11:12 PM GMT 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
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9:09 PM ET General manager John Dorsey will lead the search for the next Cleveland Browns coach, a team spokesman confirmed Wednesday. The next coach will replace Hue Jackson, who was fired Oct. 29, one day after a loss in Pittsburgh. The final decision on selecting the coach will be made by Dorsey and owners
9:06 PM ET Florida quarterback Kyle Trask suffered a serious, non-contact injury in practice Wednesday and was carted off the field, according to multiple reports, putting his availability for Saturday’s game against South Carolina in doubt. Trask came on in relief of starter Feleipe Franks for the No. 15 Gators (6-3, 4-3) in the second
6:39 PM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN The National Hockey League and its teams have been quick to embrace legalized sports wagering in the U.S. after the Supreme Court ruled in May that the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act of 1992 was unconstitutional. The league has partnered with MGM Resorts as its “official sports wagering partner,”
6:32 PM ET Voters in San Diego have approved a ballot measure that paves the way for a new football stadium for San Diego State. Measure G, known as the SDSU West initiative, is a plan to redevelop city land currently dedicated to SDCCU Stadium — the former home of the San Diego Chargers, where
6:30 PM ET FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — New York Jets rookie quarterback Sam Darnold, who played every snap in the team’s first nine games, is expected to miss at least one game with a strained right foot. One source called it a week-to-week injury, saying Darnold will be re-evaluated after the team’s Week 11 bye.
6:53 PM ET ESPN News Services NEW YORK — The NBA has fined Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic $25,000 for using derogatory and offensive language during a postgame interview. Jokic was fined for using an anti-gay slur, saying “no h—, he’s longer than you expect” when asked by reporters about Wendell Carter Jr. after the
5:00 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — The NHL has fined Edmonton Oilers forward Milan Lucic $10,000 for roughing Tampa Bay Lightning forward Mathieu Joseph. The league’s Department of Player Safety announced the fine Wednesday. The amount is the maximum allowed under the collective bargaining agreement between the NHL and NHL Players’ Association. Lucic
3:53 PM ET A planned middleweight bout between rising star Paulo Costa and former title contender Yoel Romero is off again, sources told ESPN. The UFC had hoped to book the fight as the main event for its Jan. 19 card in Brooklyn, New York, but sources said the fight was recently canceled after Costa
3:04 PM ET Associated Press ATLANTA — Braves shortstop Dansby Swanson is expected to be ready for spring training following surgery on his left wrist. The Braves said Wednesday Swanson had a procedure on Monday to remove a “loose body” in the wrist. The 24-year-old Swanson hit .238 with 14 home runs and 59 RBIs