4:10 PM ET After finishing the 2021 recruiting cycle outside of the top 25 in the class rankings, Penn State football has had a massive turnaround in 2022 with the most ESPN 300 commitments of any FBS program. ESPN 300 safety Cristian Driver was the latest to commit to the Nittany Lions on Thursday, giving
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3:45 PM ET ESPN staff Thursday’s 2021 NFL training camp practices kicked off with plenty of deep-ball passing, rookies showing off their talent and quarterback competitions heating up. Can veteran quarterbacks Cam Newton of the Patriots and Andy Dalton of the Bears hold off first-year QBs Mac Jones and Justin Fields, respectively? Who will emerge
5:34 PM ET The Los Angeles Lakers are nearing a deal with the Washington Wizards to acquire Russell Westbrook for Kyle Kuzma, Montrezl Harrell, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope and a 2021 first-round pick, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Harrell has opted into his $9.7 million player option for next season, paving the way for the potential deal.
3:02 PM ET Former heavyweight champion Riddick Bowe is getting back in the ring. Bowe, 53, will face former NBA player Lamar Odom in a celebrity boxing event on Oct. 2 at the James L. Knight Center in downtown Miami, event promoter Damon Feldman told ESPN. Bowe, a member of the International Boxing Hall of
2:01 PM ET The St. Louis Blues have signed free-agent winger Brandon Saad of the rival Colorado Avalanche. Saad, 28, agreed to a five-year contract worth $22.5 million, for a $4.5 million cap hit. He had 15 goals and 9 assists in 24 games last season, in his only season with the Avalanche. He has
4:30 PM ET Now that the dust has settled on a frenzied stretch of free-agent signings and steady flurry of offseason trades, let’s take a preliminary view of some new faces in new places through the fantasy-focussed lens. With the goalie carousel operating full-tilt in overdrive this week, that’s a good place to start. For
1:59 PM ET CHICAGO — Social media was abuzz after the Chicago Cubs announced their Thursday starting lineup, which did not include stars Kris Bryant and Anthony Rizzo — although manager David Ross said no one’s been traded. At least not yet. “I had this earmarked for Rizz for a while now,” Ross stated before
11:18 AM ET Time was running out for Matthew Hoppe, in more ways than one. There was little more than seven minutes left in Sunday’s Gold Cup quarterfinal between the U.S. and Jamaica, but Hoppe’s night was going to end before the full-time whistle. Nicholas Gioacchini was on the sidelines ready to replace him. The
Formula 1 officials have rejected Red Bull’s request for a reassessment of the penalty given to Lewis Hamilton at the British Grand Prix. Stewards at this weekend’s Hungarian Grand Prix ruled there was no significant additional evidence to take into account. The Mercedes driver was adjudged “predominantly to blame” for a first-lap collision with title
10:32 AM ET Carlos Contreras Legaspi Tatiana Suarez, who has been sidelined since UFC 238 in June 2019 because of a recurring bulging disc in her neck and various other minor setbacks, will again have to wait to make her return to the Octagon because of a knee injury. The injury will keep the 30-year-old
Exposing India’s young batsmen’s inability to tackle spin, Sri Lanka conjured up a seven-wicket victory in the deciding third Twenty20 to hand the fancied Asian neighbours a 2-1 series defeat, here on Thursday. Leg-spinner Wanindu Hasaranga (4/9) made the Indians dance to his tunes on his 24th birthday, playing a crucial role in restricting them
1:08 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Amanda Nunes, the pound-for-pound best female fighter in the UFC, will have to wait a little longer for the next defense of her bantamweight championship. She tested positive for COVID-19, UFC chief business officer Hunter Campbell told ESPN on Thursday, canceling her fight with Julianna Peña that was scheduled for
3rd T20I: Sri Lanka won the three-match T20I series against India by 2-1.© AFP India captain Shikhar Dhawan on Thursday indicated that there was an option of not playing the T20 International series after losing nine players to COVID-19 related isolation but they chose the difficult route of playing with only five specialist batsmen. India
1:24 PM BST South Africa’s director of rugby, Rassie Erasmus, posted an hour-long video on Twitter on Thursday airing his grievances over the refereeing in the first test of the British & Irish Lions tour, before saying he would “step away” for the last two tests. The Boks and Lions have each repeatedly voiced their
Formula 1 drivers Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel have spoken out against Hungary’s new anti-LGBTQ+ law. The country is holding a referendum on a law which includes a ban on the depiction or promotion of homosexuality and gender change to under-18s. Hamilton said: “It is unacceptable, cowardly and misguiding for those in power to suggest
8:39 AM ET Mike CoppingerESPN China isn’t known as a boxing hotbed, but there is one fighter from the world’s most-populated nation who is making noise: Xu Can. The 126-pound volume-puncher — ESPN’s No. 2-rated featherweight — was lined up for a title tilt with Josh Warrington in the spring before the Brit was shocked
9:38 AM ET Associated Press KAWAGOE, Japan — Rikuya Hoshino did not have the first tee to himself Thursday for the start of Olympic golf. The grandstand behind him, normally empty like at so many other venues at the spectator-less Games, was filled with volunteers in their Tokyo2020 shirts wanting to see the 25-year-old from
6:48 PM ET ESPN News Services NEW YORK — Mike D’Antoni is leaving the Brooklyn Nets, forcing Steve Nash to make another change on his coaching staff. Nash announced the 70-year-old D’Antoni’s decision in a statement Wednesday, saying having the two-time Coach of the Year was “invaluable” in his first season as a coach. “I