3:57 PM ET Associated Press MILWAUKEE — Marquette has added former Oklahoma forward Kur Kuath to its roster. The 6-foot-10 Kuath averaged 5.1 points, 3.8 rebounds, 1.5 blocks and 17.1 minutes for Oklahoma this past season. He played 10.6 minutes per game in the 2019-20 season and averaged 3.4 points, 2.1 and 1.5 blocks. Kuath,
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3:04 PM ET A former Tennessee-Chattanooga assistant coach is suing the school for First Amendment retaliation after he was fired for a tweet mocking Georgia politician and voting rights activist Stacey Abrams. Tennessee-Chattanooga fired Chris Malone in January, citing the tweet he posted and then deleted about the Georgia senate runoff elections. Abrams, a former
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3:10 PM BST Six Nations champions Wales will begin their title defence against Ireland in the first round of the 2022 tournament while Scotland host England on the same day, organisers announced on Wednesday. The tournament begins on Feb. 5 while the final round will be played on ‘Super Saturday’ on March 19. 1 Related
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2:33 PM ET Associated Press PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh Penguins center Evgeni Malkin practiced on Wednesday, indicating he is near a return from a lower-body injury that’s kept him out since mid-March. Malkin wore a white “no contact” jersey during Pittsburgh’s skate, but coach Mike Sullivan said the Russian star was a full participant and will
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12:36 PM ET Terry Fontenot has gone through all the scenarios. He has weighed a bunch of things in his mind. But the Atlanta Falcons‘ first-year general manager still isn’t sure exactly what he’ll end up doing Thursday night when his team comes on the board with the fourth pick in the NFL draft. He
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2:54 PM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Bank of America Stadium will transition from natural grass to artificial turf in time for the Carolina Panthers’ preseason schedule in August, leaving the NFL’s 32 teams with 16 grass venues. The decision to switch to FieldTurf was made to guarantee a consistent surface for not only the Panthers
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2:15 PM ET Associated Press LINCOLN, Neb. — – A serious knee injury will keep Nebraska freshman tight end Thomas Fidone out until at least midseason, coach Scott Frost said Wednesday. Fidone was the top player in the Cornhuskers’ 2021 recruiting class and the No. 2 tight end in the nation, according to 247Sports. He
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1:58 PM ET The Carolina Panthers have traded quarterback Teddy Bridgewater to the Denver Broncos in exchange for a sixth-round draft pick, it was announced Wednesday. The Panthers will pay $7 million to Bridgewater, while the Broncos will pay him $3 million, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The trade will not take the Broncos
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12:39 PM ET PALM HARBOR, Fla. — Paul Casey is unsure how all of his peers will handle the situation, but he said he’s happy that the PGA Tour has instituted a policy that will allow him to forgo COVID-19 testing if he is fully vaccinated. The 43-year-old, who is the two-time defending champion of
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1:37 PM ET Maciej Sulecki is once again set to face Jaime Munguia, in a middleweight battle now set for June 19, Golden Boy Promotions announced Wednesday. The fight between Munguia and Sulecki was originally scheduled for April 24 at the Don Haskins Center at the University of Texas at El Paso, but Sulecki suffered
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12:41 PM ET Throughout its storied history, Fenway Park has hosted football games, an outdoor NHL game, soccer games, the Harlem Globetrotters, concerts, an elephant party (back in 1914) and even Franklin Roosevelt’s final campaign speech in 1944. In recent months, it served as a vaccination site for COVID-19. Now it will host a series
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12:26 PM ET Associated Press CLEVELAND — Cavaliers forward Kevin Love has apologized for his on-court tantrum Monday night, saying his behavior was out of line and out of character. “That wasn’t me,” Love said. The five-time All-Star spoke Wednesday following Cleveland’s shootaround practice before facing the Orlando Magic. Love did not take any questions
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11:07 AM ET ESPN.com staff The 147th running of the Kentucky Derby will take place Saturday at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky. Back in its usual May spot, the Derby will kick off the Triple Crown. Essential Quality drew the 14 post and opened as the morning-line favorite at 2-1, ahead of Rock Your World,
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