1:12 PM ET MELBOURNE, Australia — The grimace on Novak Djokovic‘s face after slipping on the white ‘MELBOURNE’ lettering behind the baseline at Rod Laver Arena was enough to suggest the world No. 1’s chances of defending his Australian Open title had just taken a serious hit. In the third round at Melbourne Park on
11:56 AM ET DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — The white flag is out. The leader of the race has the hammer down, but both eyes are glued to the rearview mirror. What he sees is a pack of angry, onrushing race cars that want to be where he is. Then suddenly, that leader is no longer
11:32 PM ET JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Jacksonville Jaguars director of sports performance Chris Doyle, the former strength coach at the University of Iowa who was accused of making racist remarks and belittling and bullying players while there, resigned late Friday night just hours after the organization was criticized for the hire by the Fritz Pollard
10:37 AM ET As an adjunct professor at DePaul University (go Blue Demons!), I always review my class rosters with a hint of trepidation. I love teaching and enjoy the students (most of them, anyway), but more of them equals more grading for me. This year’s college football coaching carousel is a lot like a
Naman Ojha had his best period with the bat in 2013-14, which gave him the opportunity to play his only Test © PTI Naman Ojha, the wicketkeeper-batsman from Madhya Pradesh who played four matches for India across the three formats between 2010 and 2015, has quit the game at the age of 37, bringing the
5:57 PM ET BARNSLEY, England — As Christian Pulisic left the pitch at Oakwell, substituted in the 80th minute of Chelsea‘s 1-0 FA Cup fifth-round win at Barnsley, the United States captain bore the expression of a man who had just left an audition with the feeling that he had forgotten his lines. The 22-year-old
Feb 14, 2021 Kamaru Usman and Gilbert Burns were full of emotion while embracing in the middle of the Octagon on Saturday night. Burns had blood and tears running down his face. Some of their cornermen behind them were trying not to cry. Usman stopped Burns, his former teammate, via TKO at 34 seconds in
7:00 AM ET When the Chicago Blackhawks publicly admitted to a rebuild this past offseason, there was plenty of speculation about whether Chicago’s veteran core would want to see it through. Perhaps we weren’t asking the right questions. One month into the 2021 season, the Blackhawks are far more competitive than expected; at 7-5-4, Chicago
6:00 AM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Quick-hit thoughts and notes around the New England Patriots and NFL: 1. On the move: One of the fascinating aspects of the Patriots’ unsettled quarterback position is how one move by any team could create an unexpected opportunity for them. Call this one the Darnold domino. ESPN’s Adam Schefter
7:20 AM ET Spring training has arrived. It might sound cliché, even corny, but for those who love baseball, these are the best four words in the English language: Pitchers and catchers report. Spring training signals that winter and cold weather soon will be gone, ahead is sunshine, warmth, hope, grass as green as a