8:22 PM GMT James Harrington Week three of the 2020 Six Nations. England and Italy both in front of their own fans for the first time; while France and Ireland have left the home fires behind after their opening two wins. And, frankly, three cracking games in store – not to mention a bit of
6:41 PM ET Associated Press RIO GRANDE, Puerto Rico — Kyle Stanley shot an 8-under 64 on Thursday to take a two-stroke lead in the PGA Tour’s Puerto Rico Open. With most of the top players in the world playing in the World Golf Championship event in Mexico, Stanley had nine birdies and a bogey
6:54 PM ET Associated Press PITTSBURGH — Dan Radakovich, who starred as a linebacker at Penn State in the 1950s before winning two Super Bowls as an assistant with the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 1970s, died Thursday. He was 84. Robert Morris University, where Radakovich served two stints as an assistant coach between 1994 and
5:42 PM ET An intriguing middleweight bout is getting uprooted and placed on a new card. The bout between top prospect Edmen Shahbazyan and Derek Brunson will be moving from UFC 248 to UFC Portland, UFC officials confirmed with ESPN on Thursday. Shahbazyan had tweeted about a potential relocation earlier in the day. UFC Portland
6:00 PM ET Associated Press EAST LANSING, Mich. — Jay Johnson followed head coach Mel Tucker and fellow assistant Chris Kapilovic to Michigan State from Colorado, joining the Spartans on Thursday as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. Johnson filled those roles last season at Colorado under Tucker. The Spartans hired Tucker last week following Mark
5:49 PM ET Daniil Medvedev overcame a poor start to beat Jannik Sinner 1-6, 6-1, 6-2 and reach the Open 13 Provence quarterfinals on Thursday. The U.S. Open runner-up, who lost in the fourth round of the Australian Open last month, dropped his serve twice but broke the Italian’s serve four times. Medvedev, ranked fifth
Field Goal % BKN31.8 45.0PHI Three Point % BKN37.5 16.7PHI Turnovers Rebounds Full Team Stats Wells Fargo Center Coverage: TNT Philadelphia, PA Line: PHI -6.5 Over/Under: 214 Capacity: 20,155 Referees: Ed Malloy, Mark Lindsay, Jacyn Goble Win %:80.7 0.0 – 1st End of the 1st Quarter End of the 1st Quarter Josh Richardson defensive rebound
Feb 20, 2020 Charlotte GibsonESPN In 1973, Hall-of-Fame tennis player Billie Jean King famously beat Bobby Riggs in the Battle of the Sexes exhibition match. Bringing in a record 90 million television viewers, the tennis match is one of the most memorable moments in women’s and sports history. For King — who has 39 Grand
4:20 PM ET NFL owners on Thursday accepted the negotiated terms of a new proposed collective bargaining agreement, sending the vote to players ahead of a potential agreement between the sides. All 32 owners met Thursday in New York City for an update on the current proposal. Three-fourths of the owners had to approve the
4:35 PM ET LAS VEGAS — The Nevada State Athletic Commission has barred heavyweight world titleholder Deontay Wilder and lineal champion Tyson Fury from participating in the traditional faceoff at the weigh-in on Friday ahead of their championship rematch. Wilder and Fury are scheduled to weigh in Friday at 6 p.m. ET. “The reason the
7:17 AM ET Lamar Jackson will introduce himself and people will look at him funny. Not that they’re meeting Lamar Jackson, but that he actually is Lamar Jackson. There is confusion, denial and, eventually, Jackson convincing people he is who he says he is. Even though the second-guessing makes sense. Because while Lamar Jackson plays
7:00 AM ET Jesse Rogers Close ESPN Staff Writer Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers the Chicago Cubs for ESPNChicago.com and ESPN Radio 1000. Alden Gonzalez Close ESPN Staff Writer Joined ESPN in 2016 to cover the Los Angeles Rams Previously covered the Angels for MLB.com This has been the busiest spring
3:34 PM ET Marly RiveraESPN Writer Close Marly Rivera is a writer for ESPNdeportes.com and ESPN.com. TAMPA, Fla. — The New York Yankees seem to have picked up where they left off last season on the injury front, with pitcher Luis Severino joining the list of players dealing with ailments this spring training. Severino became
3:33 PM ET Brazilian light heavyweights Mauricio “Shogun” Rua and Antonio Rogerio Nogueira will meet for the third time at UFC 250 on May 9 in Brazil, UFC president Dana White told ESPN. The UFC 250 pay-per-view is scheduled to take place in Sao Paulo, Brazil, inside Ginasio do Ibirapuera. The UFC has not yet
7:00 AM ET As we approach the NHL trade deadline on Monday, there’s some mild trepidation around the league that player movement on deadline day could be slower and less consequential than in years past. There are any number of reasons for that. The standings currently look like the type of abstract art where paint
1:27 PM ET The media company owned by Lakers All-Star LeBron James is being sued by a Maryland youth group over its use of the “More Than An Athlete” phrase. The suit, filed in federal court on Tuesday, also names ESPN, Nike and the maker of the NBA 2K video game for using the phrase
1:13 PM ET Associated Press XI’AN, China — The Xi’an Open women’s tennis tournament scheduled for next month in China was canceled Thursday by the WTA because of concerns over the deadly coronavirus outbreak. The hard-court event was supposed to be held April 13-19, with 32 singles players and 16 doubles teams. There would have
Four-time Tour de France winner Chris Froome says he feels like he has been given a “second chance” following his serious crash last summer. The 34-year-old has been out for eight months after being badly injured in a Criterium du Dauphine practice ride. Speaking before his return to action at the UAE Tour on Sunday,