2:46 PM GMT Scotland and Racing 92 fly-half Finn Russell has been left out of Gregor Townsend’s 37-man squad to face England in the Calcutta Cup at Murrayfield on Saturday, Scottish Rugby have announced. Russell, 27, was axed by Scotland ahead of their Six Nations opener against Ireland on Saturday for disciplinary reasons after he
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2:09 PM ET Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS — Jhoulys Chacin finalized a minor league contract with the Minnesota Twins on Monday after a miserable 2019 season that saw him go from an Opening Day start to an August release. He would get a $1.6 million, one-year contract if added to the 40-man roster and would have
11:21 AM GMT Ireland centre Garry Ringrose has been ruled out of his side’s next two Six Nations fixtures against Wales and England with a finger injury. Ringrose suffered a broken finger in Ireland’s 19-12 victory over Scotland in their Championship opener on Saturday. – ESPN Fantasy Rugby is back! Click here to pick your
1:56 PM ET Joet Gonzalez, Lamont Roach and Marlen Esparza, all coming off decision losses in world title bouts, will return on the same card, Golden Boy Promotions announced Monday. They will box on Golden Boy’s “Thursday Night Fights” series (DAZN/RingTV.com, 10 p.m. ET) on March 19 at the Avalon in Hollywood, California. Gonzalez (23-1,
2:36 PM ET If UFC light heavyweight champ Jon Jones successfully defends his title Saturday against Dominick Reyes at UFC 247, his postfight callout could feature a name outside of his division. “I feel like I really want to fight [heavyweight champion] Stipe Miocic,” Jones told ESPN in an interview that aired Monday on Ariel
Mark Cavendish will make first appearance for Bahrain-McLaren at the Saudi Tour this week, the team has announced. Cavendish signed for the WorldTour squad over the winter after spending four years with Dimension Data. The 34-year-old Manxman is targeting his first victory on the road since the start of the 2018 season. The five-day Saudi
11:52 AM GMT Former England captain Chris Robshaw will leave Harlequins at the end of the season after 16 years at the club, the forward announced on Monday. The 33-year-old, who has been linked to a move overseas, was left out of England’s 2019 World Cup squad and earned the last of his 66 caps
10:24 AM ET Gritty is in the clear. Philadelphia police said on Monday that they have closed their investigation into a claim that the famous Flyers mascot punched a 13-year-old boy during a Nov 19 event at the Fargo Center. “That investigation, which has been completed and is no longer active, determined that the actions
7:30 AM ET Quinn Hughes was the only rookie to appear at NHL All-Star Weekend, earning the vote as the last man in for the Pacific Division. If a national audience hadn’t seen much of the budding American star, it certainly got a good education in his skill level. That included Wayne Gretzky, who was
8:00 AM ET The transfer portal has added even more intrigue to the most talked about position in college football. Three of the four starting quarterbacks in last season’s College Football Playoff joined their teams as transfers. The fourth, Clemson’s Trevor Lawrence, rose so rapidly as a true freshman that he forced incumbent Kelly Bryant,
8:00 AM ET Anthony Treash Recruiting is the biggest piece of the puzzle in building a college football dynasty. If you win the recruiting battle, you can get a clear head start over other dominant programs. Some programs are forced to rely on their true freshmen more than others. Sometimes that pays off, and sometimes
8:30 AM GMT James Harrington That was quite a weekend of Six Nations rugby. You may have had two — or even all three — results pegged before kick-off, as Wales and Ireland did what was expected… But surely no one could have foreseen the French revolution that downed England, even with all those exciting
Heavyweight world titleholder Deontay Wilder has become one of the most gregarious and charismatic figures in boxing — and one of the most vocal. In a recent interview with ESPN in Los Angeles, Wilder candidly discussed myriad topics, from his rematch with lineal champion Tyson Fury to his thoughts about other elite heavyweights — as
9:31 AM ET The fun thing about the trade deadline is that it’s a deadline — which spurs activity. Just when you think it’s barren, seven trades come across Woj’s Twitter feed in a two-minute span. The lead-up has been a tad dull. Bradley Beal‘s extension took him off the market until the offseason, removing
Feb 3, 2020 Stormers and Springboks captain Siya Kolisi could miss the next six weeks of Super Rugby action due to a knee injury, according to the Cape Town side’s coach. John Dobson told the media that Kolisi, who suffered an off-the-ball tackle by Hurricanes hooker Ricky Riccitelli in their opening match of the season
12:39 PM GMT India have suffered a big setback ahead of the ODI and Test series against New Zealand, with Rohit Sharma ruled out of the remainder of the tour because of a calf injury. The injury took place when Sharma, leading India with Virat Kohli rested, was batting in the fifth and final T20I
6:59 PM ET Associated Press SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Webb Simpson was in big trouble when he drove into the right-side water on the par-5 15th. “I didn’t think it was over,” Simpson said. “But I thought, ‘I’m going to really have to do something special to get back in it.”’ He did — at friend
9:40 PM ET Adam TeicherESPN Staff Writer Close Covered Chiefs for 20 seasons for Kansas City Star Joined ESPN in 2013 Follow on Twitter Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — It’s not over yet. Not out of this, baby! pic.twitter.com/6A9u5akrRI — Kansas City Chiefs (@Chiefs) February 3, 2020 Patrick Mahomes