Month: January 2020

6:56 PM ET ESPN News Services TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Alabama wide receiver Jerry Jeudy and offensive tackle Jedrick Wills Jr. are skipping their senior seasons to enter the NFL draft. Jeudy, ranked No. 1 at receiver and No. 3 overall on Mel Kiper Jr.’s Big Board, made his announcement on social media Saturday, four days
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11:34 PM GMT Marcus Stoinis, the Melbourne Stars opening batsman, has escaped with a A$7,500 fine for an alleged homophobic slur directed at Kane Richardson during Saturday night’s BBL derby between the Stars and the Melbourne Renegades at the MCG. At the conclusion of the Stars’ victory, Stoinis was seen in lengthy conversation with Richardson
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6:33 PM ET NEW YORK — As a shoulder injury threatens to spoil his debut season with the Brooklyn Nets, Kyrie Irving said Saturday that surgery is not off the table, though he is hoping to avoid it. Speaking with reporters for the first time since initially injuring his right shoulder in mid-November, Irving, who
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3:57 PM ET Los Angeles defenseman Alec Martinez will return from wrist surgery Saturday night when the Kings host the Nashville Predators, coach Todd McLellan announced. 2 Related Doctors in November repaired Martinez’s radial artery and two superficial radial nerves. He was hurt in the third period of the Kings’ 4-3 overtime loss to San
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2:55 PM ET Free-agent reliever Craig Stammen has elected to return to the San Diego Padres, agreeing to a two-year deal for $9 million, sources told ESPN’s Jeff Passan on Saturday. The source said the deal includes a club option for 2022 that would raise the total value to $12 million. Stammen has spent the
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12:05 PM ET Associated Press BRISBANE, Australia — Novak Djokovic has voiced concerns about the impact of the devastating wildfires in Australia on tennis’ season-opening major, saying organizers may have to consider delaying the tournament if conditions around Melbourne deteriorate. Djokovic has won a record seven Australian Open men’s championships at Melbourne Park among his
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11:32 AM ET It didn’t take UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman long to respond to Conor McGregor saying he’s coming after the lightweight and welterweight belts. Usman, known as The Nigerian Nightmare, tweeted early Saturday morning that McGregor shouldn’t even dream of his welterweight belt “because that dream can turn into a Nightmare fast.” My
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