1:30 PM ET The Vegas Golden Knights have fired Gerard Gallant and hired former San Jose coach Peter DeBoer, whom the San Jose Sharks fired last month. The Knights also fired assistant Mike Kelly. The move comes with the team in the mix for a playoff spot, but that factor did not prevent a midseason
12:45 PM ET Associated Press WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — Serena Williams will be part of the U.S. team for its Fed Cup qualifier against Latvia, the U.S. Tennis Association said Wednesday. It will be the first time Williams has participated in the Fed Cup since 2018. Williams has played in 10 previous Fed Cup competitions,
12:48 PM ET Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS — Indianapolis Motor Speedway owner Roger Penske announced Wednesday that this year’s NASCAR Xfinity Series race will be run on the track’s road course for the first time. The Cup Series race, scheduled for July 5, will remain on the track’s 2 1/2-mile oval. The decision was approved by
12:30 PM ET Philadelphia Flyers goalie Carter Hart will be out two to three weeks with a right lower abdominal strain, the team announced Wednesday. In his second season with the Flyers, Hart has appeared in 32 games and has a 15-11-3 record, a 2.61 goals-against average and .905 save percentage. Hart had started five
11:15 AM GMT Wayne Pivac handed a surprise Six Nations call-up to Saracens centre Nick Tompkins on Wednesday, while 18-year-old Gloucester wing Louis Rees-Zammit was also included in the Wales squad for the first time. With an injury crisis plaguing Pivac’s midfield, the New Zealander turned to former England under-20 international Tompkins, 24, in the
10:21 AM GMT Stuart Hogg was named Scotland captain on Wednesday as coach Gregor Townsend announced his 38-man squad for the Six Nations. The Exeter Chiefs full-back, 27, takes over from Stuart McInally, who captained Scotland to a group-stage exit at the 2019 Rugby World Cup in Japan and is also included in Townsend’s squad.
9:04 AM ET Fernando Alonso completed the tenth stage of the Dakar Rally without a windshield after rolling his Toyota Hilux down the side of a sand dune. The moment, caught on camera from several angles, saw Alonso’s truck lose control as he crested the dune and barrel-roll down the other side before coming to
7:28 AM ET Dana White was in Dublin to receive an award from Trinity College in 2013 when he invited UFC fans on Twitter to join him at a nearby pub after the ceremony. Drinks would be covered by the UFC president. It was that night, Feb. 11, when he first heard a name that
Ben Stokes produced the vital breakthroughs © Getty Images Big picture You have to hand it to England and South Africa. They may not often be the best two teams in the world, but when they go head-to-head – at whatever stage of their respective team developments – sparks cannot help but fly. The Port
7:49 AM ET Steve Kim Nick Parkinson Close •Reports on boxing for ESPN.co.uk, as well as several national newspapers•Has been reporting on British boxing for over 15 years•Appears on BoxNation’s Boxing Matters show Josh Taylor recently signed a multifight deal with Top Rank, leaving his former promoter, Barry McGuigan’s Cyclone Promotions. The move means Taylor