7:33 PM ET Arizona sophomore Bennedict Mathurin will enter the 2022 NBA draft, he told ESPN on Wednesday. Mathurin, the No. 11 prospect in the ESPN 100, was Pac-12 Player of the Year and a consensus second-team All-American after averaging 17.7 points, 5.6 rebounds and 2.5 assists in 33 minutes per game. He led Arizona
8:54 AM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Xavi Hernandez said Barcelona is the “most difficult club in the world” because of the demands on his team to win while playing good football. Barca face Eintracht Frankfurt in the second leg of their Europa League quarterfinal at Camp Nou on Thursday after a 1-1 draw in
Apr 12, 2022 ESPN News Services DUBLIN — Some of the biggest figures in boxing have been urged to cut ties with a promoter who fronts an Irish organized crime gang targeted with sanctions by the American government on Tuesday. The U.S. ambassador to Ireland, Claire Cronin, said at a news conference in Dublin that
12:07 AM ET ESPN News Services SAN FRANCISCO — Alyssa Nakken was hard at work in the batting cage, just a few steps from the dugout, when suddenly the call came: The San Francisco Giants needed her to coach at first base. She quickly pulled off her sweatshirt, grabbed her No. 92 jersey and found
3:03 PM ET Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Twins placed left fielder Alex Kirilloff on the 10-day injured list with inflammation in his surgically repaired right wrist Wednesday. Kirilloff was scratched from the lineup against the Los Angeles Dodgers, replaced by Nick Gordon. Outfielder Trevor Larnach was recalled from Triple-A St. Paul to replace
9:27 PM ET Pittburgh and West Virginia, who will renew their rivalry for a four-season run beginning Sept. 1, have added four additional games to the “Backyard Brawl” series beginning in 2029, the schools said Wednesday. The current home-and-home agreement spans the 2022-25 seasons, with Pitt hosting this year and in 2024. Following a three-year
Apr 12, 2022 NEW YORK — Kevin Durant believes that Joel Embiid should be the 2021-22 NBA MVP. Durant, who won the award during the 2013-14 season, said that while there were plenty of deserving candidates, he felt Embiid’s season was a cut above the rest. “If I had to choose, I would go Joel
9:17 PM ET Associated Press EWA BEACH, Hawaii — Hannah Green shot a 6-under 66 on Wednesday to take the lead halfway through the first round of the LPGA Tour’s LPGA Lotte Championship. Green had eight birdies, including five on the front nine at breezy Hoakalei Country Club, a first-time venue in the 10th edition
11:09 AM ET HENDERSON, Nev. — Las Vegas Raiders quarterback Derek Carr signed a multiyear contract extension Wednesday. The Raiders did not disclose terms of the deal, but a source confirmed to ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler that Carr agreed to a three-year, $121.5 million extension that includes a no-trade clause and runs through the 2025 season.
Apr 12, 2022 The Washington Commanders failed to refund security deposits, concealed revenue and kept two sets of financial books, the U.S. House Oversight and Reform Committee alleged in a letter it sent to the Federal Trade Commission. The 20-page letter detailed what the committee said was a multiyear process of altering records to hide