10:30 PM ET Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO — Thomaz Bellucci, Brazil’s main flagbearer on the men’s tennis tour for the past decade, has retired after losing in straight sets to sixth-seeded Sebastian Baez 6-3, 6-2 in the first round of the Rio Open on Wednesday. Bellucci, 35, is now preparing to transition into coaching.
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9:45 PM GMT Liam Napier Dreams will be dashed and realised in this pivotal World Cup year. Best laid plans have already been ripped up elsewhere, with England, Wales and Australia changing coaches on the eve of the global tournament in France. The All Blacks have a clear plan of where they want to go
9:17 PM ET Caitlin Murray The U.S. women’s national team claimed its sixth SheBelieves Cup trophy with a 2-1 win over Brazil on Wednesday. Goals from Alex Morgan and Mallory Swanson, who was named tournament MVP, put the Americans in control for much of the second half, but Brazil pulled one back in the 90th
7:16 PM ET Associated Press CHATHAM, Ontario — Ferguson Jenkins’ hometown will honor the Baseball Hall of Famer with a statue. Chatham-Kent will unveil a 9-foot bronze figure of the 80-year-old former pitcher on June 10, a replica of the statue by sculptor Lou Cella that was unveiled outside Chicago’s Wrigley Field last May. Editor’s
Feb 22, 2023 ESPN News Services NEW ORLEANS — LSU wide receiver Malik Nabers won’t face a misdemeanor charge following his arrest in New Orleans on a count of carrying an illegal weapon, court records indicate. Nabers, 19, of Youngsville, was arrested Monday night on Bourbon Street on one count of illegal carrying of a
7:57 PM ET The Boston Bruins are on pace to challenge NHL records for most wins and points by a team in a regular season. But star winger Brad Marchand said that’s the last thing on their minds. “People have talked a lot about some of these records, that we could potentially hit or we
4:22 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Conor Benn will return to the WBC welterweight rankings after it found his “documented and highly elevated consumption of eggs … a reasonable explanation” for the boxer’s adverse finding for the performance-enhancing drug clomiphene, the organization announced Wednesday. Benn (21-0, 14 KOs) was set to fight Chris Eubank Jr. in
7:31 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN The British Boxing Board of Control is looking into an incident in which Mauricio Lara allegedly spit on rival Josh Warrington on Saturday night following Lara’s featherweight title victory over Leigh Wood, Robert Smith, the general secretary of the board, told ESPN. Lara (26-2-1, 19 KOs) rallied to score a
8:56 PM GMT CARDIFF, Wales — – The Six Nations rugby match between Wales and England on Saturday will go ahead after potential strike action from Welsh players over a contract dispute was averted. More than 100 players gathered at Wales’ training base on Wednesday to discuss a range of issues with members of the
12:36 PM ET Turron DavenportESPN Close Covered Eagles for USA Today Covered the Ravens for Baltimore Times Played college football at Cheyney University NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee Titans made several moves to get under the salary cap Wednesday, releasing longtime left tackle Taylor Lewan, wide receiver Robert Woods, inside linebacker Zach Cunningham and kicker
3:58 PM ET Associated Press Three-time major champion Padraig Harrington, double major winner Dottie Pepper and swing coach Butch Harmon were among 12 finalists announced Wednesday for the 2024 class of the World Golf Hall of Fame. The 31-member nominating panel whittled the list down to four men, four women and four contributors. A 20-member
1:22 PM ET Another MLS season is upon us, and with it comes the usual slew of changes. Another expansion side, St. Louis City SC, will make its debut. The usual passel of players and managers made moves in the offseason, too. And a new campaign wouldn’t be complete if the league didn’t make a
2:30 PM ET Anyone who has either attended a Seattle Kraken game at Climate Pledge Arena or watched the local broadcast is aware of the relationship the team has with the Muckleshoot Indian Tribe. They’ve seen the pregame videos about land acknowledgments. They have watched the Muckleshoot Canoe Family perform during the team’s first Indigenous
1:27 PM ET The UFC is finalizing a heavyweight matchup between Sergei Pavlovich and Curtis Blaydes to headline an event on April 22, multiple sources told ESPN. The promotion has not announced the heavyweight fight or a location for the UFC Fight Night event, however both sides have agreed to a five-round main event per
7:00 AM ET After a fascinating MLB offseason of record-breaking contracts and free agency musical chairs, spring training camps have opened and games are about to start with Grapefruit League and Cactus League action beginning this weekend. As our brains start to refocus toward the action on the field, I’m thinking of 30 of the
12:22 PM ET Florida co-defensive coordinator Patrick Toney is leaving for the Arizona Cardinals after just one season and being replaced by recently hired Alabama assistant Austin Armstrong, sources told ESPN. Toney, who called the Gators’ defensive plays last season, accepted a defensive secondary coaching position with the Cardinals. Toney, 32, came to Florida with
11:22 AM ET Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia — Novak Djokovic has asked American authorities for special permission to enter the United States to play tennis tournaments in California and Florida despite being unvaccinated against the coronavirus, the top-ranked Serb said Wednesday. The Transportation Security Administration has said the requirement for foreign air travelers to be
12:15 PM ET The Baltimore Ravens are expected to hire longtime college coach Willie Taggart to oversee their running backs, a source told ESPN. Taggart is the former head coach at Florida State, Oregon, Western Kentucky, South Florida and Florida Atlantic, which he led for the past three seasons before being fired in November. He