3:20 PM GMT Sunday’s Champions Cup pool match between defending champions Exeter Chiefs and Toulouse has been called off after a number of Exeter players and staff tested positive for COVID-19, European Professional Club Rugby (EPCR) said on Wednesday. Due to the public health guidelines in place, EPCR said Exeter cannot send a matchday squad
12:49 PM ET USC got off to a fast start in the college football early signing period with ESPN 300 quarterback Jaxson Dart committing to the Trojans on Wednesday. Dart is the No. 73-ranked recruit overall. The 6-foot-3, 210-pound signal-caller from Draper, Utah, is the second-highest-ranked commit in the Trojans’ class. He chose USC over
Dec 15, 2020 Luka Doncic has separated himself from Giannis Antetokounmpo and emerged as the consensus favorite to win the NBA regular-season MVP at U.S. sportsbooks, and bettors are flocking to the Dallas Mavericks‘ young superstar. On Nov. 10, Doncic and Antetokounmpo opened as +550 co-favorites at Caesars Sportsbook by William Hill. Since then, Doncic
2:46 PM ET Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Minnesota Wild signed goalie Andrew Hammond to a one-year, two-way contract Wednesday, adding insurance at the position in light of a long-term injury for Alex Stalock. The Wild announced Stalock, who took over as their primary goalie down the stretch last season, has an upper-body
12:49 PM ET ESPN News Services NEW YORK — Willie Mays will add some hits to his record, Monte Irvin’s big league batting average should climb over .300, and Satchel Paige might add nearly 150 victories to his total. Josh Gibson, the greatest of all Negro League sluggers, might just wind up with a major
11:26 AM ET Fernando Alonso sent a warning to his rivals by setting the fastest lap time at Formula One’s post-season test in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday. 1 Related The two-time world champion will return to the grid with the rebranded Alpine team (currently Renault) next season after two years away from the sport. His
8:43 AM ET Mercedes is hoping to use Formula One’s plans to level the playing field among teams in the coming years as motivation to continue its period of domination into the next decade. In an unprecedented run of success, Mercedes has won the last seven drivers’ and constructors’ titles and is the favourite to
1:37 PM ET The Chicago Blackhawks are doubling down on Stan Bowman, elevating him to president of hockey operations in a front-office reorganization. Bowman had been general manager and will retain that title as well. The Blackhawks split the duties of previous president John McDonough, who was fired in April. Bowman will handle the hockey
News Adverts for batting, pace-bowling and spin coaches unveiled after short-term appointments in 2020 The ECB have ramped up their search for new full-time batting, pace-bowling and spin-bowling coaches for England’s men’s teams after formally advertising the three vacant roles. England have used a number of coaches to fill the roles on a short-term basis
7:48 AM ET Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson is no stranger to UFC main events, but there is one role the two-time welterweight challenger doesn’t want to get accustomed to: gatekeeper. Thompson faces Geoff Neal in Saturday’s Fight Night headliner in Las Vegas, and it’s the second time in a row Thompson, 37, will be fighting a