5:39 PM ET Associated Press BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Indiana starting guard Xavier Johnson has had foot surgery and will be out indefinitely for the 18th-ranked Hoosiers, the team announced Wednesday. The fifth-year senior was injured during a 84-62 loss at No. 8 Kansas on Saturday. Indiana (9-3, 1-1 Big Ten) said in a statement that
3:55 PM ET Associated Press Gregg Popovich has been at the Hall of Fame enshrinement ceremony many times over the years, always there to show support for someone on the stage. Next year, he might be there in a different capacity. The NBA’s all-time winningest coach — who has quietly declined overtures from the Hall
3:43 PM ET CHICAGO — Dansby Swanson‘s first choice was Atlanta. But the former Braves‘ shortstop said his second choice was a sentimental one — because the newest member of the Chicago Cubs used to watch their games with his grandfather, who died just a week ago. “Every time I walked in, he would have
4:06 PM ET Paolo UggettiESPN USC wide receiver Jordan Addison has likely played his last college snap. On a day when USC added two of the top wide receivers in the 2023 recruiting class (Zachariah Branch and Makai Lemon), coach Lincoln Riley announced that the 2021 Biletnikoff Award winner will not play in the Trojans’
4:51 PM GMT A Black Italian rugby player accused his teammates of racism on Wednesday after they gave him a “rotten banana” during a Secret Santa anonymous gift exchange. Cherif Traore wrote on Instagram that he received the unwanted present, inside a rubbish bag, during a Christmas dinner for Benetton Treviso players. “Apart from finding
1:25 PM ET ESPN Fantasy Right now, there is a window to go out and make your fantasy basketball team better. So which players are the ones to trade for before their fantasy value rises? Here are André Snellings, Eric Moody, Eric Karabell, Jim McCormick and John Cregan with their favorite picks. Anthony Edwards, SG/SF,
3:21 PM ET The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame will enshrine a new class of legends in Springfield, Massachusetts next summer. The full list of nominees from the North American and Women’s committees were unveiled in December. Finalists for enshrinement will be announced at February’s NBA All-Star Weekend in Salt Lake City, Utah, and
2:29 PM ET It’s rare to see package deals — where teammates commit to the same school — work out in college football recruiting, but Alabama pulled it off Wednesday, landing five-star teammates Jaquavious Russaw and James Smith. The 2023 recruits had the same top list of schools, including Alabama, Auburn, Florida, Georgia, Ohio State
11:30 AM ET ESPN News Services An arrest warrant for former NFL wide receiver Antonio Brown was recalled on Tuesday after Florida prosecutors declined to pursue the case, according to online records. The warrant, which was issued by Tampa, Florida, police on Nov. 29, stemmed from a domestic battery incident involving a woman. According to
1:53 PM ET Associated Press DALLAS — Dallas Stars forward Denis Gurianov is taking an indefinite leave of absence for unspecified family reasons. The team said Wednesday when announcing the leave that it would not provide further details on 25-year-old Gurianov’s absence. Gurianov is in his sixth season with the Stars. He is one of
2:43 PM ET Arizona Cardinals quarterback Colt McCoy is still in the concussion protocol and won’t play on Christmas night against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, coach Kliff Kingsbury announced Wednesday. Trace McSorley will make his first NFL start on Sunday night with McCoy sidelined. McCoy, who was starting in place of the injured Kyler Murray,
7:46 AM ET Kylian Mbappe‘s rousing half-time pep talk to France teammates at the World Cup final has been revealed in a new documentary. The 24-year-old is heard encouraging his international teammates after they fell behind 2-0 to Argentina following a poor first-half display. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (U.S.) A documentary called
Brendon McCullum admits next summer’s Ashes series is “a big carrot” for his new and improved England men’s Test side, as thoughts turn to next year’s challenges after a remarkable end to the 2022 campaign. On Tuesday in Karachi, England closed out a convincing 3-0 win over Pakistan to give McCullum a third series victory
The Tour de France will start in Italy for the first time ever in 2024. It will begin in Florence in a year marking the centenary of Ottavio Bottecchia’s Tour de France win, which was the first by an Italian, in 1924. The first three stages will take place in Italy, while the race will
1:23 PM ET FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. — Atlanta Falcons defensive coordinator Dean Pees said Wednesday he was briefly hospitalized following a pregame on-field collision in New Orleans because of blood thinner medication he has been on. Doctors, he said, told him because of the medication and the collision, there was a chance he could have
10:51 AM ET NEW YORK — There is a new captain in pinstripes. The Yankees named Aaron Judge as the new captain of the team on Wednesday in a news conference announcing his new nine-year, $360 million contract. Judge becomes the 16th captain in team history and the first since Derek Jeter, who held the
12:33 PM ET Five-star safety Peyton Bowen flipped from Notre Dame to Oregon on Wednesday, becoming the third five-star recruit to flip in as many days. The 6-foot-1, 195-pound Bowen, No. 14 overall in the 2023 ESPN 300 and the cycle’s second-best safety, gives Dan Lanning’s staff one heck of a response to five-star QB
12:22 PM ET ESPN News Services The Indianapolis Colts are making another quarterback change, benching starter Matt Ryan in favor of Nick Foles ahead of Monday night’s game against the Los Angeles Chargers, coach Jeff Saturday said Wednesday. It’s unclear what the future holds for the 37-year-old Ryan, who is signed through next year and