7:48 PM ET ESPN News Services NEW YORK — Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin missed the club’s game against the New York Rangers on Tuesday night due to a lower body injury. It was the sixth time the Capitals played without Ovechkin this season, including four games last month following the death of his father.
6:25 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent MANCHESTER, England — Erling Haaland scored five times as Manchester City hammered RB Leipzig 7-0 to book their place in the Champions League quarterfinals. City reached the last eight for the sixth year in a row after Haaland found the net five times in under an hour at the Etihad
4:12 PM ET PHILADELPHIA — The Eagles have agreed to terms on a one-year deal with running back Rashaad Penny, a league source told ESPN, confirming multiple reports. Miles Sanders has been the lead back in Philadelphia for the past four seasons, posting 3,708 rushing yards and 20 touchdowns over that stretch. Sanders is a
7:02 PM ET Associated Press NORTH PORT, Fla. — The Atlanta Braves have optioned Ian Anderson to their Triple-A affiliate, the latest setback for a right-hander whose promising start included pitching five hitless innings in Game 3 of the 2021 World Series. The Braves announced Tuesday they had optioned both Anderson and right-hander Bryce Elder
6:41 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Manny Pacquiao, who announced his retirement in August 2021, plans to fight again, MP Promotions President Sean Gibbons told ESPN on Tuesday. Pacquiao, who turned 44 in December, is engaged in talks for a welterweight fight against U.K. star Conor Benn, Gibbons said. That fight is being eyed for June
3:38 PM ET Scoot Henderson, the projected No. 2 pick in the 2023 NBA draft, will not play the final five games of G League Ignite’s season, a league official told ESPN. The initiative to shut down Henderson, 19, comes from G League executives who feel Henderson has shown enough with his play this season.
4:28 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN A lightweight bout between Isaac Cruz and Giovanni Cabrera is set to take place this summer in the U.S., sources told ESPN. The fight is expected to take place in May or June, sources said. Cruz (24-2-1, 17 KOs), ESPN’s No. 5 lightweight, is best known for a close decision
4:40 PM BST The Ireland women’s rugby team will swap their traditional white shorts and make a permanent switch to navy shorts after players voiced concerns about period anxieties, the country’s rugby union (IRFU) said on Tuesday. The navy shorts will be worn for the first time by the team when they take on Wales
3:49 PM ET ATHENS, Ga. — The day before quarterback Stetson Bennett was scheduled to work out in front of NFL scouts and coaches at Georgia’s pro day on Wednesday, the Bulldogs started the process of trying to replace the quarterback who led them to back-to-back College Football Playoff national championships. As Georgia opened spring
2:59 PM ET ATHENS, Ga. — For the second time in as many weeks, Georgia coach Kirby Smart defended the culture of his program and said he and his staff have “complete control” of his players. Speaking to reporters at a news conference ahead of the start of spring practice Tuesday, Smart was repeatedly asked