10:08 PM ET Associated Press ARCADIA, Calif. — Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert got his 3,000th career victory when Thousand Words won the $100,000 Robert B. Lewis Stakes on Saturday. Thousand Words won by three-quarters of a length in the Grade 3 race named for Baffert’s late client. The colt ran 1 1/16 miles
New Zealand v India, 5th T20I, Mount Maunganui Our XI: KL Rahul, Rohit Sharma/Virat Kohli, Colin Munro, Kane Williamson, Shreyas Iyer, Manish Pandey, Ross Taylor, Tim Seifert, Shardul Thakur, Ish Sodhi, Jasprit Bumrah/Mohammed Shami NOTE: We might not always be able to tip you off about a late injury (or other relevant) updates. Captain: KL
7:36 PM ET Associated Press SCOTTSDALE. Ariz. — Tony Finau and Webb Simpson crashed golf’s biggest party with some back-nine fireworks. Finau shot a 9-under 62 on Saturday to take a one-stroke lead over Simpson in the Waste Management Phoenix Open, making an eagle on the par-5 13th and then, switching to a Kobe Bryant
4:37 PM ET MIAMI BEACH, Fla. — The NFL’s 100th season has a Hall of Fame class fit for the celebration. Two of the best safeties to play in the league, a record-setting wide receiver, a fiercely-competitive offensive lineman and a do-it-all running back were selected Saturday to be enshrined into the Pro Football Hall
6:39 PM ET Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson went from being the last pick in the first round of the 2018 NFL draft to being recognized as the league’s top player 21 months later. Not bad for this season’s most surprising and thrilling playmaker. Jackson was unanimously named the NFL Most Valuable Player on Saturday
6:42 PM GMT Ireland handed Andy Farrell an unconvincing victory in his first game in charge on Saturday as they struggled to put another poor World Cup behind them with a 19-12 win over Scotland on their return to the home comforts of the Six Nations. Ireland, winners of three of the last six Six
5:38 PM GMT France winger Damian Penaud has been ruled out of Sunday’s Six Nations clash against England with a calf injury, France rugby have announced. Penaud picked up the injury during the captain’s run on Saturday and has been replaced in the starting XV by Vincent Rattez for the game at the Stade de
5:40 PM ET For the second time in less than a month, Top Rank will take over the promotion of a world title fight after the winner of a purse bid defaulted. Promoter Sampson Lewkowicz of Sampson Boxing defaulted on his winning bid of $1.32 million to stage the fight between unified junior welterweight world
8:00 AM ET Adam Rittenberg Close ESPN Senior Writer College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Tom VanHaaren Close ESPN Staff Writer ESPN staff writer Joined ESPN in 2011 Graduated from Central Michigan College football teams are turning the page to the 2020 season. For several of the sport’s historic programs,
10:30 AM ET When the Houston Astros executed their trash-can-banging sign stealing, they may have done so assuming opponents cheated in the same manner. Just as consistently, just as brazenly. But based on the angry reaction of peers, it’s apparent that the Astros crossed a line. The backlash has been fueled by social media, something
4:18 PM GMT Winger Josh Adams scored a hat-trick of tries as Wales began the tenure of new coach Wayne Pivac with a comprehensive 42-0 bonus-point victory over Italy in their Six Nations opener at the Principality Stadium on Saturday. Adams’ first half double had Wales in complete control, with flyhalf Dan Biggar adding a
4:37 PM ET Associated Press WASHINGTON — Longtime scout and Washington Nationals senior adviser Phil Rizzo has died. He was 90. The Nationals confirmed Rizzo’s death in a statement Saturday. Phil is the father of World Series-winning Washington general manager Mike Rizzo. Phil Rizzo was named to the inaugural class of the Professional Baseball Scouts
5:46 PM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff Quinton de Kock will bring calmness and “a great understanding of the game” to the role of South Africa ODI captain, according to team-mate David Miller. De Kock will take charge during the upcoming series against England, and has been tipped as the long-term successor to Faf du Plessis. South
12:48 PM ET Associated Press MARRAKECH, Morocco — Brett Quigley won the Morocco Champions in his second PGA Tour Champions start, saving par on the final two holes Saturday to hold off Stephen Ames by a stroke. The 50-year-old Quigley got into the field for the senior tour’s first African event as one of the
Jan 31, 2020 Warren Gatland made a winning return to New Zealand rugby on Friday when his Chiefs came from behind to edge the Blues 37-29 in the Super Rugby season-opener at Eden Park. Gatland, back in his Hamilton hometown after 12 years as coach of Wales and the British and Irish Lions, watched on
10:34 AM ET Graeme McDowell birdied his final hole to take a one-shot lead after the third round at the Saudi International on Saturday. After a difficult front nine, McDowell rolled in three straight birdies on the 12th, 13th and 14th before finishing in style with another on the par-four 18th. McDowell, who last won
Feb 1, 2020 Associated Press Barbora Krejcikova paid an emotional tribute to a passed compatriot when she successfully defended her Australian Open mixed doubles title. Krejcikova and Nikola Mektic beat Jamie Murray and Bethanie Mattek-Sands 5-7, 6-4 (10-1) in a fluctuating final under the closed roof at Rod Laver Arena on Saturday night. The last
9:09 AM ET Washington Redskins quarterback Alex Smith said he is “very much lucky to be alive” after his November 2018 leg injury during an interview that aired Saturday on ESPN’s Outside The Lines. Smith offered details about the injury that has sidelined him for more than a year in the interview with ESPN’s Jeremy