6:57 PM ET Appalachian State is promoting interim head coach Shawn Clark to head coach, sources confirmed to ESPN. Clark, who had been the Mountaineers offensive line coach the last four seasons, replaces Eliah Drinkwitz, who was named Missouri’s coach earlier this week. Drinkwitz guided Appalachian State to a 12-1 record and the Sun Belt
5:39 PM ET When it comes to welterweight world titlist Terence Crawford in recent years the conversation has often been about what really big fight can the pound-for-pound star get. But Crawford on Wednesday said his only focus is on mandatory challenger Egidijus “Mean Machine” Kavaliauskas, whom he will fight in the Top Rank Boxing
10:01 PM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff Moeen Ali insists that his time away from the England set-up could prolong his Test career rather than spell an early end to it, after responding to criticism of his decision to sit out the forthcoming tour of South Africa. Writing in his column in The Guardian, Moeen acknowledged that
4:44 PM ET SAN DIEGO — Major League Baseball will have expanded netting in place for next season at all 30 ballparks, commissioner Rob Manfred announced on Wednesday. The extent of the expansion will vary by ballpark, according to Manfred, but all netting will at minimum extend “substantially beyond” the far end of the dugout
4:31 PM ET Colorado State has hired former Boston College and Temple coach Steve Addazio as its new head coach, the school announced Wednesday. “I would like to thank president Joyce McConnell and director of athletics Joe Parker for the opportunity to lead this football program,” Addazio said in a statement. “Colorado State University is
4:35 PM ET The Colorado Avalanche have put Tony Deynzer, the head equipment manager of their AHL affiliate, on administrative leave after former player Akim Aliu told the Wall Street Journal that Deynzer dressed up as Aliu, wearing blackface, at a team Halloween party in 2011. Aliu was on the Colorado Eagles at the time,
4:00 PM ET ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Denver Broncos quarterback Drew Lock will have a group of 50 family members and friends in the stands amid a sea of red at Arrowhead Stadium as the rookie makes his third career NFL start in his hometown Sunday. Lock graduated from Lee’s Summit High School, which sits roughly
3:56 PM ET Associated Press Marcos Baghdatis, the 2006 Australian Open runner-up, is going to start helping coach top-10 player Elina Svitolina. Baghdatis wrote Wednesday on Twitter that he was “glad to announce the next chapter of my life.” I am so glad to announce the next chapter of my life and look forward to
1:40 PM ET ORLANDO, Fla. — Los Angeles Lakers forward Kyle Kuzma will not play Wednesday against the Orlando Magic because of a sprained left ankle, the team announced. The three-year veteran injured the ankle nearly two weeks ago against the Washington Wizards but had continued to play on it through soreness and discomfort, the
10:39 AM ET COCONUT CREEK, Fla. — Colby Covington is shadow boxing, warming up for a private striking workout. He’s with a coach, inside a room tucked next to an acai bowls cafe. Rock music is playing on Covington’s smartphone, and he’s wearing a shirt that reads “Stomp my flag, I’ll stomp your ass.” It’s