No. 13 LSU used the late-night magic of Tiger Stadium to beat No. 9 Ole Miss 29-26 in overtime Saturday. Quarterback Garrett Nussmeier hit receiver Kyren Lacy for a 25-yard touchdown on the Tigers’ first offensive play of the extra period to close out the Rebels, who never trailed during regulation. Hampered by a nonexistent … Read more
Alexa Philippou, ESPNOctober 12, 2024, 6:39 p.m. ET Close Covers women’s college basketball and the WNBA Previously covered UConn and the WNBA Connecticut Sun for the Hartford Courant Stanford graduate and Baltimore native with additional experience at the Dallas Morning News, Seattle Times and Cincinnati Enquirer NEW YORK — Dropping the home opener wasn’t what … Read more
When John Calipari walks onto the court at Rupp Arena on Feb. 1, leading Arkansas in a road battle against Kentucky, it will be an unforgettable moment in the career of a coach who has been the face of basketball the SEC. Calipari led UK for 15 seasons, starting in the 2009-10 season, when the … Read more
The No. 11 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (4-1) will aim for a fourth consecutive victory by hosting the Stanford Cardinal (2-3) on Saturday afternoon. Notre Dame finishes a three-game homestand after a 31-24 win over then-No. 15 Louisville. Stanford pulled off an upset as a 9-point underdog at Syracuse three weeks ago, but suffered blowout … Read more
As Liverpool manager, Jurgen Klopp didn’t like long meetings. Rather than sitting around thinking about the latest big decision, he would regularly have important conversations in the training ground canteen while eating lunch. Klopp was anything but formal, but Mike Gordon – the chairman of Liverpool owner Fenway Sports Group, a man who also operates … Read more
October 10, 2024, 12:21 a.m. ET In a thrilling four-game Wednesday MLB postseason, Francisco Lindor and the New York Mets became the first team to advance to the Championship Series, eliminating the Philadelphia Phillies in Game 4 of their series divisions of the National League. They will have to wait to find out who their … Read more
The divisional round of Major League Baseball’s 2024 playoffs is in full swing and the New York Mets are one win away from reaching the NLCS. The Mets returned to Citi Field on Tuesday for the first time in 16 days and beat the Philadelphia Phillies to take a 2-1 lead in their best-of-five series. … Read more
Derek Carr made history on “Monday Night Football,” but the New Orleans Saints quarterback didn’t have time to celebrate the moment. Carr became just the 25th quarterback in NFL history to eclipse 40,000 career passing yards, but his night ended early when he suffered an oblique injury with just under 10 minutes to play. His … Read more
TALLADEGA, Ala. — As Denny Hamlin digested the reaction to his racing team’s filing of an antitrust lawsuit against NASCAR this week, his fiancée Jordan Fish sent him a clip from the movie “Moneyball.” “The first guy through the wall, he’s still bleeding,” says the actor who plays Boston Red Sox owner John Henry in … Read more
The Los Angeles Lakers lost to Kevin Durant and the Phoenix Suns on Sunday night, but history was still made in Palm Springs, California. At noon of the second quarter, LeBron James and Bronny James shared the court together, marking the first time a father and son played side by side on an NBA court. … Read more