1:31 AM BST Craig Dowd Close Craig Dowd played 60 Tests for New Zealand between 1993 and 2000, including in two World Cups, and he was part of the All Blacks team that won their first series in South Africa in 1996. He played for the Blues and Auckland in New Zealand domestic rugby, and
Month: July 2019
10:21 PM ET Alex Malcolm Joe Burns will get a chance to press his case for the Ashes after being added to Australia A’s squad for the four-day leg of the England tour. Burns was not initially part of the squad that was named in April, with Australia’s selectors content for him to remain on
9:03 PM ET Associated Press DEL MAR, Calif. — Del Mar will introduce safety enhancements when the track north of San Diego opens its 80th summer of racing on July 17. The track owned by Del Mar Thoroughbred Club said Tuesday it will use a five-member panel to review the medical, training and racing records
8:27 PM ET Associated Press ANAHEIM, Calif. — Darryl Sutter has been hired by the Anaheim Ducks as an adviser to new coach Dallas Eakins‘ staff. Anaheim general manager Bob Murray announced the eye-catching addition Tuesday. Sutter is the winningest coach in the history of the Los Angeles Kings, the Ducks’ crosstown archrivals. He coached
8:06 PM ET Small forward Glenn Robinson has agreed to a two-year deal with the Golden State Warriors, his agent, Jelani Floyd, told The Athletic. Robinson, 25, played with the Detroit Pistons last season but was used sparingly, averaging 4.2 points in 13 minutes per game. He’d signed a two-year deal with them before the
10:00 PM ET Free-agent forward Jared Dudley has agreed to a one-year, $2.6 million contract with the Los Angeles Lakers, agent Mark Bartelstein of Priority Sports told ESPN. The Lakers are starting the process of fortifying a depleted roster beyond LeBron James, Anthony Davis and Kyle Kuzma with veteran players on minimum contracts, and Dudley
6:58 PM ET ESPN News Services NEW YORK — Steven Matz is moving to the bullpen for now as the New York Mets again overhaul a major problem area with a flurry of roster moves. Manager Mickey Callaway told reporters Tuesday that Matz will be available out of the bullpen until at least the All-Star
6:40 PM ET Golden State Warriors All-Star guard Klay Thompson underwent successful surgery Tuesday in Los Angeles to repair his torn ACL, a league source told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Dr. Neal ElAttrache performed the procedure at the Kerlan-Jobe Institute. Thompson is expected to make a full recovery. There’s no timetable on a return, but his
6:26 PM ET Associated Press AUBURN, Ala. — The 16-year-old charged with manslaughter in the crash that killed Auburn radio announcer Rod Bramblett and his wife was driving more than 30 miles over the speed limit when his Jeep struck the rear of the couple’s SUV, according to court records made public Tuesday. Bramblett was
5:18 PM ET Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott issued a statement about his meeting with commissioner Roger Goodell on Tuesday, saying he had made a poor decision in Las Vegas and needs to work harder not to put himself in such situations. Elliott was briefly detained but not arrested in Las Vegas in May