Month: March 2022

7:29 AM ET Australian Open champion Rafa Nadal said he felt sorry for Naomi Osaka after she was rattled by a heckler during her second-round loss on Saturday night at Indian Wells, but added that tennis players needed to be ready to deal with adversities. Osaka, who sparked a conversation about mental health in sports
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Report Chetan Bist’s seventh first-class century the lone bright spark for Nagaland Jharkhand 880 and 132 for 2 (Utkarsh 50*, Siddiqui 42, Jonathan 1-29) lead Nagaland 289 (Bist 122*, Mundhe 39, Nadeem 3-70) by 723 runs Wicketkeeper-batter Chetan Bist‘s unbeaten century turned out to be the only positive for Nagaland on another day of uninspiring
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When Baylor’s Scott Drew, Gonzaga’s Mark Few, Houston’s Kelvin Sampson and UCLA’s Mick Cronin gathered in Indianapolis for the 2021 Final Four, it was an unquestioned assemblage of four of the finest and most respected coaches in men’s college basketball. What it wasn’t, however, was a reunion of former playing greats — three of last
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7:16 AM ET The tournament and March Madness is upon us! There really isn’t a more exciting three weeks on the sports calendar than the NCAA Tournament. The first weekend makes for appointment viewing and trips to Las Vegas that become annual occurrences. With sports gambling legalization now widespread, you don’t need to head to
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10:51 PM ET Former Houston Texans safety Justin Reid intends to sign a three-year, $31.5 million deal with the Kansas City Chiefs, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The deal includes $20 million guaranteed, the source said. “CHIEFS KINGDOM‼️ LET’S GET TO WORK‼️” Reid wrote Monday night on Twitter. Reid, 25, is the likely replacement
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3:07 AM ET Coming into the final round with a one-shot lead, Indian golfer Anirban Lahiri fell short by a stroke to finish second at The Players Championship at Ponte Vedra Beach. Lahiri (69) needed a birdie on the 18th hole, the 72nd of the tournament, to force a play-off with Cameron Smith of Australia,
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12:40 AM BST ESPN staff Moana Pasifika are staring down the prospect of a fourth postponed Super Rugby Pacific match as COVID continues to wreak havoc with the New Zealand fixtures in the new-look tournament. The Highlanders on Tuesday cancelled training as they deal with an outbreak of cases across their squad, while the Blues
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3:29 AM ET Kendra AndrewsESPN SAN FRANCISCO — The moment Draymond Green checked into the Golden State Warriors‘ 126-112 win over the Washington Wizards on Monday night may have been the best birthday present Stephen Curry could have wished for. It had been two-and-a-half months since the two shared the floor — and 1,005 days
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11:52 PM ET ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — The Denver Broncos continued a measured approach through the first day of the early negotiating period in free agency as they agreed to terms Monday night on a three-year, $30 million deal with defensive tackle D.J. Jones, sources told ESPN. Jones, who played nose tackle for the San Francisco
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12:42 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN PHILADELPHIA — Almost four years ago today, Bones Hyland was told his basketball career might have ended before it started after he was forced to leap out the second-story window of his Wilmington, Delaware, home as it became engulfed in flames, injuring his right knee. Instead, that moment has since
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12:01 AM ET Former Kansas City Chiefs cornerback Charvarius Ward intends to sign a three-year deal worth up to $42 million, including $26.7 million guaranteed, with the San Francisco 49ers, his agency, Universal Sports & Entertainment Management, told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Monday. Ward, who turns 26 on May 16, has been a regular in
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11:39 PM ET ESPN News Services SAN ANTONIO — Karl-Anthony Towns had a team-record 60 points — the most scored in the NBA this season — as the Minnesota Timberwolves outlasted the San Antonio Spurs 149-139 on Monday night. Towns shot 19-for-31 and grabbed 17 rebounds in surpassing his previous career best of 56 points
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Report Australia brought in Jonassen and Sutherland while West Indies replaced Anisa with Ramharack after 30-minute toss delay in Wellington Toss West Indies Women chose to bat vs Australia Women In-form allrounder Deandra Dottin overcame fitness concerns to start for West Indies, who opted to bat in the league-stage fixture against undefeated Australia in overcast
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11:26 PM ET ESPN News Services FORT MYERS, Fla. — Florida Gulf Coast has hired Pat Chambers as its men’s basketball coach. His hiring was announced Monday night and FGCU planned to introduce him Tuesday at a news conference. Chambers, 51, resigned from Penn State in October 2020 following an internal investigation into allegations of
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