1:07 AM ET Naomi Osaka has lamented having a poor attitude her upset semifinal loss to world No.27 Lesia Tsurenko at the Brisbane International. The US Open champion was dominated by the unseeded Ukranian, making 26 unforced errors to lose 6-2 6-4 in 66 minutes at Pat Rafter Arena on Saturday. Lesia Tsurenko during the
11:48 PM ET Houston Texans wide receiver Keke Coutee is expected to be active and play in Saturday’s wild-card playoff game against the Indianapolis Colts, a source told ESPN’s Dan Graziano. Coutee is officially questionable on the injury report with a hamstring injury that has sidelined him for the Texans’ last five games. Texans coach
10:36 PM ET Associated Press KAPALUA, Hawai’i — Gary Woodland chipped in for the first of five consecutive birdies on the back nine Friday on his way to another 6-under 67 that gave him a three-shot lead going into the weekend at the Sentry Tournament of Champions. Just about everyone in the winners-only field at
8:00 PM ET Associated Press ARLINGTON, Texas — The Texas Rangers acquired right-handed pitcher Luke Farrell on a waiver claim Friday from the Los Angeles Angels. Texas also signed right-handers Adrian Sampson and Rafael Montero to minor league contracts with invitations to major league spring training. Farrell, the son of former big league manager John
6:56 PM ET NEW YORK — Infielder Manny Machado might still be a free agent whom the New York Yankees desire, but the recently signed Troy Tulowitzki will open spring training next month with a legitimate chance to be the team’s “everyday shortstop,” general manager Brian Cashman said Friday. It was while speaking to reporters
6:05 PM ET Three-time Pro Bowler DeMarco Murray is returning to football, this time as an assistant at the University of Arizona. The Wildcats announced Friday that Murray will join Kevin Sumlin’s staff as running backs coach. “DeMarco brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to our running back room,” Sumlin said in a statement.
5:59 PM ET ESPN News Services ATHENS, Ga. — Georgia wide receivers Riley Ridley and Mecole Hardman and tight end Isaac Nauta are skipping their senior seasons to enter the NFL draft, taking away three of the Bulldogs’ top receivers. All three announced the decisions Friday on their respective Twitter accounts. “I could not imagine
6:23 PM ET Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting has slammed the reaction Virat Kohli got from the Sydney crowd as “disgraceful”. Kohli walked out to a mix of cheers and loud boos from the SCG crowd on Thursday. He was subject of “Kohli is a w***er” chants in Melbourne, and was booed in Perth. “If
3:34 PM ET Ramona Shelburne Close ESPN Senior Writer Senior writer for ESPN.com Spent seven years at the Los Angeles Daily News Adrian Wojnarowski Philadelphia 76ers All-Star Jimmy Butler has aggressively challenged coach Brett Brown on his role in the offense, complicating an already tenuous chemistry among the team’s Big 3 hierarchy, league sources told
8:00 AM ET MITCHELL TRUBISKY’S POSTGAME media conferences are mind-numbing exercises in amiable banality. He greets every question with a cheery and time-buying “For sure” and then proceeds to break it down to its least interesting parts. This is by design — he’d never allow himself to give anything away. Apart from the crowd, Trubisky