3:11 AM GMT ESPN staff Israel Folau and Rugby Australia [RA] have ended the biggest feud in Australian sport, after the two parties reach a confidential settlement following the former Wallabies star’s social media posts and his subsequent sacking. A Rugby Australia statement on Wednesday afternoon said both parties acknowledged the harm they had caused
2:16 AM ET SAN JOSE — Capitals coach Todd Reirden said that Sharks forward Evander Kane‘s hit to the head of defenseman Radko Gudas on Tuesday night is something the league will have to “deal with.” With just over five minutes left in the game, Kane and Gudas were skating to a loose puck. Kane
7:02 PM ET With Ohio State, LSU, Clemson and Georgia remaining atop the College Football Playoff rankings, Alabama‘s loss to Auburn opened the door for Utah and Oklahoma to move up to No. 5 and No. 6, respectively, entering this weekend’s conference championship games. Taking advantage of Minnesota‘s loss to Wisconsin, Baylor moved up two
3:16 PM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Carolina Panthers owner David Tepper began to contemplate firing coach Ron Rivera a few weeks ago, after a home loss to a two-win Atlanta team followed by a meeting with reporters in which he said long-term mediocrity wouldn’t be tolerated. On Tuesday, two days after a 29-21 home loss
10:00 PM ET The Philadelphia Flyers say forward Michael Raffl broke his finger during Tuesday night’s 6-1 win against the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs and will miss about four weeks. Raffl appeared to suffer the injury late in the second period and didn’t return. The 31-year-old Raffl has three goals and six assists this season,
9:13 PM ET Andrew LopezESPN NEW ORLEANS — It has been just over six weeks since New Orleans Pelicans rookie Zion Williamson had surgery to repair the injured meniscus in his right knee. The Pelicans initially put a six-to-eight-week timetable on Williamson’s return, and a source told ESPN that the No. 1 overall pick has
8:54 PM ET Associated Press SYDNEY — Adam Scott, Sergio Garcia, Ernie Els and other players at this week’s Australian Open could have another course hazard to contend with: smoke from nearby bushfires. A temperature inversion that formed over Sydney on Monday night trapped smoke in the region on Tuesday and caused considerable haze during
7:40 PM ET Penn State junior defensive end Yetur Gross-Matos announced Tuesday that he will enter the 2020 NFL draft. Gross-Matos, a first-team selection for the All-Big Ten defensive team, led the Nittany Lions with 8.5 sacks and 14 tackles for loss this season. He is ranked third on ESPN draft insider Mel Kiper’s list
7:16 PM ET KANSAS CITY, Mo. — With injuries mounting at running back, the Kansas City Chiefs signed veteran Spencer Ware. Ware played for the Chiefs from 2015 through last season and led the team in rushing in 2016 with 921 yards. Injuries to Damien Williams (rib) and Darrel Williams (hamstring) left the Chiefs before
11:00 PM GMT Jeetan Patel has been appointed as England’s spin-bowling consultant for the tours of South Africa and Sri Lanka. Patel, who performed a similar role during the T20I leg of England’s tour of New Zealand, will join the England squad on December 24 ahead of the first Test in Centurion on Boxing Day.