6:15 AM ET European Ryder Cup captain Padraig Harrington has backed Rory McIlroy‘s commitment to the team following the Northern Irishman’s recent comments about the European Tour. McIlroy told reporters at the season-opening Sentry Tournament of Champions last week that he saw the European Tour as a “stepping stone” to its U.S. equivalent, the PGA
3:11 AM ET Hours after he called Oklahoma City Thunder guard Dennis Schroder “gay,” Minnesota Timberwolves forward Andrew Wiggins sought to clarify his remark, saying early Wednesday morning that he wouldn’t use “any term to disrespect” the LGBT community. Wiggins made the remark about Schroder to reporters following the Wolves’ 119-117 win Tuesday over the
Jan 7, 2019 ESPNcricinfo staff Cricket West Indies (CWI) has been asked to “rescind” the appointment of Richard Pybus as national coach, with the Leewards Islands Cricket Board (LICB) saying he was “handpicked” by Dave Cameron, the CWI president, through an “unacceptable” process. “It is unfortunate, unacceptable and unethical for the CWI President to single-handedly
1:20 AM ET Associated Press SYDNEY — Ashleigh Barty broke Simona Halep‘s serve in the final game of the match to beat the No. 1-ranked Halep 6-4, 6-4 in a second-round match Wednesday at the Sydney International. It was Halep’s first match since October after a lengthy layoff because of a herniated disc in her
3:15 AM ET Turron DavenportESPN Close Covered Eagles for USA Today Covered the Ravens for Baltimore Times Played college football at Cheyney University NASHVILLE, Tenn. — It’s not unusual for successful teams to have assistant coaches plucked from their staffs. But it was a mild surprise for the Tennessee Titans — who didn’t make the
11:27 PM ET A PGA Tour event that was to be hosted by Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry has been put on hold for 2019 due to an inability to bring together all of the factors needed to stage a tournament in a short time frame. The tour confirmed in a statement Tuesday night
2:35 AM ET COSTA MESA, Calif. — A fan of mixed martial arts while growing up in Springfield, Massachusetts, Los Angeles Chargers receivers coach Phil McGeoghan uses a unique technique to help his players get separation: hand-to-hand combat. “It’s something we’ve evolved with and developed over the years, and it’s led me to some really
11:36 PM ET Associated Press EAST LANSING, Mich. — Michigan State defensive lineman Kenny Willekes says he’s returning for his senior season. pic.twitter.com/AfAv6moukv — Kendrick4️⃣8️⃣ (@kennyw97) January 9, 2019 Willekes, who broke his leg in the Spartans’ Redbox Bowl loss to Oregon, said on Twitter on Tuesday night that he doesn’t want his career at
ESPN FC’s Seb Salazar sits down with Guillermo Barros Schelotto to talk his move to LA Galaxy and what his objectives are for his first season in charge. New LA Galaxy coach Guillermo Barros Schelotto has hired his twin brother as an assistant and kept predecessor Dominic Kinnear on staff. Schelotto announced the hiring of
10:45 PM ET A deal for a fight between welterweight world titleholder and pound-for-pound star Terence Crawford and Amir Khan is close to being finalized, Top Rank chairman Bob Arum told ESPN on Tuesday night. “Everything looks good,” Arum said. “Hopefully, we’ll be able to make an announcement next week. It’s not done until it’s