just now (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…...

25+ 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…...

26+ 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…...

44+ 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…...

44+ 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, 2+ 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, 6+ 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…...

1+ hour, 7+ min ago (278+ words) The long holiday weekend wraps up with the Denver Broncos visiting the Washington Commanders on "Sunday Night Football." The Broncos have won eight straight and are coming off a bye after beating the Kansas City Chiefs in Week 11. Denver's two losses have come by a combined four points. After reaching the NFC title game last season, the Commanders are in the midst of a lost campaign. Washington has lost six straight and once again will be without quarterback Jayden Daniels. The Commanders head into Sunday night's tilt as 6.5-point underdogs to the AFC West-leading Broncos. Matt Bowen, Liz Loza, Pamela Maldonado and Eric Moody offer their picks, prop plays and analysis to help you bet the game. Jump to: Game picks | Prop bets | Betting trends Denver Broncos at Washington Commanders Field Yates explains why Bo Nix is a top-10 quarterback…...

1+ hour, 18+ min ago (351+ words) Max Verstappen overtakes Lando Norris to take second place on the opening lap of the Qatar Grand Prix. (1:17) Max Verstappen has told Zak Brown to call him "Chucky" after the McLaren CEO likened the reigning champion's persistence in this year's title race to a villain in a horror movie. "He's like that guy in a horror movie, that right as you think he's not coming back, he's back!" Brown said. Verstappen's victory in Qatar means he is now Lando Norris' closest title rival, just 12 points behind the McLaren driver ahead of next weekend's season finale in Abu Dhabi. Asked what he thought of Brown's quotes and whether he felt as though he was in the heads of McLaren's team leadership Verstappen referenced the famous horror movie franchise Child's Play and its death-defying lead character. Verstappen took his 3rd straight win at…...

1+ hour, 30+ min ago (649+ words) SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- San Francisco 49ers receiver Ricky Pearsall says he was unsure of his fate after he was shot in the chest during an armed robbery last year near San Francisco's Union Square. "My adrenaline was rushing. I didn't feel, really, much pain at all. It was just more of like a burning sensation," Pearsall told ESPN in a sit-down interview. "I'm very religious. I'm a Christian. I just didn't know if I was going to go to heaven or hell. Recounting the Aug. 31, 2024, situation in-depth for the first time, Pearsall said he saw in his peripheral vision someone approaching him as he opened the back of his car to place shopping bags inside his vehicle. Pearsall, who earlier in the day hosted a nearby autograph signing, said he initially thought the person was a fan. "Then, I analyzed the…...