9:40 AM ET The baseline reaction to the annual NHL trade deadline is that it’s always underwhelming, which is frankly unfair. It’s like going into a movie having seen all the trailers and read all the spoilers and then being disappointed when the action on the screen doesn’t match the movie in your head. The
9:17 AM ET Exactly one week after hoisting the women’s singles trophy at the Australian Open, Sofia Kenin again stood in triumph with cheers cascading over her from an appreciative crowd. This time, Kenin was not alone. On Saturday at a Fed Cup event in Everett, Washington, Kenin celebrated with her doubles partner, Bethanie Mattek-Sands.
11:53 AM ET Will Gary Russell Jr. ever get a major fight? He did face Vasiliy Lomachenko in 2014 for a vacant featherweight world title, but that wasn’t a big fight then. In fact, it was on a Showtime undercard, where Russell took his only professional loss by clear decision. In 2015, Russell won a
7:00 AM ET LONG BEACH, Calif. — Joe Maddon settled into a small Italian deli bordering the Pacific coast Friday, only a block from the high-rise condominium that housed him for the past month, and instantly felt regret. He wished he had spotted this place sooner. The next day, on the morning of his 66th
10:47 AM ET Coach Luke Fickell has decided to remain at Cincinnati after interviewing for the vacancy at Michigan State. “I had to make a selfish decision, but this selfish decision was what was right for my family — and that is to be here, to be with you guys, and continue to do what
10:27 AM GMT England coach Eddie Jones has said it would be a mistake to increase the number of teams in the Six Nations. Reports emerged last week suggesting South Africa could join the competition in 2023 to create a Seven Nations, though New Zealand Rugby (NZR) Chief Executive Mark Robinson has since said an
8:45 AM ET PACIFIC PALISADES, Calif. — It has a slightly different name and a loftier status among PGA Tour events, and the tournament that dates to 1926 has long been regarded as one of golf’s best, no matter what it is called. Known for most of its existence as the Los Angeles Open in
9:46 AM ET The PGA Tour’s lawyers have asked a federal judge to dismiss golf instructor Hank Haney’s lawsuit, in which he claims the tour pressured SiriusXM Radio to suspend him and then terminate him from hosting his radio show after his comments about women’s golf last year. In a motion filed to U.S. District
Track Cycling World Championships 2020 Venue: Velodrom, Berlin Dates: Wednesday, 26 February – Sunday, 1 March Coverage: Live action on the Red Button and website from 26 February to 1 March; network highlights on BBC 2 on Sat 29 Feb and Sun 1 March Mark Cavendish has missed out on a track spot for this
1:29 PM GMT Chris Nenzani’s tenure as Cricket South Africa president could be nearing its end. ESPNcricinfo has learnt that an attempt will be made to persuade Nenzani to step down ahead of a board meeting in East London on Wednesday. This would present a more seamless way forward because, according to an insider, it
It’s hard to imagine Brady leaving the Patriots … but it sure is fun. If he hits the market in March, how could it shake up the league? bears chargers colts The Bears sign Tom Brady to a four-year, $110 million deal Trying to link up with the NFL’s best non-Patriots defense and win one
Mercedes Formula 1 boss Toto Wolff says that Lewis Hamilton staying with the team beyond the end of this season is “the obvious pairing”. The six-time world champion’s contract runs out at the end of 2020 and he has so far made no decisions on his future. Wolff said: “We would like to have the
2:40 AM GMT A media report that South Africa are contemplating a move away from southern hemisphere rugby’s SANZAAR alliance to join an expanded Six Nations in 2024 have been denied by New Zealand Rugby, with television agreements in place until 2025. Britain’s Daily Mail newspaper reported on Saturday that South Africa would join the
6:11 AM ET Heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua swapped the boxing ring for a nightclub stage on Feb. 8 as he performed a rap in front of hundreds of fans in London. Joshua, who won his rematch with Andy Ruiz Jr. in Saudi Arabia in December to reclaim the WBA, IBF, WBO, and IBO titles, joined
© ICC via Getty For a moment, a nation stopped breathing. People got out of their cars, while sitting in endless traffic jams, to celebrate with each other. Some went in search of a nearby TV, whether it was at an electronics store or a clubhouse tent, to celebrate with more strangers. There were chants
12:06 AM ET HOUSTON — It surprised Bojan Bogdanovic that he was substituted back into the game for the final possession with the Utah Jazz needing a shot to send the game into overtime or win, much less coach Quin Snyder designed the final play with him as the primary option. It’d been a rough
10:42 PM ET Colorado Avalanche forward Nazem Kadri left Sunday’s 3-2 victory over the Minnesota Wild with an injury after an awkward fall backwards in the second period during an offensive-zone faceoff. Kadri, who appeared to twist his left leg as he back-passed the puck after the faceoff, returned to the ice for the third
9:48 PM ET Former NFL wide receiver Matthew A. Cherry won an Academy Award on Sunday for his animated short film “Hair Love.” Cherry, who was a star at the University of Akron, spent about three seasons in the NFL on the practice squads and rosters of several teams before walking away in 2007. He