11:59 PM ET The Rising Stars Challenge got off to a sleepy start in the first quarter Friday, and Team World took a 10-point lead into the halftime locker room despite equipment damage courtesy of New Orleans Pelicans power forward Zion Williamson. But Charlotte Hornets small forward Miles Bridges flipped a switch in the second
admin
11:25 PM ET Associated Press DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — NASCAR opened the Truck Series season with one fiery crash, a truck stuck on its roof and Grant Enfinger in Victory Lane following overtime and a door-to-door race to the finish line. Enfinger beat Jordan Anderson in a frantic push to the finish that drew sparks
10:03 PM ET Associated Press UNIONDALE, N.Y. — Reilly Opelka was knocked out of the New York Open on Friday night by Jason Jung, who has beaten both of the tournament’s past champions en route to his first career semifinal. Jung eliminated the third-seeded Opelka 5-7, 6-4, 6-4 and will face either Jordan Thompson or
9:44 PM ET Edmonton Oilers forward Zack Kassian was suspended for seven games by the NHL Department of Player Safety on Friday, after kicking Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Erik Cernak with his skate blade in Thursday night’s loss. Kassian is a repeat offender, having been suspended two games on Jan. 13 after a one-sided fight
9:18 PM ET Associated Press MEXICO CITY — Bartolo Colon is headed to Mexico. The right-hander, who will turn 47 in May, has signed with the Monclova Acereros of the Mexican Baseball League. The Acereros, defending champions of the Triple-A circuit, announced the signing of the Dominican right-hander Friday. The team didn’t provide details of
8:32 PM ET LOS ANGELES — At various times during the comeback, when his world ranking reached heights that made such talk viable, Tiger Woods made no secret of the fact that he very much would like to play in the Olympic golf tournament this summer in Japan. The words never came across as canned.
8:38 PM ET Associated Press Country House, who won the Kentucky Derby in 2019 after the first horse over the finish line was disqualified, has been retired because of a foot ailment. Blackwood Stables on Friday said Country House won’t race again after being treated for laminitis in his right front foot. Significant steps were
7:00 PM ET GLENDALE, Ariz. — Dave Roberts was watching his players throw bullpen sessions and conduct batting practice while members of the 2017 Houston Astros stumbled through pre-arranged apologies on Thursday morning. Later, while addressing an eager media contingent, the Los Angeles Dodgers’ manager struck a distinct tone — he was done talking about
5:44 PM ET Kobe Bryant, Tim Duncan and Kevin Garnett headline the Class of 2020 finalists for the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame, it was announced Friday. They are joined by 10-time WNBA All-Star Tamika Catchings, Baylor women’s coach Kim Mulkey, five-time Division II coach of the year Barbara Stevens, four-time NCAA coach of the
Red Bull’s junior team has been rebranded as Alpha Tauri for 2020. The former Toro Rosso team is now being used to promote a new clothing line produced by the drinks giant. Team boss Franz Tost said the outfit was targeting a place in the top five of the constructors’ championship. Last year they were
5:30 PM ET Associated Press Former Columbus Blue Jackets general manager Scott Howson will be the American Hockey League’s next president and CEO. The AHL’s board of governors Friday unanimously elected Howson as Dave Andrews’ successor. Andrews served in that role for the past 26 years. Howson, who has a law degree from Canada’s York
4:26 PM ET LOS ANGELES — Poor rounds are inevitable, but Tiger Woods had made a nice habit of playing so many good ones since he returned from knee surgery that Friday’s score of 73 came as somewhat of a surprise. The hallmark iron game was missing and he couldn’t save himself on the greens
4:27 PM ET ESPN News Services The Baltimore Ravens cut ties with veteran safety Tony Jefferson on Friday, releasing him after his 2019 season was cut short by a torn ACL. The Ravens saved $7 million in cap space with the move. Jefferson, 28, received $19 million guaranteed on a four-year deal with the Ravens
8:00 AM GMT South Africa won the toss and chose to bowl first against England Dale Steyn was a notable absentee as South Africa won the toss and chose to bowl first in the second T20I at Durban, where they have a chance to close out the three-match series after Wednesday’s thrilling one-run win at
2:27 PM ET Unified light heavyweight world champion Artur Beterbiev, boxing’s only current titleholder with a perfect knockout percentage, will make a mandatory defense against Meng Fanlong on March 28, Top Rank announced on Friday. The fight will headline a Top Rank Boxing on ESPN card (ESPN and ESPN Deportes, 10 p.m. ET with preliminary
2:05 PM ET In what could portend as a wave of the future, the Broncos are not sending their assistant coaches to the scouting combine in Indianapolis this year because they believe there’s a better use of their time watching film back in Denver, league sources told ESPN on Friday. Additionally, the Rams are not
2:38 PM ET The New York State Athletic Commission, which initially issued a surprisingly heavy punishment to welterweight Ivan Redkach for biting Danny Garcia during their title elimination bout Jan. 25, has dramatically reduced his punishment. Initially, the New York commission announced that it had issued Redkach the maximum fine of $10,000 “for engaging in
1:55 PM ET Bruce Boudreau’s tenure with the Minnesota Wild has come to an end. GM Bill Guerin fired Boudreau on Friday, ending the coach’s four-season tenure with the organization. The coach went 158-110-35 with the Wild, making the playoffs in his first two seasons but losing in five games both times. In 13 seasons