11:34 PM GMT Marcus Stoinis, the Melbourne Stars opening batsman, has escaped with a A$7,500 fine for an alleged homophobic slur directed at Kane Richardson during Saturday night’s BBL derby between the Stars and the Melbourne Renegades at the MCG. At the conclusion of the Stars’ victory, Stoinis was seen in lengthy conversation with Richardson
6:33 PM ET NEW YORK — As a shoulder injury threatens to spoil his debut season with the Brooklyn Nets, Kyrie Irving said Saturday that surgery is not off the table, though he is hoping to avoid it. Speaking with reporters for the first time since initially injuring his right shoulder in mid-November, Irving, who
5:25 PM ET HOUSTON — It’s playoff time, and the Houston Texans are dressed for their AFC wild-card matchup with the Buffalo Bills. The teams were meeting in the first showdown of this postseason on Saturday at Houston’s NRG Stadium with plenty at stake, and several of the outfits matched the intensity of the occasion.
11:00 AM ET Behold the 2019 Helwani Nose Awards. This is the seventh year in a row that I’ve done this and I have to say that this might have been the toughest year yet. I agonized over a bunch of these categories for weeks (in particular male and female fighter of the year, coach
3:57 PM ET Los Angeles defenseman Alec Martinez will return from wrist surgery Saturday night when the Kings host the Nashville Predators, coach Todd McLellan announced. 2 Related Doctors in November repaired Martinez’s radial artery and two superficial radial nerves. He was hurt in the third period of the Kings’ 4-3 overtime loss to San
2:55 PM ET Free-agent reliever Craig Stammen has elected to return to the San Diego Padres, agreeing to a two-year deal for $9 million, sources told ESPN’s Jeff Passan on Saturday. The source said the deal includes a club option for 2022 that would raise the total value to $12 million. Stammen has spent the
12:05 PM ET Associated Press BRISBANE, Australia — Novak Djokovic has voiced concerns about the impact of the devastating wildfires in Australia on tennis’ season-opening major, saying organizers may have to consider delaying the tournament if conditions around Melbourne deteriorate. Djokovic has won a record seven Australian Open men’s championships at Melbourne Park among his
11:32 AM ET It didn’t take UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman long to respond to Conor McGregor saying he’s coming after the lightweight and welterweight belts. Usman, known as The Nigerian Nightmare, tweeted early Saturday morning that McGregor shouldn’t even dream of his welterweight belt “because that dream can turn into a Nightmare fast.” My
Jasprit Bumrah stretches out © Associated Press Big Picture Lasith Malinga has a problem. He has captained Sri Lanka to a World T20 title, but that was way back in 2014. Now, almost six years later, there are serious doubts over his leadership. Since he took over as captain again, in 2019, Sri Lanka have
10:28 AM ET The Washington Nationals are re-signing Asdrubal Cabrera to a one-year, $2.5 million contract, a source told ESPN’s Jeff Passan. Cabrera joins a Nationals free-agency haul that includes Stephen Strasburg, Howie Kendrick, Starlin Castro and Will Harris. The switch-hitting Cabrera batted .260 in 131 games last season with the Texas Rangers and Nationals.