10:24 AM ET Lindsay du Plessis Nigeria is not represented at the 2022 edition of the Basketball Africa League, and BAL president Amadou Gallo Fall is cognisant of the country’s importance to the business of basketball on the continent. Nigerian team Rivers Hoopers played in the inaugural edition of the BAL in 2021, and again
8:00 AM ET Tim KavanaghESPN.com Close Tim Kavanagh is a senior NHL editor for ESPN. He’s a native of upstate New York. Three weeks from Saturday, all eight first-round matchups in the 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs will be set. At this point, the Florida Panthers have clinched a spot (and are on their way to
Apr 8, 2022 Sebastian Vettel took an unorthodox way back to the pit lane during a Friday practice session at the Australian Grand Prix, and it cost him €5,000. Vettel was forced to stop his Aston Martin at Turn 10 of Melbourne’s Albert Park circuit after suffering a loss of power. To get back to
Apr 8, 2022 Seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton said it is “awesome” to see the continued growth of Formula One in America after the announcement of a Las Vegas Grand Prix for the 2023 season. Las Vegas will host a Saturday night race down the city’s famous Strip next November, joining Miami and Austin as
7:05 AM ET Could Breece Hall be the next Jonathan Taylor? In Taylor’s second NFL season, the Indianapolis Colts running back gained more than 2,000 all-purpose yards and finished second in voting for AP Offensive Player of the Year. Although Taylor had a relatively high draft position in 2020 — No. 41 overall — he
8:18 PM ET Jeremy WillisESPN.com The 2022 Masters heads to the weekend, and we’ve already seen quite the fashion show at Augusta National. It’s the first major tournament of the year so it’s time for all the freshest fits. The action on the course has been interesting. On Thursday, Tiger Woods shot 71 in his
8:00 AM ET CLEMSON, S.C. — Like him or loathe him, Dabo Swinney doesn’t mind speaking his mind, nor does he ever spend much time trying to be somebody he’s not. Entering his 14th season as Clemson‘s head coach and 20th season overall, Swinney has steered the Tigers to the top of the college football
6:20 AM ET MELBOURNE, Australia — Driver underwear, or the lack thereof, was an unexpected focal point during Friday evening’s Formula One driver briefing at Albert Park. New race director Niels Wittich informed all drivers ahead of the Australian Grand Prix that the sport would begin clamping down on what they are allowed to wear
9:24 AM ET JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Alexander Volkanovski‘s latest featherweight title defense is official. Volkanovski and Chan Sung Jung, better known as “The Korean Zombie,” both weighed in Friday at 144.5 pounds. Volkanovski will defend his UFC featherweight belt against Jung in the main event of UFC 273 on Saturday at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena.
9:20 PM ET Associated Press LAKELAND, Fla. — Cheered by many fans who came just to see her make history, Rachel Balkovec debuted with a win Friday night as the first woman to manage the affiliate of a Major League Baseball team. Balkovec guided the New York Yankees‘ Class A Tampa Tarpons over Lakeland 9-6.