4:01 PM ET INDIANAPOLIS — Matt LaFleur won’t blow up Aaron Rodgers‘ phone with calls, texts, emojis and GIFs telling his quarterback how much the Green Bay Packers want him back for another season. LaFleur knows Rodgers has plenty to ponder. But the Packers’ coach also wants to keep the lines of communication open while
10:16 PM ET NEW YORK — Brooklyn Nets star forward Kevin Durant spent part of his morning brushing off the notion that he was going to be a “savior” for his struggling team, then he almost did just that in a 113-107 loss to the Miami Heat on Thursday night. After missing a month and
Report Wicketkeeper-batter Rashada Williams has a concussion and hence not in the West Indies XI Innings break West Indies 259 for 9 (Matthews 119, Nation 36, Tahuhu 3-57, Jess Kerr 2-43) vs New Zealand Hayley Matthews provided the fireworks in the 2022 Women’s ODI World Cup curtain-raiser. She hit a 128-ball 119, but with the
10:08 PM ET Associated Press CHICAGO — Duncan Keith heard loud, sustained cheers that rained down from every corner of the United Center. It was just like old times — and much different, too. Keith returned to his first NHL home Thursday night, playing his first game in Chicago since he was traded to the
10:31 PM ET LAS VEGAS — Jorge Masvidal has signed a new contract with the UFC just days before one of the biggest fights of his long career. Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but Masvidal’s co-agent, Malki Kawa of First Round Management, announced Thursday on social media that Masvidal penned an extension that
9:23 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN The Jermell Charlo-Brian Castano rematch for the undisputed junior middleweight championship has been rescheduled for May 14 on Showtime, sources told ESPN. The 154-pound bout for all four titles was set for March 19 in Los Angeles but was postponed after Castano (17-0-2, 12 KOs) sustained a minor right biceps
4:11 PM ET Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. — Rory McIlroy opened with a 7-under 65 on Thursday and had reason to expect a score like this at Bay Hill, not so much because of the course but rather the day of the week. Good starts have not been a problem for McIlroy at the Arnold
7:01 PM ET Associated Press MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Ashleigh Barty, the world’s top-ranked women’s tennis player, pulled out of Indian Wells and the Miami Open on Thursday citing a need for an ongoing recovery after winning the Australian Open. Indian Wells begins next week, and had she played, it would have been Barty’s first
6:40 PM ET Luke Thrower The 2022 January transfer window is closed, but there’s still plenty of gossip swirling about who’s moving where. Transfer Talk brings you all the latest buzz on rumours, comings and goings and, of course, done deals! TOP STORY: Barca, Real, Bayern in for Wirtz Real Madrid, Barcelona and Bayern Munich
6:07 PM ET The Chicago Blackhawks are getting their captain back — activating center Jonathan Toews from injured reserve. Toews has been out since suffering a concussion Jan. 26 against the Detroit Red Wings. Toews has played 43 games this season after missing all of last year with an immune disorder. He has four goals