1:00 AM ET The ACC is top-heavy in terms of recruiting in the 2019 cycle. Clemson is the only team ranked in the top 10 of the class rankings, with 12 of the conference’s 34 ESPN 300 commitments. Compare that to the SEC, which has 116 ESPN 300 commitments, 53 for the Big Ten and
10:47 PM GMT ESPN staff Karmichael Hunt’s move to New South Wales Waratahs is official. The code-hopper was finally unveiled on Monday morning after months of speculation, the 32-year-old moving to Sydney on a one-year deal as part of a player swap that saw Waratahs utility Bryce Hegarty join the Reds. Super Rugby is back
7:41 PM ET NEW ORLEANS — Sean Payton said the NFL’s head of officials told him the officials “blew the call” by not penalizing the Los Angeles Rams for pass interference late in the fourth quarter of Sunday’s NFC Championship Game. And Payton said he and the New Orleans Saints will “probably never get over
7:17 PM ET Associated Press LA QUINTA, Calif. — Adam Long made a 14-foot birdie putt on the final hole Sunday to win the Desert Classic for his first PGA Tour title. Long closed with a 7-under 65 on the Stadium Course at PGA West to beat playing partners Phil Mickelson and Adam Hadwin by
7:01 PM ET Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia — Li Na is the first player from Asia elected to the International Tennis Hall of Fame. She joins Mary Pierce and Yevgeny Kafelnikov in the Class of 2019, which was announced Monday at the Australian Open. All three players won a pair of Grand Slam singles titles
11:23 PM ET MELBOURNE, Australia — Australia’s Ash Barty has fought back from a set down against Maria Sharapova to secure her passage into a maiden Grand Slam quarterfinal. Forget Bernard Tomic. Forget Lleyton Hewitt. Ash Barty deserves the attention and spotlight at this year’s Australian Open, writes Jake Michaels. The 22-year-old Australian gave up
11:14 AM ET Lindsey ThiryESPN Close Covered Rams for two years for Los Angeles Times Previously covered the Falcons Has covered the NBA and college football and basketball NEW ORLEANS — At the outset of the Los Angeles Rams‘ season, it was Super Bowl or bust. And Sunday, inside a sold-out and deafening Mercedes-Benz Superdome,
7:27 PM ET LOS ANGELES — Just when it looked like the Los Angeles Lakers were turning the corner on an injury-riddled season, Lonzo Ball is expected to miss four to six weeks with a Grade 3 left ankle sprain, the team announced Sunday. Lakers point guard Lonzo Ball was carried off the court by
6:00 PM ET Point guard Dennis Smith Jr. plans to rejoin the Dallas Mavericks for Tuesday’s home game against the LA Clippers, sources told ESPN. Coach Rick Carlisle informed the team about Smith’s pending return at Sunday’s practice in Milwaukee, stressing Smith’s value to the team and encouraging players to welcome him with open arms,