11:59 AM ET Associated Press LONDON — American tennis player Abigail Spears was handed a 22-month doping ban on Wednesday after a positive test from last year’s U.S. Open. The 38-year-old Spears has won 21 women’s doubles titles during her career and won the mixed doubles title at the Australian Open in 2017. Her urine
11:42 AM ET Ralf Schumacher’s son David will step up to Formula Three this season, putting him one rung behind Michael Schumacher’s son Mick on the ladder to Formula One. Mick, 20, is a Ferrari Academy driver and will be starting his second season in Formula Two with the Prema team. Brothers Michael and Ralf
11:17 AM ET Former heavyweight world titlist Joseph Parker, long on the hunt for an opponent for his next bout, now officially has one: Shawndell Winters. Parker will square off with Winters in a 10-round bout on the Mikey Garcia-Jessie Vargas card on Feb. 29 (DAZN) at the Ford Center at The Star in Frisco,
7:41 AM ET ESPN’s MMA Insiders The year has already gotten off to a bang. A couple of the biggest stars in the sport — Conor McGregor and Cris Cyborg — have already made headlines with huge TKO stoppages. The next few months don’t slow down at all, with Jon Jones, Israel Adesanya and Khabib
9:49 AM ET Associated Press WASHINGTON — Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin doesn’t think he’s ever been this hot in a 15-year career that has included eight NHL scoring titles,. If he continues at his present pace, he’ll join the 700 career goal club by this weekend. Ovechkin recorded his 27th career hat trick and
8:05 AM GMT Midway through last season’s Big Bash League, the Sydney Thunder were travelling nicely with Joe Root and Jos Buttler playing vital roles in the batting order as the club set themselves to challenge for the title. However, when England came calling, both had to take their leave, leaving Chris Jordan and Anton
2:40 AM ET The much anticipated super welterweight fight between Jeff Horn and Tim Tszyu, which is set to determine Australia’s No. 1 boxer, will take place on Wednesday, April 22. Both camps agreed to the date after weeks of negotiations, however a location is still to be confirmed. The venue believed to be leading
4:22 AM ET Carlo Pamintuan Filipino boxing champion John Riel Casimero believes that his upcoming fight against Japan’s Naoya Inoue in Las Vegas is the one that will finally allow him to break the glass ceiling and be a star in boxing. Although he is a three-division champion who currently holds the World Boxing Organization
7:25 AM ET Katlyn Chookagian will board the shuttle at her Houston hotel on Saturday en route to the Toyota Center for UFC 247. At some point during the ride she will likely turn to her coaches and crack a joke. “I’m always like, maybe the bus will get in a car accident on the
9:31 AM ET The fun thing about the trade deadline is that it’s a deadline — which spurs activity. Just when you think it’s barren, seven trades come across Woj’s Twitter feed in a two-minute span. The lead-up has been a tad dull. Bradley Beal‘s extension took him off the market until the offseason, removing