Month: December 2022

1:16 AM GMT Warren Gatland has left New Zealand Rugby with one final piece of advice before departing for Wales, imploring the governing body to sign Scott Robertson as the next All Blacks coach. It was on Monday revealed that Gatland would be returning to Cardiff after just three short years away, the Kiwi replacing
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5:04 PM ET Nick DePaulaESPN After initially suspending its partnership with Kyrie Irving and scrapping the release of his upcoming Kyrie 8 signature shoe last month, Nike confirmed Monday that it has fully cut ties with the Brooklyn Nets point guard. “Kyrie is no longer a Nike athlete,” a Nike company spokesperson told ESPN. Irving’s
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7:26 PM ET Pete ThamelESPN The on-field identity of Deion Sanders’ Colorado program took form Monday, as sources told ESPN that the Buffaloes are hiring Kent State head coach Sean Lewis to be the team’s offensive coordinator. As Kent State’s head coach and playcaller, Lewis developed a distinct identity — whiplash tempo, quick snaps and
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Dec 5, 2022 ONE Championship is making its debut in the United States with one of the biggest fights the promotion can put on. All-time MMA great Demetrious Johnson will defend his ONE 135-pound title against Adriano Moraes in the main event of ONE on Prime Video 10 on May 5 in Broomfield, Colorado, the
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2:24 PM ET Former UFC welterweight champion Robbie Lawler has been forced to withdraw from a bout against Santiago Ponzinibbio on Saturday due to an undisclosed injury, sources told ESPN. According to sources, the UFC is working on finding a potential replacement for Ponzinibbio (28-6). The 170-pound contest was scheduled to take place on the
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6:48 PM ET Paolo UggettiESPN Georgia’s Stetson Bennett, USC’s Caleb Williams, TCU’s Max Duggan and Ohio State’s C.J. Stroud were announced Monday as the Heisman Trophy finalists. The four quarterbacks, who play for four of the top 10 teams this season, including three that will play in the College Football Playoff, will be in New
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8:11 PM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — After the San Francisco 49ers again lost quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo to a season-ending injury Sunday, they spent the ensuing 24 hours sifting through both the short- and long-term implications of his loss. On Monday afternoon, that meant doing everything from determining whether to pursue released signal-caller Baker Mayfield
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7:03 PM ET Associated Press HOUSTON — James Harden returned to the Philadelphia 76ers‘ starting lineup Monday night against the Houston Rockets after missing 14 games because of a foot injury. Harden, who spent just more than eight seasons with the Rockets before being traded to Brooklyn in January 2021, last played Nov. 2. He
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8:28 PM ET TJ Dillashaw, one of the top bantamweight fighters in the history of MMA, has retired from the UFC, Dillashaw’s agent Tiki Ghosn confirmed to ESPN on Monday. Dillashaw, a former two-time UFC bantamweight champion, went into his title challenge against bantamweight champ Aljamain Sterling at UFC 280 in October with a bad
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Star Indian batter Suryakumar Yadav will be available to play for Mumbai in the upcoming Ranji Trophy 2022-23 from December 20 onwards, reported ESPNCricinfo on Monday. The in-form T20I batter, who has been rested for the ongoing ODI series against Bangladesh, will be available for the second-round game against Hyderabad. Indian Test veteran Ajinkya Rahane
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