Sep 26, 2025, 11:22 PM ET Chandler Morris scored on a 4-yard run in the second overtime and Virginia beat No. 8 Florida State 46-38 on Friday night for its first home victory over a top-10 team since beating the Seminoles in 2005. Morris ran for three scores and had two touchdown passes for the…
Sep 27, 2025, 12:45 AM ET PHOENIX — The Phoenix Mercury have put the top-seeded Minnesota Lynx on the brink of elimination, going up 2-1 in the WNBA semifinals on Friday night. The Lynx will await the status of Napheesa Collier — who exited the game in the final seconds with an apparent injury —…
“SmackDown” set up a major match for the Crown Jewel event Oct. 11 in Perth, Australia. Tiffany Stratton retained her WWE Women’s Championship on Friday, keeping her undefeated year intact. “SmackDown” ended with the two women’s world champs, Stratton and Stephanie Vaquer, eyeing each other’s titles as they will meet for the WWE Women’s Crown…
Sep 26, 2025, 10:12 PM ET BOSTON — Ceddanne Rafaela tripled off the center-field wall to drive in the game-winning run in the ninth inning Friday night, giving the Red Sox a 4-3 victory over the Detroit Tigers and clinching Boston’s first postseason berth since 2021. The Red Sox are the first team since at…
Sep 26, 2025, 07:19 PM ET FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Panthers captain Aleksander Barkov needed surgery Friday to repair the anterior cruciate and medial collateral ligaments in his right knee, injuries that will likely sideline him for the regular season and potentially the playoffs as Florida tries to win a third consecutive Stanley Cup. Barkov…
Mark SchlabachSep 26, 2025, 06:47 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia FARMINGDALE, N.Y. — Europe’s biggest stars showed up — and the American team’s didn’t — on the opening day of the 45th Ryder Cup on Friday, which is why the…
LSU leading rusher Caden Durham is doubtful for Saturday night’s game at Ole Miss because of an ankle injury, sources told ESPN. Durham was injured in last Saturday’s 56-10 win over SE Louisiana and has been limited in practice all week. According to sources, he is still dealing with the injury and did not run…
Mike ReissSep 26, 2025, 02:53 PM ET Close Mike Reiss is an NFL reporter at ESPN and covers the New England Patriots. Reiss has covered the Patriots since 1997 and joined ESPN in 2009. In 2019, he was named Massachusetts Sportswriter of the Year by the National Sports Media Association. FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — New England…
Michael Rothstein Close Michael Rothstein ESPN Staff Writer Michael Rothstein, based in Atlanta, is a reporter on ESPN’s investigative and enterprise team. You can follow him via Twitter @MikeRothstein. Shwetha Surendran Close Shwetha Surendran ESPN Shwetha Surendran is a reporter in ESPN’s investigative and enterprise unit. Sep 26, 2025, 02:01 PM ET Shane Tamura, the…
Sep 26, 2025, 01:29 PM ET The NFL will play three regular-season games over five years in Rio de Janeiro beginning in 2026. The league announced the multiyear commitment Friday as part of its ongoing plan to take international games to new cities around the world. The NFL already has played twice in Brazil —…
