9:25 PM ET Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia — No. 3 Garbine Muguruza became the highest-seeded player to lose a match at this year’s Australian Open, getting bounced in the second round by Alize Cornet 6-3, 6-3 on Thursday. Muguruza is a two-time Grand Slam champion and was the runner-up at Melbourne Park in 2020, but
6:00 AM ET ASHBURN, Va. — The Washington Football Team won seven games this season, as it did in 2020, and remains in the same position as last offseason — searching for a quarterback. But for the team’s decision-makers, there is a big difference: They can be more aggressive trying to obtain one. Last offseason
11:36 PM ET ESPN News Services NEW YORK — Ryan Reaves, a quick-witted forward, was brought to the New York Rangers in the offseason to provide toughness, grit, some size on the fourth line and maybe even a few laughs on the bench. Goals were not on that list, and the 34-year-old veteran lived up
Jan 18, 2022 USC is adding wide receiver Brenden Rice, a transfer from Colorado and the son of Pro Football Hall of Fame wide receiver Jerry Rice. Brenden Rice, who made the announcement on Twitter, recorded 21 receptions for 299 yards and three touchdowns for Colorado last season. The 6-foot-3, 205-pound player entered the transfer
7:24 PM ET A woman who fell to her death at Petco Park while holding her toddler son last September died by suicide, according to a statement Wednesday from the San Diego Police Department. Authorities ruled her 2-year-old son’s death a homicide. San Diego residents Raquel Wilkins, 40, and her son, Denzel Browning-Wilkins, fell around
7:20 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Promoter Kalle Sauerland announced last week that Tony Yoka accepted an IBF heavyweight title eliminator with Filip Hrgovic, a rematch of the 2016 Olympic super heavyweight semifinal, but the fight is now in jeopardy due to a contract dispute. Yoka, an Olympic gold medalist, signed to fight Martin Bakole on
6:32 PM ET Associated Press CONCACAF will institute video review during the final two rounds of World Cup qualifying starting next week. The governing body for soccer in North and Central America and the Caribbean was criticized by U.S. coach Gregg Berhalter in September for its lack of Video Assistant Referees. “That’s where the modern
News Analysis Getting the show on the road itself will count as an achievement considering the Covid-affected build-up to the marquee series Covid. Schedule changes. Dodgy nets. Postponed matches. Injuries. Fear of missing the World Cup. To say the preparations for Australia and England ahead of the women’s Ashes have had their challenges would be
Jan 18, 2022 Former Missouri defensive tackle Mekhi Wingo announced he is transferring to LSU on Tuesday. Wingo was a freshman this season at Missouri and played in 12 games with 27 total tackles, two tackles for loss and one sack. He is part of a large number of players new coach Brian Kelly is
6:59 PM ET The Australian Open is the first tennis major of 2022, and it won’t have some of the game’s biggest names participating. Many stars have withdrawn from the event because of injuries. Serena Williams, Roger Federer, Bianca Andreescu and Jennifer Brady are just a few noteworthy players who won’t compete. However, the biggest