5:22 PM ET ESPN News Services Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby is expected to be sidelined for at least six weeks after undergoing a procedure on his left wrist, the team announced Wednesday. The timeline for his recovery means the 34-year-old will miss the start of the regular season. “This is not a new injury
6:43 PM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — The Green Bay Packers had high expectations entering last season because of their appearance in the NFC Championship Game. That feeling hasn’t changed after a second straight loss with a Super Bowl spot on the line. What has changed is Aaron Rodgers‘ situation, and given all the uncertainty
3:10 PM ET Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas chapter of the NAACP and a group of students have filed a federal civil rights complaint against the University of Texas for its continued use of school song “The Eyes of Texas,” which has racist elements in its past. The complaint filed Sept. 3 with
5:31 PM ET Associated Press CALGARY, Alberta — The Calgary Flames signed defenseman Connor Mackey and forward Brad Richardson on Wednesday. The 24-year-old Mackey agreed to a two-year deal with an average annual value of $912,500. He made his NHL debut for the Flames last season, finishing with a goal and two assists in six
11:31 AM ET Christian Pulisic said the United States men’s soccer team is focused on picking up its first win in World Cup qualifying when it faces Honduras on Wednesday, amid Weston McKennie‘s exit from the national team camp. McKennie was sent home by USMNT manager Gregg Berhalter for spending a night outside of the
4:47 PM ET KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Patrick Mahomes recalled thinking he would be ready for whatever the opposing defense threw his way during his first season opener as the Kansas City Chiefs‘ starting quarterback in 2018. “At the time I felt very prepared but looking back on it I feel like I wasn’t prepared
2:09 PM ET ESPN News Services Emma Raducanu became the second teenager to reach the US Open semifinals in two days, upsetting Olympic gold medalist Belinda Bencic 6-3, 6-4. The 18-year-old qualifier from Britain joined Leylah Fernandez of Canada, who earned her semifinal spot Tuesday, a day after her 19th birthday. Raducanu is also the
2:01 PM ET Steve Stricker called himself old school. He is, after all, a big part of the U.S. Ryder Cup effort over the past decade. Davis Love III, Jim Furyk, Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson and Stricker have been a constant in just about all of the U.S. team competitions for the better part of
11:24 AM ET The Florida Panthers NHL team offered endorsement deals Wednesday morning to every female college athlete at nearby Florida Atlantic University. The Panthers established an “FLA Athlete” program this summer after the state of Florida passed a law that makes sure college athletes are allowed to make money from their names, images and
Alfa Romeo driver Kimi Raikkonen will miss this weekend’s Italian Grand Prix following his positive test for Covid-19. The Finn, 41, had to sit out last weekend’s Dutch Grand Prix and has not been cleared to return. Reserve driver Robert Kubica, who stepped in for Raikkonen on Saturday morning at Zandvoort, will once again deputise
“Happiness and gratitude are the only two words that define me now,” said Ravichandran Ashwin on Wednesday after being included in India’s T20 World Cup squad, his first white-ball selection since 2017. The 34-year-old, who is currently part of the Test squad that is playing against England in an ongoing five-match series, wrote a Twitter post
12:11 PM ET UFC middleweight Darren Till went into his main event bout against Derek Brunson this past weekend with a torn ACL in his right knee, his head coach confirmed to ESPN on Wednesday. According to Till’s head coach, Colin Heron, Till (18-4-1) completely tore his ACL approximately nine weeks before the fight. The
8:09 AM ET Jeff Wagenheim Two UFC weight classes have champions who are not the consensus top fighters within their own divisions. Another is headed by a champion whom some would argue is second to the standard-bearer in a second-fiddle fight promotion. Whatever happened to champions reigning supreme? Sure, there are a few dominant champs
Belgium’s Wout van Aert outsprinted Julian Alaphilippe to win stage four of the Tour of Britain and reclaim top spot overall from Briton Ethan Hayter. Jumbo-Visma rider Van Aert, 22, pipped the world champion to the line on the final ascent of Great Orme. Van Aert finished eight seconds ahead of Hayter, who was fifth,
10:20 AM ET U.S. Ryder Cup captain Steve Stricker filled out his 12-man team on Wednesday by adding Tony Finau, Xander Schauffele, Jordan Spieth, Harris English, Daniel Berger and Scottie Scheffler. Stricker made the announcement at Whistling Straits Golf Club in Haven, Wisconsin. The 43rd Ryder Cup begins at the site Sept. 24. Former U.S.
Ravichandran Ashwin has been included as part of India’s 15-member squad for the T20 World Cup in UAE and Oman beginning October 17, the BCCI announced on Wednesday. Ashwin hasn’t played in a T20 international match since 2017. The other big announcement of the day was the addition of former India skipper MS Dhoni to the
11:21 AM ET PITTSBURGH — Ben Roethlisberger sent a clear message to the Pittsburgh Steelers‘ brass Wednesday morning: Pay T.J. Watt, and pay him now. “I think T.J. should get whatever the heck he wants,” Roethlisberger said. “He’s arguably the best football player in the game right now, not just on defense, just in general.
7:00 AM ET It is the most iconic, most brilliant play in the career of New York Yankees Hall of Fame shortstop Derek Jeter, the play that personifies his remarkable combination of athleticism, agility and, most important, awareness. It is one of the most famous plays in the history of postseason baseball, one that has