5:15 PM ET Eric GomezMexico writer The NBA G League announced its first Latin American expansion team, the Mexico City Capitanes, will debut this November amid a format change to the competition’s schedule. Because of concerns stemming from international travel during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Capitanes will play their home games in Fort Worth, Texas.
10:46 AM BST South Africa will be without key lock Lood de Jager for the second Rugby Championship Test with Australia in Brisbane on Saturday. This is one of two changes by coach Jacques Nienaber for the must-win game. De Jager suffered a concussion in the 28-26 defeat in the Gold Coast on Sunday and
8:23 AM ET Bryson DeChambeau, who will compete in both the Ryder Cup and the world long drive championship this month, said his hands are “wrecked” with calluses from intense training for the events. DeChambeau discussed his “two-a-days” schedule during a recent interview with Golf.com, saying he hopes the unique atmosphere at a North Carolina-based
7:45 AM ET As the 2021 college football season hits its stride, old classic Bottom 10 teams like UConn and Akron are tripping, as are a pack of all-time time greats such as Florida State and Ohio State in the Coveted Fifth Spot. Inspirational thought of the week: The day you left, I swore I
7:51 AM ET WBO welterweight champion Terence Crawford will get the signature fight he’s wanted when he faces former champ Shawn Porter on Nov. 20 at the Mandalay Bay Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. Crawford (37-0, 28 KOs), 33, of Omaha, Nebraska, hasn’t fought since a fourth-round TKO victory over Kell Brook in November
8:15 AM ET Golf never really ends, it just takes a brief break. This year, it’s a grand total of one week. The actual number of days between PGA Tour events will be 11. Before the 2021-22 seasons begins on Thursday in Northern California, a look back at the 2020-21 “super season” that saw 50
Sep 13, 2021 Last season was the strangest I’ve ever navigated in fantasy hockey. On the one hand, there was the predictability of the league’s temporary realignment, as teams would face only opponents within their own divisions. Pick a weak division, reap the rewards — half of the league’s top scorers were preying on the
7:54 AM ET Jeff Wagenheim Yoel Romero makes his Bellator debut on Saturday night, and when he steps inside the cage to meet former light heavyweight champion Phil Davis in the main event of Bellator 266 at the SAP Center in San Jose, California, it will be a long-awaited unveiling of something special. Why is
7:00 AM ET Mike Tannenbaum The NFL is back for the 2021 season, and Week 1 quarterback play brought a mixed bag of exactly what you would have expected and wild surprises. Patrick Mahomes and Russell Wilson picked up where they left off in wins, and Matthew Stafford shined for his new team. Jameis Winston
6:24 AM ET Associated Press VIRGINIA WATER, England — Henrik Stenson will still have a role for Europe at the Ryder Cup despite failing to get into the team. The Swedish player was selected by European captain Padraig Harrington on Wednesday as the fifth and final vice captain for the event at Whistling Straits from
Ahead of the IPL 2021 resumption in the United Arab Emirates, the Royal Challengers Bangalore played their first practice match at The Sevens Stadium on Tuesday evening to acclimatise to playing a full game in the hot and sultry conditions. The practice match turned into an edge-of-the-seat thriller with fantastic performances from both teams. RCB ‘A’,
1:30 PM ET After weeks of qualification and months of gnashing teeth over future format changes, the most important and high-quality continental club competition in the world, the UEFA Champions League, begins group-stage play on Tuesday. Somehow, this behemoth of a tournament almost snuck up on us, coming in on the heels of a particularly
1:33 AM ET Associated Press LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Dodgers are chasing the San Francisco Giants in the National League West. They caught their rival in one big way by becoming the second team in the majors to clinch a postseason berth. Max Muncy, Trea Turner and Will Smith homered in an 8-4
11:39 PM BST Aaron Smith has played his last game for New Zealand in the Rugby Championship this year, with the scrum-half to remain at home for the birth of his second child. The All Blacks No. 9 did not travel to Australia with the squad ahead of the Test with the Wallabies in Perth,
International cricketers should support Afghanistan’s men’s team, not punish them by boycotting matches if the Taliban bars women from playing, the former director of the women’s side said. Tuba Sangar, who fled the country for Canada shortly after the fall of the country to the hardline Islamist group, warned that sports sanctions would damage the
5:19 PM ET Live to fight another day. That was likely what Barcelona coach Ronald Koeman was thinking around the hour mark on Tuesday when, 2-0 down at home and on the way to defeat against Bayern Munich, he hooked veterans Sergio Busquets and Sergi Roberto and did the football equivalent of a bedraggled basketball
11:11 AM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Seattle has been chosen to host Major League Baseball’s All-Star Game in 2023, sources familiar with the decision told ESPN on Tuesday. Plans to bring the All-Star Game and Home Run Derby
7:08 PM BST England’s Rugby Football Union (RFU) has set its sights on hosting the 2031 World Cup, chairman Tom Ilube said Tuesday. England last staged the global showpiece event in 2015 when their team under coach Stuart Lancaster went out of the tournament at the group stage. “We would like to bid for that