2:00 PM ET KANSAS CITY, Mo. — While experimenting during a break at Kansas City Chiefs practice earlier this season, Patrick Mahomes got the idea to go in motion before returning behind center to receive the snap. Mahomes later went to coach Andy Reid with an unconventional idea for a play using the quarterback in
8:49 PM ET MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Alabama wide receiver DeVonta Smith set multiple records and was named Offensive Most Valuable Player of Monday night’s 52-24 win over Ohio State in the College Football Playoff National Championship presented by AT&T. Crimson Tide defensive tackle Christian Barmore was named Defensive MVP. Smith, who was awarded the
2:11 PM ET WBO junior lightweight champion Jamel Herring will defend his title against former two-division champion Carl Frampton on Feb. 27 in London, promoter Frank Warren announced Tuesday. It’s a long-awaited battle between Herring (22-2, 10 KOs) and Frampton (28-2, 16 KOs) that had been delayed by COVID-19 issues, but it should be a
12:55 PM ET ESPN News Services Four Mavericks players have COVID-19 after two more rotation players tested positive Monday, leading to the postponement of Monday’s game in Dallas with the Pelicans, sources told ESPN’s Zach Lowe and Tim MacMahon. As of Sunday night, there were four Dallas players on the COVID-19 protocol list, the newest
Courtney Walsh knows that time is running out ahead of West Indies Women’s World Cup qualifying campaign, but he is hoping to squeeze in a subcontinental tour beforehand to help his team prepare. Walsh, who took over as head coach immediately after West Indies’ 5-0 T20I series defeat in England last September, has revealed talks
8:20 AM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” While the trade market has brought most of MLB’s headlines this offseason, the Chicago White Sox spending big to land closer Liam Hendriks shows free agency could soon heat up as well.
9:05 AM ET American tennis player Christian Harrison has been fined $3,000 by the ATP after refusing to take part in a mandatory on-court interview at the Delray Beach Open in Florida as it required him to wear a mask. The qualifier, ranked No. 789 in the world, stunned top seed Cristian Garin of Chile
8:07 AM ET When Max Holloway leaves the Octagon after Saturday’s UFC Fight Night main event, he could be the loser of three straight and four of five. That would be quite a cliff from which one of the sport’s most prestigious careers would be dangling. Calvin Kattar, meanwhile, is trying to build his résumé.
7:32 AM ET Associated Press ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — Aryna Sabalenka reached the final of the Abu Dhabi Open on Tuesday after winning her 14th straight match and will face Veronika Kudermetova for the first WTA title of the year. Sabalenka had eight aces in her 6-3, 6-2 victory over Maria Sakkari. Kudermetova
News Players restricted to hotel-ground loop but allowed to mingle in the team room at the hotel Making the bed. Cleaning the toilet. No room service. Ordering food on Apps. No access to the swimming pool. Not only will Ajinkya Rahane’s India have to deal with the mounting injuries on the field, they will also