6:51 PM ET The Columbus Blue Jackets placed right wing Cam Atkinson on injured reserve Thursday with a sprained ankle that will keep him out for two to three weeks. The move is retroactive to Dec. 19, when Atkinson injured his ankle against the Los Angeles Kings. Atkinson, 30, has nine goals and 12 assists
5:26 PM ET Lindsey ThiryESPN Close Covered Rams for two years for Los Angeles Times Previously covered the Falcons Has covered the NBA and college football and basketball THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — Wade Phillips on Thursday acknowledged various reports that he might not be welcome to return next season as defensive coordinator of the Los
8:14 AM ET Quinton Jackson thought it was his last chance to fight in Japan. So, in 2012, the fighter known as “Rampage” went against doctor’s orders and didn’t pull out of his fight against Ryan Bader at UFC 144 despite a torn meniscus. Bader, now the Bellator heavyweight and light heavyweight champion, won via
4:38 PM ET FRISCO, Texas — Closing in on finishing his 16th season and playing the 255th game of his career with the Dallas Cowboys, Jason Witten acknowledged that Sunday’s contest against the Washington Redskins could be his last. “Sure, it’s a possibility,” Witten said. “I’m aware of that, but really, one of the things
4:47 PM ET Associated Press OSTRAVA, Czech Republic — Alexis Lafreniere had a goal and three assists and Barrett Hayton scored two power play goals for Canada to beat the United States 6-4 to open the world junior ice hockey championship on Thursday. Connor McMichael, Nolan Foote and Ty Dellandrea also scored for Canada, and
3:01 PM ET SCOTTSDALE, Arizona — Nobody has forgotten what happened the last time Clemson and Ohio State played in the College Football Playoff semifinals at the Playstation Fiesta Bowl. Even players who were not even on the roster at the time. No. 3 seed Clemson beat No. 2 seed Ohio State 31-0 en route
1:32 PM GMT Saracens fullback Liam Williams will return to Wales and rejoin his former side Scarlets at the end of the season, the two clubs announced on Thursday. Williams helped Saracens to win the Champions Cup and Premiership double last season and was part of the Wales team who won this year’s Six Nations
6:55 PM GMT Not so long ago, had an England team produced a performance like this at a moment like this, it might well have been blamed on the over-indulgences of Christmas. Indeed, a couple of decades ago, some members of an England team credited a memorable victory in Sydney, in January 2003, precisely to
1:44 PM ET Washington quarterback Jacob Eason, a top-five NFL prospect at the position according to ESPN’s Mel Kiper Jr., announced Thursday that he will forgo his senior season and enter the draft. “Playing this season for the University of Washington has been one of the greatest experiences of my life,” Eason wrote in a
1:36 PM ET The heavyweight fight between Joe Joyce, the unbeaten contender on the rise, and former cruiserweight world titlist Marco Huck has been called off. Joyce and Huck were due to fight on Jan. 11 in Hannover, Germany, in a crossroads fight for the vacant European heavyweight title. However Huck has announced that he