3:42 AM BST All Blacks number eight Ardie Savea and prop Nepo Laulala are on paternity leave and will miss the Rugby Championship opener against Australia next weekend, coach Ian Foster said on Sunday. Both players were absent when the New Zealand squad boarded their flight across the Tasman Sea on Sunday, but Joe Moody
12:37 AM ET Jesse RogersESPN Staff Writer Close Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. Follow on Twitter Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print ARLINGTON, Texas — Somehow, someway, the Tampa Bay Rays survived an all-time classic World Series game with a dramatic — yet sloppy — finish to
11:28 PM ET Quarterback Michael Penix is 6-foot-3, a seemingly insignificant fact from Indiana’s roster and the universe’s cruelest twist for Penn State. Oh sure, that might seem like a conspiratorial view of the events that led to the eighth-ranked Nittany Lions losing their season-opener 36-35 in overtime. This was just college football after all.
5:44 PM ET Saturday’s UFC main event was predictable in a way, in that the undefeated champion Khabib Nurmagomedov won. What happened next was not. Nurmagomedov (29-0) announced his official retirement from mixed martial arts, following the death of his father, Abdulmanap, in July. He revealed his mother did not even want him to compete
RCB vs CSK: Yuzvendra Chahal has been amongst the top wicket-takers in the ongoing edition.© BCCI/IPL Chennai Super Kings (CSK) were reduced to 3/3 in 1.5 overs against Mumbai Indians (MI) on Friday. While the quick loss of wickets was an area of concern, the presence of Faf du Plessis would certainly have boosted hopes
10:07 PM ET Associated Press THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — Justin Thomas wasn’t playing poorly. It only felt that way Saturday at the Zozo Championship at Sherwood, where being a few shots under par means losing ground. He was 3 under and already had lost the lead he had at the start. The final hour changed
7:15 AM ET ESPN staff The Week 7 NFL schedule is stacked with great matchups. Our NFL Nation reporters bring us the keys to every game, a bold prediction for each matchup and final score picks. Additionally, ESPN Stats & Information provides a stat to know for each game, and the Football Power Index (FPI)
10:38 PM BST France geared up for the Six Nations Super Saturday in style as Antoine Dupont scored a couple of tries in a 38-21 home victory over Wales in a friendly international on Saturday. Les Bleus recovered from a wobbly start to put on an inspired performance at the Stade de France with Cyril
10:15 PM ET THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — Tiger Woods will not defend his Zozo Championship title. He basically took himself out of contention through nine holes on Thursday. The 83rd PGA Tour title that would set the all-time record would be pursued another time. But he will get a final-day pairing with Phil Mickelson, meaning
9:21 PM ET Jeff Wagenheim The tears flowed immediately. Khabib Nurmagomedov had just let go of the triangle choke he used to render Justin Gaethje unconscious, and all that was left for the UFC lightweight champion was a different release, one of a painfully personal nature. As medical staff moved in to attend to Gaethje
8:25 PM ET Associated Press FORT WORTH, Texas — Harrison Burton stormed past Noah Gragson in the final turn Saturday at Texas Motor Speedway to win the Xfinity Series race and deny Gragson a spot in the championship round. Gragson was one turn away from earning an automatic berth into the title-deciding finale but instead
8:07 PM BST Exeter Chiefs completed a momentous double when they beat Wasps 19-13 in a rain-lashed, arm-wrestle of a Premiership final in a near-empty Twickenham on Saturday, a week after winning the European Champions Cup. In appalling conditions of relentless rain and swirling wind, where the only noise in the 82,000-capacity ground came from
8:27 PM BST As Joe Simmonds chipped the ball through the swaying posts to seal Exeter Chiefs’ remarkable domestic double, it was just about the only part of the season that went to script. Exeter Chiefs have been the best team in the land since we began this campaign 372 days ago, and their Heineken
7:43 PM ET Associated Press MILWAUKEE — Milwaukee Bucks guard George Hill said the importance of Wisconsin in the upcoming election caused him to fly back here this weekend to assist in a local voting drive. Hill, who lives in San Antonio, worked alongside about 50 volunteers from the Milwaukee-based organization Common Ground walking through
7:06 PM ET Associated Press COLOGNE, Germany — Alexander Zverev moved one match away from winning back-to-back ATP Tour titles after he beat Jannik Sinner in the Cologne Championship semifinals on Saturday to set up a final against Diego Schwartzman. Zverev came back from 3-1 down in the first set to force the tiebreak on
3:53 PM ET We live in a world where it’s all about recycling — what can you do healthily, happily and usefully with what’s left over. A message which the two Clasico coaches interpreted absolutely differently during Real Madrid‘s 3-1 win over Barcelona at the Camp Nou, leaving Ronald Koeman looking out of date and
6:31 PM ET There were so many questions surrounding Khabib Nurmagomedov heading into Saturday’s title fight, his first without his late father, Abdulmanap. Would he be as dominant? Would he care as much? Would he be too emotional? Would he win? In the end, Nurmagomedov looked better than ever. That’s not hyperbole. That’s fact. He
8:45 AM ET We’re here in Week 8 and making college football history. Can you ever remember a season when there were so many undefeated teams this late in the year? Simply unprecedented. That’s some of that classic football humor. The Big Ten is back! Welcome, friends. There’s going to be more football to keep