Month: February 2019

9:19 AM GMT Sam Bruce Close ESPN Associate Editor Sam was brought up on long drives and the dusty fields of north-west New South Wales, where he developed his love of rugby from an early age. He joined ESPNscrum after a five-year stint heading up Fox Sports Australia’s digital rugby coverage. Andy Withers Close ESPN
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1:54 AM ET ESPN News Services Officials from Pulaski School District in Wisconsin filed a formal complaint against former Green Bay Packers head coach Mike McCarthy on Wednesday, a day after he was involved in an incident with referees following his stepson’s high school basketball game. The complaint was submitted to the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic
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12:22 AM ET Associated Press SINGAPORE — Defending champion Michelle Wie has been forced to withdraw from the HSBC Women’s World Championship with a recurrence of a right hand injury. Wie, making her second start of the season after surgery on her right hand earlier this month, was 10-over after 14 holes on Thursday when
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11:29 PM ET “The Bad Guy” will meet “The Dragon” later this year. Bellator is working on finalizing a bout between Chael Sonnen and Lyoto Machida in the summer, sources told ESPN on Wednesday. A date and location for the fight haven’t been set just yet, but both fighters have verbally agreed to the light
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10:32 PM ET Associated Press SAO PAULO — Third-seeded Guido Pella of Argentina advanced to the Brazil Open quarterfinals Wednesday, beating Spain’s Roberto Carballes Baena 6-2, 6-4. Pella will face compatriot Marco Trungelliti, a 6-4, 7-5 winner over Brazilian Thiago Seyboth Wild. Canadian teen Felix Auger-Aliassime beat Uruguay’s Pablo Cuevas 5-7, 6-3, 6-3. The 18-year-old
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9:39 PM GMT Wallabies star David Pocock has been named to boost a buoyant Brumbies team for their Super Rugby clash with the Hurricanes. Pocock missed the Brumbies’ stunning 54-17 demolition of the Chiefs in Canberra last Friday with concussion but has been cleared for the trip to Palmerston North. He played just five minutes
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12:23 PM ET ESPN News Services MIAMI — The Hurricanes and Gators are discussing whether to move their season-opening football game up a week to Aug. 24, the University of Florida confirmed Thursday.. The teams are agreeable to the move, but it will have to be approved by the NCAA. Talks between both schools, ESPN,
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10:19 PM ET ESPN News Services MIAMI — The Miami Hurricanes and Florida Gators are discussing whether to move their season-opener up a week to Aug. 24, according to multiple reports. The teams are agreeable to the move, but it will have to be approved by the NCAA, according to the person who spoke to
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