Month: February 2023

7:00 AM ET A record 50.4 million adults in the United States — roughly 20% of the population — are expected to combine to bet approximately $16 billion on Super Bowl LVII, according to survey results released Tuesday by the American Gaming Association. The number of expected Super Bowl bettors is up 61% from last
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Ian Chappell, the former Australia captain, believes India will begin the Border-Gavaskar series as favorites, but that doesn’t mean Pat Cummins’ team should be written off. Australia are touring India for a Test series for the first time in six years. That series in 2016-17 ended 2-1 in India’s favour despite Steven Smith’s brilliant second-innings
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1:01 AM ET PHOENIX — Kansas City Chiefs offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy, speaking to reporters during Monday’s Super Bowl Opening Night, stayed true to a saying he likes to use with his players. “Be where your feet are” is the phrase — and when asked about his feelings toward returning to the Chiefs next season,
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12:31 AM ET PHOENIX — When it comes to Super Bowls, Patrick Mahomes knows the euphoria of a victory and the frustration of a defeat. He said the memories of the Kansas City Chiefs‘ Super Bowl loss are more powerful than those of their win. “The win is amazing,” Mahomes said Monday at the Super
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11:49 PM ET Marek Hejduk scored two goals, including the game winner with 1.5 seconds left in overtime, and Harvard outlasted Boston College, 4-3, in one of the Beanpot’s semifinal games Monday night at Boston’s TD Garden. The annual college hockey tournament, featuring four Boston-area schools, did not disappoint on Day 1 this year. Hejduk,
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12:01 AM ET Associated Press DALLAS — Wild-card entry Jack Sock opened with a 7-6 (2), 4-6, 6-4 victory over Ilya Ivashka at the Dallas Open on Monday night, setting up a second-round meeting with top-seeded fellow American Taylor Fritz. Sock broke Ivashka’s serve in the final game to win the match. Ivashka fell behind
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12:05 AM ET NEW YORK — As Kyrie Irving‘s departure became finalized just prior to Monday night’s 124-116 loss to the LA Clippers, the Brooklyn Nets tried to process all of the emotions the group was feeling in the wake of watching the All-Star guard head to the Dallas Mavericks. “My interactions with Kai have
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11:30 PM ET PHOENIX — Philadelphia Eagles CEO Jeffrey Lurie said Monday that Jalen Hurts is “just what we’re looking for” when asked about the prospects of initiating contract extension talks with the quarterback’s agent at some point. “I don’t think he has anything to prove [to be the long-term answer at quarterback],” Lurie told
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11:02 PM ET ESPN News Services SUNRISE, Fla. — Two days removed from the NHL All-Star Game that his team hosted, Matthew Tkachuk made sure the fun continued in Florida Monday. Tkachuk, named MVP of the NHL All-Star Game on home ice on Saturday, had a five-point night with two goals as the Panthers defeated
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