9:15 PM ET Former Texas A&M Aggies starting quarterback Nick Starkel announced on Tuesday that he will explore joining another team as a graduate transfer with two years of eligibility remaining. Starkel, a third-year sophomore from Argyle, Texas, opened the 2017 season as the Aggies’ starting quarterback, but played sparingly in four games behind Kellen
8:48 PM ET Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia — Naomi Osaka reached her first semifinal at the Australian Open with a 6-4, 6-1 victory over Elina Svitolina on Wednesday. Osaka used her aggressive style and big hitting to compile a 31-11 edge in winners, including eight aces. The No. 4-seeded Osaka is the reigning US Open
6:31 PM ET Sarah Langs Hall of Fame voters from among the members of the Baseball Writers’ Association of America have spoken, electing four new members from the ballot, including Yankees closer Mariano Rivera, Mariners designated hitter Edgar Martinez, and rotation workhorses Mike Mussina and Roy Halladay. The BBWAA has elected 17 players to the
6:23 PM ET Associated Press WASHINGTON — There is still a chance San Jose Sharks defenseman Erik Karlsson takes part in NHL All-Star Weekend despite missing the final three games before the break with an injury. Sharks coach Peter DeBoer says Karlsson went back to California for more tests on what the team is calling
6:17 PM ET SAN DIEGO — The pain is gone — along with the doubts. While it has been more than four months since Tiger Woods competed in an official PGA Tour event, he makes his 2019 debut this week at the Farmers Insurance Open carrying over some momentum from 2018 and with far different
8:00 AM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN The precipitous parity in the National Hockey League means trade-deadline forecasts are forever changing. ‘Twas a time when Alexander Edler of the Vancouver Canucks looked destined to be moved, but now there’s talk of him receiving an extension. Several teams jockeying with the Canucks for the final few playoff spots
4:43 PM ET A lightweight fight between Justin Gaethje and Edson Barboza will headline UFC Fight Night on March 30 in Philadelphia, the promotion announced Tuesday. After UFC flyweight champion Henry Cejudo’s 32-second finish of bantamweight champ TJ Dillashaw in their Jan. 19 superfight, the two titleholders have swapped spots in the ESPN pound-for-pound MMA
9:59 AM ET Demetrious Johnson has moved on from the UFC’s flyweight division just as much as it has moved on from him. The UFC’s 125-pound weight class took center stage last week, in a way it never did during Johnson’s six-year reign as champion. Henry Cejudo defended the title against TJ Dillashaw on the
4:04 PM GMT ESPN staff Daan Human has joined the Bulls in a unique first for South African rugby, working as scrum coach for both the Super Rugby franchise and South African Guinness PRO14 side the Cheetahs. The former Stormers, Toulouse and South Africa prop will assist the Bulls two days a week while continuing
3:44 PM ET Former middleweight world titlist Billy Joe Saunders had his six-month suspension for a failed drug tested lifted by the WBO and the sanctioning organization named him its 160-pound mandatory title challenger in a ruling it issued Tuesday. Despite a Round 1 TKO loss in his last bout and not much success as