2:06 AM BST Crusaders inside centre Ryan Crotty and lock Scott Barrett have been ruled out of the Super Rugby final against the Jaguares on Saturday and likely the entirety of the Rugby Championship after breaking bones in their hands. Crotty will miss all of the Rugby Championship after he broke his thumb in the
Month: July 2019
1:02 AM ET The best thing about next week’s Home Run Derby at the All-Star Game may be Josh Bell getting some recognition on the national stage. It’s not easy these days getting attention playing for the Pittsburgh Pirates, a team stuck in .500-ish mediocrity ever since a 98-win season in 2015 ended in a
12:13 AM ET Cricket chiefs have implored the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) Trust not to abandon the ground’s natural wicket block and replace it with “unproven” drop-in pitches under pressure from the AFL. They believe such a move would run the risk of imposing “boring cricket” on spectators. This comes at a time when the
1:00 AM ET The Buffalo Bills were a fantasy football dud last season. Devoid of skill-position players capable of scoring fantasy points with any consistency, the Bills ranked 31st in total PPR points among running backs, 29th among wide receivers and 30th among tight ends. Bolstered by Josh Allen‘s rushing, Bills quarterbacks fared only slightly
10:59 PM ET Free-agent point guard Isaiah Thomas has agreed to a one-year deal with the Washington Wizards, league sources tell ESPN. The Wizards lost point guard Tomas Satoransky to the Chicago Bulls on a three-year, $30 million contract on Monday, opening an opportunity for Thomas to be a backup point guard for the franchise.
7:00 AM ET Emily KaplanESPN The dawn of NHL free agency was crazy, including tons of player movement, a few high-profile trades and the greatest NHL unicorn of them all — a signed offer sheet. You might be wondering what exactly an offer sheet is and why the Montreal Canadiens applied one on 21-year-old Canes
8:53 PM ET Associated Press TORONTO — The Toronto Maple Leafs acquired defenseman Tyson Barrie, forward Alex Kerfoot and a sixth-round pick in the 2020 draft from the Colorado Avalanche on Monday. Toronto is sending Colorado forward Nazem Kadri, defenseman Calle Rosen and its third-round selection in the 2020 draft. Colorado will retain 50 percent
WIMBLEDON, England — Coco Gauff grew up admiring the Williams sisters. Picked up a tennis racket as a little girl because of them. And on Monday at Wimbledon, still just 15, Gauff beat one of them. Gauff, the youngest competitor to qualify at the All England Club in the professional era, showed the poise and
6:31 PM ET LSU has hired former USC and Los Angeles Rams coach John Robinson as a senior consultant to Tigers coach Ed Orgeron, the school announced on Monday. Robinson, who guided the Trojans to the 1978 national championship and five Pac-10 championships, last coached in college at UNLV in 2004. He was a volunteer
6:12 PM ET The Chicago Blackhawks announced that they have come to terms on a one-year, $5 million deal with Vezina Trophy finalist Robin Lehner. Lehner is coming off a huge season with the Islanders that resurrected his career. He appeared to be in line for a longer term contract. Lehner has spoken about battling