2:39 PM ET Associated Press LOS ANGELES — California prosecutors found no evidence of animal cruelty or other crimes during an investigation into a spike in horse deaths at Santa Anita Park racetrack over the past year, according to a report issued Thursday. A task force formed by the Los Angeles district attorney found the
2:32 PM ET Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio — The trainer’s room is getting crowded for the Columbus Blue Jackets. Rookie Andrew Peeke is the latest to head there. The 21-year-old defenseman suffered a broken finger Tuesday night at Detroit in just his seventh game after being called up from the Blue Jacket’s AHL affiliate in
8:37 AM ET Junior middleweight world titlist Tony Harrison and former titleholder Jermell Charlo, the man Harrison controversially won the belt from a year ago, sat across from each other at a small table inside a Los Angeles television studio a few weeks ago, and one thing was clear: Neither man wanted to be there.
1:00 PM GMT Scotland captain Greig Laidlaw has announced his international retirement, Scottish Rugby said on Thursday. He follows winger Tommy Seymour and former captain John Barclay in retiring after the Rugby World Cup in Japan, where Scotland crashed out at the pool stage. Clermont Auvergne scrumhalf Laidlaw, 34, led Scotland 39 times, more than
11:25 AM GMT Vishal Dikshit Pat Cummins became the most expensive overseas buy in the IPL when Kolkata Knight Riders bought him for INR 15.5 crore (approx. USD 2.2m) at the 2020 auction in Kolkata on Thursday. Expected to be among the biggest buys this auction, Cummins was being chased by Royal Challengers Bangalore and
12:19 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — The Buccaneers‘ quest to win five in a row just got exceedingly difficult — breakout star wide receiver Chris Godwin, who was just named to his first Pro Bowl, has been ruled out for Saturday’s game against the Texans due to a hamstring injury. “It’s just ‘next man up.’
12:26 PM ET Associated Press LONDON — Rafael Nadal won his second consecutive Stefan Edberg Sportsmanship Award and third overall Thursday, based on voting by other players, while Andy Murray was chosen the ATP’s 2019 comeback player of the year. Murray, a three-time Grand Slam champion and former No. 1, said in January he thought
12:01 PM ET PFL’s 2019 final card has been set with six championship fights for $1 million each. Two-time Olympic judo champion Kayla Harrison will headline the event against Larissa Pacheco for the women’s lightweight championship, officials told ESPN. The event will take place Dec. 31 at Madison Square Garden’s Hulu Theatre in New York.
11:58 AM ET Associated Press LONDON — The All England Club has appointed Sally Bolton to take over as chief executive in 2020. Bolton will replace Richard Lewis, who announced in September that he will step down after next year’s Wimbledon tournament. Bolton is currently serving as the All England Club’s strategic planning and operations
11:52 AM GMT Former France international Ibrahim Diarra has died at the age of 36, the French Rugby Federation (FFR) announced on Wednesday evening. Diarra had been admitted to hospital in a critical condition on Friday, and he passed away after suffering a cardiac arrest and subsequent strokes. The flanker enjoyed his only international cap