2:41 PM ET Associated Press The head of the women’s professional tennis tour announced Wednesday that all WTA tournaments would be suspended in China because of concerns about the safety of Peng Shuai, a Grand Slam doubles champion who accused a former high-ranking government official in that country of sexual assault. Peng dropped out of
Month: December 2021
4:44 PM ET Portland Trail Blazers star Damian Lillard will be reevaluated in 10 days after an MRI confirmed he has lower abdominal tendinopathy, the team announced Wednesday. Lillard sat out Tuesday’s 110-92 win over the Detroit Pistons to manage the injury, which he has been dealing with since playing for Team USA at the
3:15 PM ET Associated Press Both sides left the field after Chelsea’s clash with Watford was suspended due to a medical emergency. Getty Images The Premier League match between Watford and Chelsea was halted after 13 minutes on Wednesday because of a medical emergency in the crowd. Both teams were taken off the field by the
3:37 PM ET Associated Press TUCSON, Ariz. — Arizona has hired UCLA defensive line coach Johnny Nansen as its defensive coordinator. Nansen replaces Don Brown, who left to become the head coach at Massachusetts. Nansen spent the past two seasons coaching the Bruins’ defensive line and has coached in the Pac-12 since 2009. He previously
3:03 PM ET NEW YORK — Max Scherzer is no stranger to pressure. As the future Hall of Famer prepares to begin his tenure as a member of the New York Mets, the righty says he knows the spotlight — and the scrutiny — will be stronger than it has ever been during his career.
2:57 PM ET BATON ROUGE, La. — Brian Kelly said on Wednesday that he entered this season with no plans to leave Notre Dame, but that the opportunity to become the head coach at LSU was too exciting to let pass by. On Tuesday, LSU made the bombshell announcement that it had signed Kelly to
3:20 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — Buccaneers wide receiver Antonio Brown is expected to remain sidelined for at least two more weeks, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Brown has been out since suffering an ankle injury in Week 6 at the Philadelphia Eagles, but Wednesday, coach Bruce Arians said the wide receiver is actually
3:20 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN Miami Heat All-Star center Bam Adebayo will undergo surgery to repair a torn ulnar collateral ligament in his left thumb, the team announced Wednesday. Sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski that Adebayo is expected to be out for four to six weeks, which would cause him to miss between 15 to
2:15 PM ET Associated Press CHICAGO — LaMarr Hoyt, who won the 1983 American League Cy Young Award with the White Sox, has died. He was 66. The White Sox announced his death Wednesday. The team said he died Monday in his hometown of Columbia, South Carolina, following a lengthy illness. The White Sox send
2:16 PM ET EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — The New York Giants and quarterback Daniel Jones are holding out hope he can play Sunday against the Miami Dolphins despite a neck injury. Jones confirmed Wednesday he suffered a neck strain — nothing more — in Sunday’s 13-7 win over the Philadelphia Eagles. He’s keeping open the
2:19 PM ET Robert Dillingham, the No. 1-ranked shooting guard in the 2023 class, announced his commitment to NC State on Wednesday. Dillingham becomes the highest-ranked recruit of the Kevin Keatts era and the highest-ranked NC State commit since Dennis Smith Jr. in the 2016 class. He chose NC State over a final five that
1:41 PM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson didn’t hold back Wednesday in providing a scathing assessment of his four-interception performance in Sunday night’s 16-10 victory over the Cleveland Browns. “Bad passes, inaccurate, underthrown passes. That’s all I seen. Bad reads,” Jackson said. “I looked like a rookie.” Jackson, who is
12:12 PM ET After a four-month investigation, the NBA has punished the Chicago Bulls and Miami Heat with the loss of second-round draft picks because of premature discussions into the free agency of guards Lonzo Ball and Kyle Lowry, the league announced Wednesday. Chicago and Miami will lose their next available second-round pick after the
12:23 PM ET BEREA, Ohio — General manager Andrew Berry reiterated Wednesday that Baker Mayfield remains the Cleveland Browns‘ starter and that he expects the quarterback “to play his best football” after the upcoming bye week. “Baker’s our quarterback,” Berry said. “He’s healthy enough to win games for us. If he’s ready to go, he’s
11:52 AM ET Iowa State athletic director Jamie Pollard recently was diagnosed with testicular cancer and underwent surgery, he revealed in a letter to ISU fans on Wednesday. Pollard, 56, wrote that he had a testicle surgically removed Nov. 23 and received the cancer diagnosis the following day. He first felt pain in his groin
News Payment bands for female players next season will range from £7500 to £31,250 The ECB has more than doubled salaries for female players in the second season of the Hundred after the inaugural women’s competition broke records for attendances and TV viewing figures. Women’s salaries ranged from £3600 (US$4800) to £15,000 (US$20,000) – with
10:41 AM ET Associated Press ATLANTA — The Braves tendered a contract to slugger Adam Duvall, ensuring the National League RBIs leader returns to the World Series-winning club for another season. The tendering of Duvall by the Tuesday night deadline was among a flurry of moves for the Braves, who also reached contract agreements with
11:04 AM ET Oklahoma wide receiver Theo Wease and tight end Austin Stogner have entered the football transfer portal. The moves come less than a week after coach Lincoln Riley left Oklahoma to take the head-coaching job at USC. The Sooners have now had five players enter the portal. Wease was the No. 3 receiver