5:30 PM ET LONDON — Son Heung-Min‘s brace and Harry Kane‘s penalty gave Tottenham Hotspur a crucial 3-2 win over Eintracht Frankfurt on Wednesday as Spurs took a big step toward qualifying for the knockout stages of the Champions League. Initially down early against the defending Europa League champions thanks to a goal from Daichi
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7:54 PM ET CHARLOTTE, North Carolina — ACC commissioner Jim Phillips told ESPN on Wednesday that “there’s a lot of push” to expand the College Football Playoff in 2024. The CFP’s board of managers voted in early September to expand the playoff to 12 teams in 2026, but the 10 FBS commissioners and Notre Dame
6:43 PM ET Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Alex Bowman said Wednesday he will miss the next three NASCAR races with a concussion he suffered last month in a crash in NASCAR’s new Next Gen car. Bowman, who sat out the past two races, will miss this weekend at Las Vegas, then sit out at
6:51 PM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Quarterback PJ Walker, in line to make his third NFL start Sunday against the defending Super Bowl champion Los Angeles Rams, summed up how Carolina Panthers players felt about the decision to fire head coach Matt Rhule and replace him with Steve Wilks. “Everybody was a little shocked,” Walker
7:34 PM ET Associated Press Defensive players around the NFL are frustrated about roughing the passer penalties, questioning what constitutes a legal hit and wondering how far referees will go to protect quarterbacks. Two disputed calls in Week 5 — one involving Tom Brady — sparked outrage among players, coaches and fans, prompting many to
5:23 PM ET THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — After wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. tweeted Wednesday that the contract offer the Los Angeles Rams made to him wasn’t reflective of his worth, coach Sean McVay indicated he didn’t think that would be the team’s final offer. “LA knows where I wanted to be,” Beckham tweeted. “…
7:00 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Big 12 commissioner Brett Yormark described recent discussions with television partners ESPN and Fox as “meaningful” as the conference looks into the possibility of striking a media rights deal almost two years before the current contract expires. “So (the conference) is not a free agent,” Yormark told
2:46 PM BST Wasps are set to enter into administration in the coming days with the club unable to find a solution to their financial woes and have been suspended from the Premiership. The former Premiership and European champions had filed a notice in the High Court last month stating their intention to appoint an
5:27 PM ET Associated Press FORT WORTH, Texas — With his team still appealing $200,000 in fines and allegations from NASCAR that Stewart-Haas Racing manipulated the finish of NASCAR’s most recent playoff race, co-owner Tony Stewart opted to not discuss that Wednesday. “I’m not going to talk about it,” Stewart said. “I’m so mad at
5:14 PM ET Brianna Williams The Sacramento Kings haven’t won an NBA championship since 1951, when they were known as the Rochester Royals, but Harrison Barnes kind of earned a ring last week. 2 Related The Kings introduced a new bell at their practice facility to reward players for contributions that might not appear on
6:00 AM ET DJ Bien-AimeESPN HOUSTON — “D.P. for president.” Those are the words right tackle Tytus Howard and left tackle Laremy Tunsil said as they sat side by side at their lockers after the Houston Texans had won their first game of the season Sunday. “D.P.” stands for Dameon Pierce — the Texans’ fourth-round
4:40 PM ET Associated Press NEWPORT, R.I. — Todd Martin is resigning as CEO of the International Tennis Hall of Fame after nearly a decade in the post to join Beemok Capital. Martin’s move was announced Wednesday, the same day Beemok Capital announced it had closed its acquisition of the Western & Southern Open tournament
5:26 PM ET MILWAUKEE, Wis. — Brooklyn Nets swingman Ben Simmons knows that criticism is going to find him wherever he goes. After years of dealing with verbal barbs from fans — both in person and on social media — the 26-year-old understands that the type of ire he faces comes with being one of
5:06 PM ET Associated Press Serena Williams‘ former coach, Patrick Mouratoglou, is going to work with Danish teenager Holger Rune for the rest of this season and during preparation for 2023. “We’ve had a special bond since the day we met, when he was just 13,” Mouratoglou wrote on Twitter on Wednesday. Mouratoglou began coaching
5:07 PM ET Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Memphis has finalized an extension keeping men’s basketball coach Penny Hardaway under contract through April 2028. Wednesday’s announcement updates a memo of understanding agreed to in December 2020. The announcement comes two weeks after the NCAA put Memphis on three years of probation with a public reprimand
5:23 PM ET MINNEAPOLIS — Time seemingly heals all wounds in the Big Ten, as Michigan men’s basketball coach Juwan Howard and Wisconsin counterpart Greg Gard both said they’ve moved past last season’s confrontation. They even took a photo together at Big Ten media day Wednesday. Making Valentine’s Day date plans pic.twitter.com/oKtGuywg9D — Wisconsin Basketball