednesday night were solely footballing reasons. “My conscience
Giro d’Italia winner Tao Geoghegan Hart is “leading the way” for a new generation of young cyclists, says his Ineos Grenadiers team principal Sir Dave Brailsford. Chris Froome was the first, in 2018 at the age of 33. “I think one of Tao’s great attributes is that he’s a great racer,” Brailsford told BBC Radio
2:59 AM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” ARLINGTON, Texas — Cali Kershaw, 5, a nuclear bundle of energy, jitterbugged around the room, under the table and over it, side to side, everywhere space permitted. Her little brother Charley, 3,
IPL 2020, KKR vs KXIP: Chris Jordan was in fine form against SunRisers Hyderabad© BCCI/IPL Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) fast bowler Chris Jordan delivered an exceptional performance on Saturday, to help his side defeat SunRisers Hyderabad in a low-scoring tie. Jordan picked three wickets while conceding just 17 runs, as KXIP defended a paltry total
12:34 AM ET GLENDALE, Ariz. — Of all the players to lead the Arizona Cardinals to an overtime win over the Seattle Seahawks, it was one of the most unlikely. Rookie linebacker Isaiah Simmons intercepted Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson with 1:04 left in overtime on his fourth snap of the game. He didn’t play in
8:59 PM ET Associated Press THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — Patrick Cantlay rallied from four shots behind and got far enough ahead that Jon Rahm and Justin Thomas couldn’t quite catch him Sunday in the Zozo Championship at Sherwood. Cantlay closed with a 7-under 65 for a one-shot victory, the third of his career, and first
Only one of Arsenal and Leicester City started with a centre-forward on the pitch, but it says a lot about Alexandre Lacazette’s performance that you couldn’t really tell the difference. Mikel Arteta has made considerable progress in evolving Arsenal since taking charge last December, but Sunday’s 1-0 defeat was a slip back into the past
9:28 PM ET Associated Press FORT WORTH, Texas — NASCAR’s Cup Series playoff race in Texas was postponed Sunday night after 52 laps on a misty day that slowly deteriorated to drizzle while it never actually rained before the event was called off. The delay was just over four hours, and the restart planned for
9:54 PM ET THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — Somewhat lost in the madness that was last year’s Masters was Patrick Cantlay, the soft-spoken, stoic former amateur phenom who has one of the smoothest swings in the game if not the pro resume to match. Cantlay made an eagle at Augusta National’s par-5 15th during the final
7:21 PM ET Wisconsin quarterback Graham Mertz, who had a record-setting first career start Friday, tested positive for COVID-19 over the weekend, according to the Wisconsin State Journal and the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Both newspapers reported Sunday, citing sources, that Mertz had an antigen test come back positive. Mertz will take a polymerase chain reaction
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