2:31 PM ET The U.S men’s national team are approaching the end of World Cup qualifying and — surprise surprise! — their trip to Qatar is still not booked after Sunday’s 2-0 defeat in Canada. The USMNT are in second place, level on points with Mexico, with the top three teams guaranteed a World Cup
Month: February 2022
7:50 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Minor League Baseball announced Tuesday it is launching an outreach program focused on the Black community called “The Nine,” which is designed to honor and celebrate the historic impact of Black baseball pioneers and civil rights leaders. The Nine is named in honor of the number Jackie
4:24 PM ET Edmonton Oilers star Connor McDavid will attempt to break an NHL All-Star record when he competes in the fastest skater skills competition Friday in Las Vegas. McDavid is a three-time winner of the event, winning three years in a row from 2017 to ’19. With a win Friday night at T-Mobile Arena,
7:31 PM ET Kevin Steele is headed to Miami to be the Hurricanes’ defensive coordinator, sources told ESPN. Steele was set last week to become Maryland‘s defensive coordinator and the two sides were in the process of trying to finalize a deal, but late Tuesday afternoon Steele signed a deal to join Mario Cristobal in
7:48 PM ET Washington Wizards guard Bradley Beal will miss at least his team’s next four games after being diagnosed with a ligament injury in his left wrist. The Wizards said Beal was diagnosed with an injury to the scapholunate ligament and would be reevaluated in one week. Beal will miss Tuesday night’s game against
6:17 PM ET After landing two of the most coveted transfers in college football, former USC quarterback Jaxson Dart and TCU running back Zach Evans, the Ole Miss Rebels have a Top 25 recruiting class heading into Wednesday’s national signing day. But because of the transfer portal and new rules that allow college players to
6:32 PM ET Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Louisville’s athletic board executive committee has approved a new contract for men’s basketball interim coach Mike Pegues that includes a guaranteed bonus of $340,000 and other incentives. The University of Louisville Athletic Association executive board approved the proposed bonus package in a special meeting on Tuesday. Pegues,
3:58 PM ET Associated Press Floyd Mayweather Jr. is ready to put The Money into NASCAR. The long-delayed debut of The Money Team Racing team is set for the Daytona 500 later this month, with Kaz Grala as the driver. The team secured sponsorship from sunglass company Pit Viper and Grala will drive the No.
4:30 PM ET MOBILE, Ala. — New York Jets left tackle Mekhi Becton, a former first-round pick whose career has been marked by injuries and concerns about his weight, will have to fight for his old starting job in training camp. Coach Robert Saleh applied some pressure, telling reporters Tuesday at the Senior Bowl that
3:09 PM ET ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — The Denver Broncos are officially up for sale and will likely have the biggest price tag in North American sports history. The sale was announced Tuesday by the Pat Bowlen Trust, which has operated the team since Bowlen stepped away from day-to-day operations of the team in 2014 due
5:55 PM ET Associated Press PITTSBURGH — Caitlyn Callahan was standing in a Starbucks in the fall of 2019 when she peered down at her phone and was met with a jolt that changed the course of her life. A couple of clicks told her the New York Yankees had just made Rachel Balkovec the
5:40 PM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — At the end of a 17-plus minute Zoom media session Tuesday, San Francisco 49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo stopped, looked into the camera and delivered what was unmistakably a farewell message to Niners fans. “It’s been a hell of a ride,” Garoppolo said to the 49ers fans. “I love
5:30 PM ET Associated Press DALLAS — Dallas Mavericks guard Tim Hardaway Jr. had surgery for the broken bone in his left foot on Tuesday, a week after suffering the injury. The Mavericks said Hardaway would be able to begin rehabilitation immediately, but that there was no timetable for his return to the lineup. Hardaway,
4:46 PM ET Associated Press STORRS, Conn. — The University of Connecticut said Tuesday it has complied with a recent arbitration ruling by paying former men’s basketball coach Kevin Ollie more than $11.1 million. Arbitrator Mark Irvings ruled last month that Ollie had been fired improperly under the school’s agreement with the American Association of
Tom Prest, England’s Under-19 captain, praised the character of his team-mates after they collectively held their nerve in an extraordinary World Cup semi-final against Afghanistan in Antigua, to book their place in the final for the first time in 24 years. England’s eventual 15-run victory spanned the full gamut of emotions, not least for the
4:16 PM ET Marcel Louis-JacquesESPN NEW YORK — Brian Flores has sued the NFL and three teams — the Dolphins, the Broncos and the Giants — alleging discrimination regarding his interview processes with Denver and New York and his firing last month by Miami. The 58-page lawsuit was filed in Manhattan federal court Tuesday and
2:13 PM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — For the second straight offseason, the Green Bay Packers have made a change at special teams coordinator. It means coach Matt LaFleur will have his third different person running those units as he heads into his fourth season as the head coach. Maurice Drayton is out from the
3:57 PM ET Kendra AndrewsESPN SAN ANTONIO — The Golden State Warriors will be without more than half of their active roster, including Stephen Curry, when they face the San Antonio Spurs on Tuesday in the second game of a back-to-back. After dropping 40 points against the Houston Rockets on Monday, Curry is listed as