4:37 PM ET Minnesota Vikings running back Roc Thomas will be suspended for the first three games of the 2019 season without pay for violating the NFL’s policy and program on substances of abuse, the league announced Tuesday. Thomas, 23, was arrested on Jan. 16 and charged with felony drug possession after Dakota County police
4:08 PM BST South Africa prop Tendai Mtawarira is ready to give his “mind, body and soul” to the Springboks, and he has backed coach Rassie Erasmus to lead the team to Rugby World Cup glory in Japan. Known affectionately as “The Beast”, Mtawarira has recovered from a knee injury sustained in April to play
4:00 PM ET ESPN News Services The Atlanta Braves placed left-handed starting pitcher Max Fried on the 10-day injured list Tuesday with a blister on his left index finger. Fried, who is 10-4 with a 4.08 ERA in 19 starts this season, developed the blister in his start on Monday night against the Milwaukee Brewers.
7:45 AM ET Richard Mann Rafael dos Anjos avoided the first three-fight losing streak of his career with a gritty fourth round submission over Kevin Lee in May. In the process, he held on to his place as the UFC’s No. 4-ranked contender in the UFC welterweight division. In order to remain in the conversation
3:34 PM ET The Ottawa Senators acquired center Artem Anisimov from the Chicago Blackhawks on Tuesday for left wing Zack Smith. Anisimov, 31, appeared in 78 games, finishing with 15 goals and 22 assists, last season, his fourth with the Blackhawks. He has scored at least 20 goals four times in his career, including his
3:21 PM ET Associated Press NEWPORT, R.I. — Schools interested in joining the American Athletic Conference after Connecticut leaves can call commissioner Mike Aresco. The American will not be soliciting applications for membership. Aresco said Tuesday at the American media day that the league is leaning toward not replacing UConn and going forward with 11
3:14 PM ET Dion Waiters wrote on Instagram Monday that he read all the jokes on social media about his conditioning last season, but rather than “joining the circus,” he used it as motivation to improve his physique. The veteran Miami Heat guard, listed at 6-foot-4 and 215 pounds on the team’s roster, showed off
2:48 PM ET CLEMSON, S.C. — K.J. Henry could be the answer to one of the Clemson Tigers‘ biggest question marks entering fall camp, and coach Dabo Swinney said the former five-star recruit might not be ready to fill a hole at defensive end if he hadn’t asked to redshirt a year ago. Henry, who
2:49 PM ET So the domestic structure is being revamped again? Imagine my surprise! Well, yes, but this one might be different? Historically, the PCB has been revamping its domestic circuit every other year. The format of the first-class tournament has been tweaked with regions and departments playing separately one season and together another, like
1:42 PM ET Associated Press For the second straight year, Dustin Johnson received a trophy at The Open Championship. Johnson won the Mark H. McCormack Award again for spending the most weeks at No. 1 in the world in 2018 (35 weeks). He joins Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy as the only player to win