11:03 AM ET Northern Illinois has hired Arizona State assistant Rashon Burno as its next head coach, the school announced on Saturday. Burno replaces Mark Montgomery, who was fired back in January after a 1-7 start. “When we started this process, it was about the right fit and matching up with our core values at
Month: March 2021
Chantal van den Broek-Blaak of the Netherlands claimed victory in the Women’s Strade Bianche in Siena. The 31-year-old is the fourth Dutch winner of the event in a row, following Anna van der Breggen (2018) and Annemiek van Vleuten in 2019 and 2020. She clocked three hours 54 minutes, 40 seconds, seven seconds clear of
Arsenal came into their Premier League game against Burnley looking to build on encouraging victories against Leicester City and Benfica. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang ensured that momentum continued when he scored within six minutes, though an absolute shocking error from Granit Xhaka — when he tried to pass the ball sideways in his own six-yard box but
11:31 AM ET The national ballot for the John R. Wooden Award — awarded to college basketball’s top player — was revealed Saturday, with 15 players including Iowa‘s Luka Garza and Oklahoma State‘s Cade Cunningham among those featured on the list. Garza, who finished as runner-up for the Wooden Award last season, has delivered on
10:39 AM ET Oklahoma State star Cade Cunningham won’t play on Saturday at West Virginia, coach Mike Boynton told ESPN. Cunningham rolled his left ankle toward the end of Thursday’s loss at Baylor and missed the final minute of the game. Boynton said after the game it didn’t seem serious, and the expectation remains that
6:00 AM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — To create the fairest way to decide tie games, the Baltimore Ravens want you to think of overtime as a cookie. For years, children have split cookies with a method called “Divide and Choose.” One kid breaks the cookie into two pieces, and the other gets first choice
6:00 AM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — “Ooooh! Oooh!’’ Stephen Weatherly yelled as he noticed a small spot smoldering on his right thigh. The five-year veteran defensive end, who recently signed a one-year deal with the Minnesota Vikings after he was released by the Carolina Panthers, momentarily lost his concentration during a glassblowing session, allowing the
Feb 27, 2021 The UFC is about to hit a compelling stretch of events in which we will see five title fights (featuring six champions) in the span of one calendar month. It starts on Saturday night with UFC 259, which will be the seventh event in UFC history to feature three title fights. In
8:00 AM ET This excerpt of “Bracketology: March Madness, College Basketball, and the Creation of a National Obsession,” by Joe Lunardi, is presented with permission from Triumph Books. For more information or to order a copy, visit Triumph Books, Bookshop, Amazon or Barnes & Noble. Perhaps the most common Bracketology myth is that the Selection
6:51 AM ET NBA All-Star Sunday is nearly here, and the schedule is jam-packed. Due to COVID-19, an entire weekend of festivities has been condensed into one star-studded night. It all starts with the skills and 3-point contests at 6:30 p.m. ET, followed by tipoff of the 70th NBA All-Star Game at 8 p.m. ET.
5:32 AM GMT The defiant NSW Waratahs maintain they boast a “championship-winning” roster despite suffering yet another historic Super Rugby AU defeat. Reeling from record losses to the Queensland Reds and Brumbies to start their 2021 campaign, the Waratahs on Friday night handed the Western Force their first Super Rugby victory since being booted out
Day two of our live report of the fourth India-England Test from Ahmedabad. You can find our traditional ball-by-ball commentary here *Most recent entry will appear at the top, please refresh your page for the latest updates. All times are local 3.47pm: Ashwin completes 30th five-for, India are WTC finalists India have wrapped up a
1:16 AM ET Associated Press LAS VEGAS — John Hunter Nemechek beat boss Kyle Busch, ending Busch’s three-race winning streak at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, with a victory in Friday night in the NASCAR Truck Series race. Nemechek this year stepped down two levels from the Cup Series to drive a truck for Kyle Busch
10:52 PM ET ESPN News Services Boston Bruins coach Bruce Cassidy ripped Washington Capitals forward Tom Wilson for what he called “a predatory hit” on defenseman Brandon Carlo early in Friday night’s game in TD Garden. Carlos went down after Wilson went hands-high to his head in the corner behind the Boston net, smashing the
12:35 AM ET FLINT, Mich. — Claressa Shields wanted to make history on Friday night on multiple levels. The first part, she handled before she even stepped in the ring, headlining an all-women’s pay-per-view card. The second, she took care of in the ring in a way similar to all of her fights before. Shields
11:49 PM ET Liberty will face North Alabama in the Atlantic Sun tournament championship game Sunday, but it already has clinched a spot in the NCAA men’s basketball tournament even before stepping on the court. The Flames beat Stetson 77-64 in the semifinals Friday in Jacksonville, Florida, and since North Alabama — a school transitioning
10:56 PM ET Arizona faces allegations of five Level I rules violations, including two alleged instances of academic misconduct within the men’s basketball program, according to an NCAA notice of allegations the university released to ESPN on Friday through an open records request. Arizona released the notice of allegations in response to a Maricopa County
10:40 PM ET MESA, Ariz. — Shohei Ohtani featured an upper-90s fastball and a wipeout splitter in his spring pitching debut Friday, a 41-pitch outing that seemed to validate the Los Angeles Angels‘ hopes that he can contribute as a two-way player this season. Ohtani, pitching two days after unleashing a 486-foot home run to
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