1:22 PM ET Sarah Barshop Close ESPN Staff Writer Covered the Packers for ESPN Milwaukee Marquette University graduate Jake Trotter Close ESPN Staff Writer Covers the Big 12 Joined ESPN.com in 2011 Graduate of Washington & Lee University A second grand jury in Texas is considering evidence related to another accusation of sexual misconduct against
5:42 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Terence Crawford is looking to become undisputed in a third weight class, but he’s not limiting himself to welterweight. The 34-year-old became a promotional free agent after his long-term contract with Top Rank expired in November, eliminating one major roadblock to his pursuit of Errol Spence Jr., who holds two
5:46 PM ET Italy will miss out on the World Cup for the second successive tournament after the Euro 2020 winners were stunned by a stoppage-time winner from North Macedonia in Thursday’s playoff semifinal in Palermo. With Italy frustrated for 90 minutes by a heroic North Macedonia defensive performance, Aleksandar Trajkovski, a former Palermo player,
12:35 PM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” FORT MYERS, Fla. — When Trevor Story sat down at a news conference on Wednesday morning for his official introduction as the newest member of the Boston Red Sox, more than 72
2:43 PM ET Associated Press ARCADIA, Calif. — Bob Baffert has transferred four of his promising 3-year-old colts to other trainers, which will allow them to earn qualifying points for the Kentucky Derby while the Hall of Fame trainer appeals his 90-day suspension. Baffert on Thursday transferred Messier, Doppelganger and McLaren Vale to trainer Tim
George Russell said he and Lewis Hamilton receive equal treatment at Mercedes and is adamant there will be no team orders should he outqualify the seven-time world champion. Russell, 23, is in his first season as team-mate to his fellow Englishman. Hamilton is Formula 1’s most successful driver but Russell is confident his status does
3:08 PM BST Emily Scarratt will make her first appearance for England in more than 10 months as the Red Roses look to make history when they begin their Six Nations title defense against Scotland on Saturday. The 32-year-old missed the side’s autumn campaign after breaking her leg in the opening round of the Premier
2:39 PM ET Simona Halep withdrew from the Miami Open before her second-round match Thursday because of a leg injury that the former world No. 1 said will keep her out of action for three weeks. World No. 19 Halep, who reached the semifinals at Indian Wells last week and had a first-round bye in
2:14 PM ET Associated Press Columbus Blue Jackets goaltender Joonas Korpisalo will have hip surgery and will miss the remainder of the season. The NHL team said the 27-year-old Korpisalo will need at least six months to recover. “This is an injury that Joonas has been dealing with for some time, and it has now
8:56 AM ET The 2022 PFL regular season will kick off on April 20 at the Esports Arena Arlington in Texas, featuring the lightweight and light heavyweight divisions. Last year’s lightweight champion, Raush Manfio (15-3), will headline the event against Don “Magic Man” Madge (10-3-1), of South Africa. In the co-main event, former UFC champion
1:18 PM ET D’Arcy MaineESPN.com Ashleigh Barty had just won the 2019 French Open and was standing on the court waiting for her team to join her. It was her first major title, and the realization of every young tennis player’s dream. Her longtime coach Craig Tyzzer rushed to be by her side, preparing an
1:53 PM ET Bellator has shuffled its upcoming tournament after a pair of injuries to significant names. Bantamweight champion Sergio Pettis and the popular James Gallagher are both out of the scheduled Bellator Bantamweight World Grand Prix, the promotion officially confirmed Thursday. Former champ Juan Archuleta will replace Pettis and fight Raufeon Stots for the
Australia Women have been in stunning form in the 2022 Women’s World Cup.© AFP BANW vs PAKW, Women’s World Cup, Live Updates:Australia will be looking to finish the league stage of the 2022 Women’s World Cup with a perfect record as they take on Bangladesh in their final match before the knockout stages. With 12
7:51 AM ET Members of Congress are planning to host a virtual summit with college athletes and advocates next week in hopes of stoking momentum for NCAA reform. The summit, scheduled to take place Wednesday in the lead-up to this year’s Final Four weekend, will include a trio of panels moderated by Democratic senators and
12:39 PM ET Former coach David Cutcliffe is coming back to the SEC, but this time in an entirely different capacity, as he’ll be working for the conference as special assistant to the commissioner for football relations, it was announced Thursday. “David Cutcliffe has earned tremendous respect across the college football community and he adds
7:00 AM ET Tim KavanaghESPN.com Close Tim Kavanagh is a senior NHL editor for ESPN. He’s a native of upstate New York. With a short slate on Wednesday night, there wasn’t much movement in the playoff races (or the “race” for the draft lottery). But Thursday night promises to be quite different. A 10-game schedule
7:00 AM ET No one thinks about NFL overtime until it happens, which isn’t that often in the grand scheme of things and is usually pretty tame when it does. But all hell breaks loose when the format impacts the outcome of a playoff game, as it did in January’s divisional matchup between the Buffalo
10:30 AM ET Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. — NASCAR issued steep penalties against Brad Keselowski and his new race team Thursday for illegally modifying a supplied part on the Next Gen car. Keselowski was docked 100 driver points and the No. 6 Ford team docked 100 owner points. Matt McCall, his crew chief, was fined