Month: August 2022

8:13 AM ET Pete ThamelESPN The Big 12 plans to engage in discussions with Fox and ESPN about the league’s next television contract, the conference announced Wednesday. The conference said in a release that it would “be entering into discussions with its multi-media partners to explore an accelerated extension of its current agreements.” Sources had
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Tim David has been included in Australia’s squad for their T20 World Cup title defence next month in a move that could represent a significant shift for the game. David will also tour India for the three T20Is in mid-September which will provide preparation for the tournament and give him his first opportunity with Australia.
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4:59 PM ET Associated Press MOORESVILLE, N.C. — Bubba Wallace is switching numbers, just like his famous car owner Michael Jordan did. Wallace will drive the No. 45 Toyota for 23XI Racing the rest of the season instead of his usual No. 23. The team announced the move Wednesday. The switch was made because the
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1:31 PM ET Associated Press HOUSTON — Houston Astros ace Justin Verlander, a leading candidate for the AL Cy Young Award, has been placed on the injured list with a right calf injury. The team announced the move Tuesday and said that an MRI done on the calf Monday revealed fascial disruption, but no muscle
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12:36 PM ET The Chicago Bears claimed offensive lineman Alex Leatherwood off waivers from the Las Vegas Raiders on Wednesday, a source told ESPN’s Field Yates. Leatherwood, the Raiders’ 2021 first-round draft pick, was waived Las Vegas on Tuesday as they trimmed to their initial 53-man roster. Leatherwood, an offensive lineman taken with the No.
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8:34 AM ET Chelsea have completed the signing of Leicester City defender Wesley Fofana on a seven-year contract, the club announced Wednesday. ESPN reported Saturday that Chelsea agreed a fee in the region of £75 million for Fofana after Leicester demanded the same £80m fee they received for defender Harry Maguire when he moved to
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Aug 30, 2022 Associated Press Unvaccinated NBA players and team personnel must submit to weekly COVID-19 testing this season, the league told its clubs in a memo Tuesday. There will be certain exceptions to that mandate, the league said, such as when the unvaccinated person is considered to have been “recently recovered” from COVID-19. But
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10:43 AM ET Jessica McCaskill, the undisputed welterweight champion, is dropping down in weight for at least one fight to try to win titles in another weight class when she faces WBC and IBF junior welterweight champion Chantelle Cameron on Nov. 5 in Abu Dhabi. Matchroom Boxing announced the fight Wednesday. The fight, which will
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Northern Superchargers 145 for 6 (Wolvaardt 50, Wellington 3-17) beat Southern Brave 125 for 9 (Dunkley 38) by 20 runs Southern Brave suffered their first defeat of the Women’s Hundred, losing by 20 runs to Northern Superchargers to leave their hopes of direct qualification to Saturday’s final in tatters. Laura Wolvaardt continued her fine run
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