6:41 PM ET ESPN News Services FIFA has imposed conditions on the release of players for the South American World Cup qualifiers which are due to get under way next week amid concerns over high coronavirus infection rates, travel difficulties and quarantine rules. FIFA said on Thursday the usual rules over the release of players
Alyssa Healy’s 71-ball hundred took Australia to their record-breaking win © Getty Images Australia will reacquaint themselves with ODI cricket on Saturday after a gap of 12 months with a 20-year record of dominance over New Zealand to protect and the chance to equal a world record if they are able to win the Rose
12:05 AM ET EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Bad roster. No discipline. Questionable coaching. The New York Jets hit the loser’s trifecta in a 37-28 loss to the Denver Broncos on Thursday night at MetLife Stadium, falling to 0-4 for the second straight season and magnifying the biggest question surrounding the team: What becomes of coach
6:28 PM ET Associated Press HOUSTON — Astros ace Justin Verlander had Tommy John surgery on Wednesday. General manager James Click announced Thursday that Verlander had the procedure a day earlier and estimated his recovery time at about 12-14 months. That means the earliest Verlander could pitch would be in the 2022 season and it
10:58 PM ET On Thursday, Doc Rivers snatched an opportunity to sculpt a young tandem — Joel Embiid and Ben Simmons — whose stardom would tantalize any coach, but who have yet to make good on their talent. Rivers enters a Philadelphia 76ers organization with title aspirations that believes an upgrade on the bench can
9:00 PM ET Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. — Defending champion Sebastian Munoz found happy memories Thursday at the Sanderson Farms Championship. Munoz nearly holed a wedge on his opening hole as part of his fast start, ran in four straight birdies on the back nine and wound up with an 8-under 64 to share of
10:44 AM ET Associated Press Novak Djokovic‘s biggest concern seemed to be dealing with a rare bit of sunshine during his second-round victory at Roland Garros. The No. 1-ranked Djokovic got his team to procure him a hat he could wear while on the side of Court Philippe Chatrier that was brightest during his 6-1,
2:52 PM ET The MLS game between the Colorado Rapids and the Portland Timbers has been postponed after the Rapids confirmed two more players and a staff member tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday. “Major League Soccer today announced that the match between the Colorado Rapids and Portland Timbers, scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 3 at
7:03 PM ET Associated Press GALLOWAY, N.J. — Lauren Stephenson holed out from the rough from 137 yards for eagle on the par-4 14th and shot an 8-under 63 on Thursday for a share of the Shoprite LPGA Classic lead with Mi Hyang Lee. Stephenson, the 23-year-old former Clemson and Alabama player in her second
5:10 PM ET Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. — The Carolina Hurricanes are in contract extension talks with 20-year-old winger Andrei Svechnikov, president and general manager Don Waddell said Thursday. The No. 2 overall draft pick from 2018 has one year left on his entry-level deal before becoming a restricted free agent. Waddell said Thursday the