8:48 PM ET Associated Press SAN DIEGO — Patrick Reed birdied his first three holes and finished with a bogey-free 8-under 64 on Thursday for a share of the lead with Alex Noren after the first round of the Farmers Insurance Open. Reed, Noren and Scottie Scheffler — who was one stroke back — all
6:35 PM ET Danny Lewis The transfer window opened in early January, and speculation is heating up about potential deals. Check out the latest gossip below, and see all official deals here. TOP STORY: Liverpool identify Wijnaldum replacements It seems increasingly likely that Georginio Wijnaldum will be leaving Liverpool during the summer window, and Fabrizio
7:09 PM ET Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas — Montana State head coach Jeff Choate has moved to Texas to be the Longhorns’ linebackers coach and co-defensive coordinator under Steve Sarkisian. The move was expected but wasn’t formally announced by Texas until Thursday. Choate has spent the past four seasons as head coach at Montana State,
7:39 PM ET UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman says he “shattered” his nose in sparring just two weeks before defending his 170-pound title against Jorge Masvidal in July. Usman (17-1) is scheduled to make his third title defense next month, against Gilbert Burns (19-3) at UFC 258 on Feb. 13 in Las Vegas. The matchup
7:36 PM ET MOBILE, Ala. – Unlike the top four rated quarterbacks for the April NFL Draft Alabama quarterback Mac Jones chose to come to the Senior Bowl. And now the player that finished third in the Heisman Trophy balloting may be forced to miss the annual college all-star game with a left ankle sprain.
2:00 PM ET Associated Press MILWAUKEE — Sara Goodrum has been promoted to minor league hitting coordinator by the Milwaukee Brewers, apparently making her the first woman to have that role in any Major League Baseball organization. Goodrum’s official new title with the Brewers is coordinator for hitting development initiatives, but she essentially will be
7:15 PM ET Super middleweight world titleholders Canelo Alvarez and Billy Joe Saunders have agreed to a title unification bout in May, sources confirmed to ESPN’s Mark Kriegel on Thursday. Alvarez already is scheduled to face Avni Yildirim on Feb. 27 at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida, and sources said as long as
6:27 PM ET Associated Press The Calgary Flames are temporarily relocating their American Hockey League affiliate from California to north of the border due to cross-border travel restrictions as a result of COVID-19. The team announced Thursday that the Stockton Heat will play this season in Calgary’s Scotiabank Saddledome. That will give the Flames easier
6:00 AM ET Lindsey ThiryESPN Close Covered Rams for two years for Los Angeles Times Previously covered the Falcons Has covered the NBA and college football and basketball THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — Raheem Morris was Los Angeles Rams coach Sean McVay’s top target to take over at defensive coordinator following Brandon Staley’s departure earlier this
7:00 AM ET After Charlie McAvoy finished his sophomore finals at Boston University in 2017, he decided to become a professional hockey player. The teenager signed an amateur tryout agreement and drove to Providence, Rhode Island. “The Bruins were looking to do a model that Zach Werenski did a year before,” McAvoy says. “Which is