1:50 PM ET The NCAA’s top decision-makers voted unanimously Tuesday to allow college athletes to profit from their name, image and likeness “in a manner consistent with the collegiate model.” The board directed the three separate divisions of college sports to immediately begin figuring out how to update their rules in a way that maintains
1:35 PM ET ESPN News Services HOUSTON — A Houston Rockets fan has been charged with assault after allegedly punching a New Orleans Pelicans coach at the end of a game between the teams. Prosecutors charged Manuel Garcia with misdemeanor assault for allegedly punching Pelicans assistant coach Joe Boylan in the face Saturday. Garcia’s girlfriend
9:19 AM GMT Cricket South Africa (CSA) will launch an inquiry into the Cobras’ team selection, which saw them miss their transformation target in the ongoing four-day, first-class fixture against the Warriors at home. The Cobras took to the field with two black African players, Thando Ntini and Tladi Bokako, one short of CSA’s requirement
8:30 AM ET If you didn’t know better, you might be hard-pressed to believe that top-ranked Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal are in the throes of a struggle with enormous implications for their respective legacies. Should Nadal win the Paris Masters (where Djokovic is top seed) for the first time in his career this week,
9:40 AM ET Associated Press SHENZHEN, China — World No. 1 Ashleigh Barty was upset by late substitute Kiki Bertens 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 at the WTA Finals on Tuesday. Bertens arrived at the elite tournament as an alternate, and has suddenly jumped into title contention with the other seven players in the draw. She took
12:09 PM ET Nathan MacKinnon has now lost all his linemates. The Colorado Avalanche announced Tuesday that forward Gabriel Landeskog is out indefinitely with a lower-body injury. The news comes after star winger Mikko Rantanen was ruled week-to-week with a lower-body injury last week. It’s not clear when Landeskog, the Avs’ captain, was injured. The
11:46 AM ET Conor McGregor announced his UFC return for Jan. 18 in Las Vegas, but didn’t name his opponent. Now it seems like one has emerged. ESPN reported last week that Donald Cerrone was the front-runner to fight McGregor, and Cerrone all but confirmed that Tuesday in a video interview with TMZ. Cerrone said
4:32 AM ET MEXICO CITY — Toro Rosso driver Daniil Kvyat issued an expletive in the direction of the stewards after being issued the penalty which dropped him out of the points at the Mexican Grand Prix. Kvyat clashed with Renault’s Nico Hulkenberg on the final corner of the final lap, sending the German driver’s
11:50 AM ET The storyline of the Mexican Grand Prix revolved around two drivers. Taken to an extreme, it was almost pantomime, with Max Verstappen cast as the villain and Lewis Hamilton as the hero. Look beyond the headlines, however, and they were also the two outstanding on-track performers of the weekend. But the fact
10:13 AM ET When Tiger Woods hit his opening tee shot in the water at the 10th to start the Zozo Championship, it certainly was not an ideal beginning. That led to a bogey, and when he snapped his tee shot on the second hole (the 11th at the Narashino Country Club) into the trees