6+ min ago (161+ words) The 2025 title fight will go down to the final round in Abu Dhabi after Max Verstappen won the Qatar Grand Prix while championship leader Lando Norris finished fourth. Max Verstappen overtakes Lando Norris to take second place on the opening lap of the Qatar Grand Prix. (1:17) The 2025 title fight will go down to the final round in Abu Dhabi after Max Verstappen won the Qatar Grand Prix while championship leader Lando Norris finished fourth. Verstappen is now Norris' closest competitor heading into next weekend's season finale as Norris' McLaren teammate Oscar Piastri slipped to third place in the standings with a second-place finish in Qatar. Verstappen is just 12 points behind Norris in the standings with a maximum of 25 points available at the final round, with Piastri 16 points adrift after his McLaren team appeared to throw away his shot at victory…...

6+ min ago (456+ words) North Carolina Tar Heels vs. NC State Wolfpack: Full Highlights (1:00) RALEIGH, N.C. -- NC State coach Dave Doeren is returning for a 14th season with the Wolfpack. Athletic director Boo Corrigan confirmed Doeren's return on Sunday. The previous night, Doeren's Wolfpack (7-5) beat rival North Carolina for the fifth straight year, and the program is headed to a bowl game for the 11th time in Doeren's 13 seasons. Doeren had been emphatic in public comments about his plans to return next season, including in shutting down rumors earlier this month that he might retire after the season. He did so again Sunday. Doeren, who turns 54 on signing day, has posted a 94-70 record with the Wolfpack and became the program's all-time winningest coach with a 2023 victory over Miami. That includes the Wolfpack reaching nine wins four times to flirt with becoming only the second 10-win team in…...

11+ min ago (400+ words) Kohli gave a peek into his preparation for ODIs by talking about his visualisation process and how he arrived early in Ranchi to prepare | ESPN.com Despite having played over 300 ODIs in a career of over 17 years and having turned out in over 220 international matches across formats all over India, Virat Kohli arrived early in Ranchi ahead of the first ODI of the series against South Africa. Despite the wealth of experience he has and being an ODI great, he wanted to suss out the conditions and get a few batting sessions out of the way as he plays just the one format for India these days. And his mantra remains the same: giving 120%. It translated into a fine ODI hundred, his 52nd in the format, and helped India to a 17-run win in the opening ODI. "I've said it before…...

33+ min ago (216+ words) Arsenal lined up in a Premier League game without either Gabriel or William Saliba for just the second time in 162 games on Sunday after an injury to the Frenchman prior to match at Chelsea. With Gabriel already ruled out until the end of December with a thigh injury, there was surprise when the team sheets were announced as Saliba, Arsenal's next most senior centre-back, was absent. Piero Hincapi" was partnered by youngster Cristhian Mosquera at the back. Arsenal said Saliba sustained a "knock in training," while manager Mikel Arteta said ahead of kickoff: "Yesterday in training he was uncomfortable, so we need to explore a little bit more what happened. "I don't think it's something major, but enough not to be involved in the game." The only other time Gabriel and Saliba had been missing in the Premier League since…...

57+ min ago (498+ words) Paul Finebaum reacts to reports that Ole Miss coach Lane Kiffin is expected to sign a seven-year deal with LSU. (1:14) Sometimes in sports, certain outcomes seem like formalities. Stephen Curry swishing a 3-pointer. Cristiano Ronaldo scoring from the penalty spot. Most recently, the Philadelphia Eagles' tush push gaining a yard. And when Lane Kiffin leaves a job, things will likely get messy. Kiffin is one of college football's top coaches. He has won 55 games in six years in Oxford and this season has guided Ole Miss to what is all but certain to be its first College Football Playoff appearance. Kiffin has more coaching jobs in the past two decades than many of his counterparts combined. He has been in the Pac-12, NFL, SEC and Conference USA. He has called plays for Nick Saban and Pete Carroll. But among Kiffin's…...

58+ min ago (1046+ words) ESPN's fantasy basketball daily cheat sheet is your pregame destination before you set your lineups for that night's games. Here you'll read our best advice for the night, including a selection of players you can stream as well as game-by-game Injury reports. Jump ahead Top streamers | Best bets | Odds & Injury report The NBA offers an octet of interesting matchups on this final day of November. Even roughly a quarter into the marathon regular season, we're still learning about schemes, teams, rotations and players with each new box score. Three of today's games project to be blowouts, as double-digit spreads tend to suggest. With pace and scoring up around the league, a total below 230 often indicates a suboptimal offensive environment. A key positive from Sunday's schedule is that all eight games claim a total of at least 230 points. Several matchups appear…...

1+ hour, 16+ min ago (244+ words) Florida State Seminoles vs. Florida Gators: Full Highlights (1:14) Florida is finalizing a six-year deal to hire Tulane's Jon Sumrall as its next football coach, sources told ESPN's Pete Thamel on Sunday. The deal is for an average of nearly $7.5 million per year, with significant incentives tied to the College Football Playoff, sources told ESPN. Sumrall, 43, is 42-11 in four seasons as a head coach -- two in the Sun Belt at Troy and two in the American at Tulane. He has reached the conference title game in all four seasons. The Green Wave are 10-2 and have clinched a spot in the American Conference championship game against North Texas. Sumrall would remain with the Green Wave for next week's title game and through the College Football Playoff, if Tulane gets a berth. He brings extensive experience in the SEC, as he played and…...

1+ hour, 16+ min ago (148+ words) Florida is finalizing a six-year deal to hire Tulane's Jon Sumrall the next head coach of the Gators, sources told ESPN's Pete Thamel on Sunday. The deal is for an average of nearly $7.5 million per year, with significant incentives tied to the College Football Playoff, sources told ESPN. Sumrall, who is 42-11 in four seasons as a head coach -- two in the Sun Belt at Troy and two in the American at Tulane. He has reached the conference title game in all four seasons. He brings extensive experience in the SEC, as he played and was a graduate assistant at Kentucky, coached linebackers at Ole Miss (2018) and inside linebackers at Kentucky. Sumrall will succeed Billy Napier, who was fired in mid-October and replaced by interim coach Billy Gonzales. The Gators finished with a 4-8 record after beating rival Florida State on Saturday....

1+ hour, 34+ min ago (502+ words) Alabama Crimson Tide vs. Auburn Tigers: Full Highlights (1:29) Auburn hired South Florida's Alex Golesh as its next head football coach, the school announced Sunday. Golesh agreed to a six-year deal with the Tigers, sources told ESPN's Pete Thamel. The 41-year-old coach went 23-15 over three seasons at South Florida and just led the Bulls to a 9-3 record -- their best season since 2017. "Auburn football is one of the proudest, most tradition-rich programs in all of college football and my family and I could not be more excited to join the Auburn family," Golesh said in a statement. "This will be a player-driven program, and no one will outwork our staff. Auburn has won, can win and will win championships. Let's get to work." Golesh takes over an Auburn program that has endured five consecutive losing seasons under former coaches Hugh Freeze and…...

1+ hour, 38+ min ago (167+ words) Missouri Tigers vs. Arkansas Razorbacks: Full Highlights (1:19) Arkansas is set to hire Memphis coach Ryan Silverfield as its new football coach, sources confirmed to ESPN on Sunday. Silverfield, 46, is 50-25 at Memphis, including a win over Arkansas in September and four consecutive wins against Power 4 opponents, including West Virginia and Iowa State in bowl games the past two seasons. He replaces Sam Pittman, who Arkansas fired Sept. 28 following a 2-3 start, which included the loss to Memphis. Bobby Petrino replaced Pittman on an interim basis, and Arkansas lost its final seven games after Pittman's firing. He won all four bowl games he led Memphis to as the team's permanent coach. Memphis went 6-2 in conference play in each of the past two seasons before finishing 4-4 this fall. South Florida's Alex Golesh had emerged last week as a potential target for Arkansas but instead…...