6:09 PM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — The injury toll for the San Francisco 49ers coming out of last week’s win against the New Orleans Saints continues to climb. Niners coach Kyle Shanahan on Friday said defensive tackle D.J. Jones will land on injured reserve Saturday with an ankle injury, ending his season. Jones was
5:38 PM ET CHICAGO — The Cubs are bringing back oft-injured reliever Brandon Morrow on a minor league deal, according to a source familiar with the situation. Morrow, 35, last pitched in the majors on the final day before the 2018 All-Star break. He has been plagued with elbow issues ever since. Morrow signed a
5:38 PM ET CHICAGO — The Cubs are bringing back oft-injured reliever Brandon Morrow on a minor-league deal, according to a source familiar with the situation. Morrow, 35, last pitched in the majors on the final day before the 2018 All-Star break. He’s been plagued with elbow issues ever since. Morrow signed a two-year, $21
5:16 PM ET Alicia Napoleon-Espinosa and Elin Cederroos will square off to unify their women’s super middleweight world titles on Jan. 10, organizers announced on Friday. The bout will take place at the Ocean Casino Resort in Atlantic City, New Jersey, as the opener on a Showtime-televised tripleheader (9 p.m. ET) topped by the previously
4:57 PM ET Philadelphia Flyers forward Oskar Lindblom has been diagnosed with Ewing’s sarcoma, a rare type of bone cancer, and is expected to miss the rest of the 2019-20 season, the team announced Friday. Lindblom, 23, will undergo further testing and evaluation next week and begin treatment immediately thereafter. The cancer was diagnosed by
3:09 PM ET The UFC is close to finalizing a bantamweight fight between Cody Garbrandt and Raphael Assuncao on March 28 in Columbus, Ohio, multiple sources told ESPN. Contracts have not been signed, but both sides have agreed to the 135-pound matchup. The UFC Fight Night event is set to take place at Nationwide Arena
3:02 PM ET Associated Press ROME — Former French Open champion Francesca Schiavone revealed on Friday she is cancer-free. “They diagnosed me with a [malignant] tumor. It was the toughest fight that I’ve ever faced,” the retired Italian player said in a video on Instagram. “The best thing is that I was able to win
8:00 AM GMT Tshwane Spartans 166 for 4 (van Biljon 48*, Wiese 31*, Nabe 2-24) beat Nelson Mandela Bay Giants 144 for 8 (Morris 42, Dunk 35, Wiese 3-30, Morkel 2-22) by 22 runs The Tshwane Spartans will play the Paarl Rocks in the Mzansi Super League (MSL) final, after beating the Nelson Mandela Bay
1:34 PM ET MINNEAPOLIS — The LA Clippers‘ backcourt will be even more short-handed after guard Lou Williams was ruled out on Friday against Minnesota. The Sixth Man of the Year has a sore right calf and is considered day-to-day. The Clippers play against the Timberwolves on Friday and then at Chicago on Saturday night.
1:33 PM ET LAS VEGAS – It’s a title fight and a grudge match. And now it’s official. Kamaru Usman and Colby Covington both successfully made weight Friday morning here at Red Rock Casino Resort & Spa for their UFC 245 headlining fight. Usman weighed in right on the mark at 170 pounds and Covington