VAR denied Newcastle Jets a point after Ben Kennedy saved a penalty to seal all three points for the Central Coast Mariners. Perth Glory move nine points clear at the top of the Hyundai A-League with a 2-0 win over Adelaide United. Kevin Muscat has responded to Melbourne Victory’s month of inertia by challenging his
2:09 AM ET PHILADELPHIA — Tevin Farmer retained his IBF junior lightweight title Friday with a unanimous 12-round decision over Jono Carroll by scores of 117-110, 117-111 and 117-111 at the Liacouras Center. The fight seemed closer than the scores would suggest but was not a robbery. Carroll — a native of Dublin, Ireland, who
1:32 AM ET ESPN News Services Lynn Swann, hired by the USC Trojans three years ago to run an athletic department all too familiar with scandal, says he won’t resign in the face of more of it. Swann, speaking to the Los Angeles Times about the college admissions bribery case in which a senior associate
1:09 AM ET ESPN News Services Lynn Swann, hired by the USC Trojans three years ago to run an athletic department all too familiar with scandal, says he won’t resign in the face of more of it. Swann, speaking to the Los Angeles Times about the college admission bribery case in which a senior associate
12:56 AM ET LOS ANGELES — Clippers head coach Doc Rivers and Chicago Bulls coach Jim Boylen were both ejected Friday night after what appeared to be a heated exchange near midcourt during their game at Staples Center. Their ejections occurred with 1 minute, 14 seconds left in the third quarter, soon after Clippers forward
12:52 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff David White, the CEO of New Zealand Cricket, has said “everything changes now” in terms of security around sports teams coming to the country in the wake of the terror attack in Christchurch which killed 49 people and saw the Bangladesh squad come very close to being caught up in
8:13 PM ET LONDON — Ben Askren flew to England for the first time in his life this week, and everybody knows exactly why he did it — but it’s still fun to hear him say it matter-of-factly. “I am here, in London, because I’m trying to pick a fight,” Askren beams. Askren (19-0) came
11:22 PM ET Associated Press DETROIT — The Detroit Red Wings recalled defenseman Brian Lashoff from Grand Rapids of the AHL. The Red Wings announced the move Friday night, saying Lashoff was being recalled under emergency conditions. Detroit hosts the New York Islanders on Saturday. Lashoff hasn’t played for the Red Wings yet this season.
Wolves comfortably beat a listless Manchester United 2-1 at Molineux to move on to the semifinals of the FA Cup. WOLVERHAMPTON, England — Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has earned all the praise he has received during his three months as Manchester United’s caretaker manager and he has put himself in pole position to land the job
10:41 PM ET Associated Press WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Houston Astros manager AJ Hinch called umpire Angel Hernandez “unprofessional” and “arrogant” after being ejected in the first inning of Friday night’s split-squad game against St. Louis. Hinch was tossed following one pitch in the bottom of the first inning. “The fact that he wanted