8:42 PM GMT South Africa fans give the Rugby World Cup-winning Springboks a heroes welcome at O.R. Tambo Airport in Johannesburg. Sydney Seshibedi/Gallo Images/Getty Images JOHANNESBURG — South Africa’s underprivileged children should “keep dreaming and keep believing”, Springboks captain Siya Kolisi said as he carried the Rugby World Cup trophy through thousands of fans on the
8:41 PM ET A Las Vegas casino is suing Evander Kane, claiming the San Jose Sharks forward failed to pay back $500,000 in gambling markers given to him in April. According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas filed the lawsuit against Kane on Monday, saying he took out eight separate credits
5:12 PM ET DAVIE, Fla. — The Miami Dolphins have waived defensive tackle Robert Nkemdiche after playing just two games with the team. Nkemdiche played just three defensive snaps in the Dolphins’ 26-18 win over the New York Jets, and 18 defensive snaps with the Dolphins overall. He didn’t perform well in games or in
7:20 AM ET When I spoke to Conor McGregor on Dec. 12, 2015, after he knocked out Jose Aldo, he said something that has always stuck with me: “Questions are good, like options are good. In the fight business, questions and options, I’m happy that there’s both.” I’d never heard someone break down the best
4:37 PM ET Turron DavenportESPN Close Covered Eagles for USA Today Covered the Ravens for Baltimore Times Played college football at Cheyney University NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee Titans placed cornerback Malcolm Butler on injured reserve Tuesday. The team re-signed cornerback Tye Smith to take Butler’s spot on the 53-man roster. Butler broke his wrist
3:59 PM ET Associated Press ST. LOUIS — Cardinals manager Mike Shildt has been given a new three-year contract through the 2022 season. Shildt was hired in 2018 and his initial deal ran through 2020. At its end-of-season news conference Tuesday, St. Louis announced president of baseball operations John Mozeliak received a three-year extension through
4:03 PM ET Associated Press TORONTO — Maple Leafs captain John Tavares is set to return to the lineup Tuesday night after missing seven games with a broken finger. The star center says he has made “really good progress” and is looking forward to the game against the Los Angeles Kings. Tavares was hurt Oct.
3:50 PM ET Portland Trail Blazers forward Zach Collins will miss around four months after undergoing surgery to repair his left labrum, the team announced on Tuesday. Collins dislocated his shoulder in the third quarter of a game in Dallas on Oct. 27. Collins will begin a treatment and rehabilitation process and will be re-evaluated
10:04 AM ET WBO junior lightweight world titleholder Jamel Herring faces Lamont Roach Jr. in the main event of a Top Rank on ESPN+ card at Chukchansi Park in Fresno, California, on Saturday at 10 p.m. ET. The undercard will air at 6:30 p.m. ET, also on ESPN+. Herring (20-2, 10 KOs), 34, won the
3:34 PM ET One year after Tony Harrison won a heavily disputed decision and a junior middleweight world title in upset fashion against Jermell Charlo, they will meet again in a rematch on Dec. 21. The rematch was originally scheduled to take place on June 23 at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, but Harrison withdrew