1:45 AM ET Tennis legend Ken Rosewall fears an underdone Nick Kyrgios looms as Australian Open fodder if the mercury rises as usual for the summer grand slam in Melbourne. Kyrgios barely picked up a racquet last month, preferring to spend his off-season playing basketball before a Christmas-time spider bite further restricted his court time
11:15 PM ET The Cleveland Cavaliers said Thursday that All-Star forward Kevin Love has been cleared to progress in his rehab from left foot surgery after receiving positive results in a follow-up consultation earlier this week. In a statement released Thursday night, the Cavs said that Love met with Dr. Martin O’Malley at the Hospital
10:26 PM ET Kevin Na withdrew from the Sentry Tournament of Champions in Kapalua, Hawaii, before his scheduled tee time Thursday because of a fractured bone in his right pinkie finger. Na told the Golf Channel that he injured the finger last week and estimated he would miss about four weeks. He was in the
10:00 PM ET ESPN News Services Breakout Vancouver Canucks rookie Elias Pettersson has exited Thursday night’s game against the Montreal Canadiens and will not return. Elias Pettersson completed a hat trick in overtime, and the Vancouver Canucks held off the Ottawa Senators 4-3 on Wednesday night. Pettersson suffered a lower-body injury in the second period
8:50 PM ET Steve KimESPN Badou Jack (22-1, 13 KOs) faces Marcus Browne (22-0, 16 KOs) for the WBA interim title on January 19th at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas as the featured undercard bout on the Manny Pacquiao-Adrien Broner card. Jack and Browne, ranked first and second, respectively, in both the WBC and
9:01 PM ET HOUSTON — The last time the Houston Cougars completed a coaching search, the school’s president made no secret of the school’s expectations, noting that 8-4 records will get a coach fired. When new Houston coach Dana Holgorsen — who just came off an 8-4 season at West Virginia — was asked why
8:12 PM ET Associated Press ST. LOUIS — The St. Louis Blues acquired goalie Jared Coreau from the Anaheim Ducks on Thursday for future considerations. Coreau will report to the San Antonio Rampage of the American Hockey League. The 27-year-old goalie was 3-6-2 with a 3.57 goals-against average this season for the San Diego Gulls
7:43 PM ET Texas A&M running back Trayveon Williams, the SEC’s leading rusher this past season, will forego his senior season and enter April’s NFL draft, he announced in a video on Twitter on Thursday. Williams, a 5-foot-9, 200-pound junior from Houston, rushed for 1,760 yards with 18 touchdowns on 271 attempts in 13 games.
3:32 PM ET NFL Nation reporters assess the biggest injuries across the league for wild-card weekend. Read through all 12 teams (including those on a bye this weekend), or skip ahead to a particular matchup by clicking on the logos here: Colts: Starting center Ryan Kelly and safety Clayton Geathers were both full participants in
8:19 PM ET Mitchell Lamb SATURDAY’S BEST Gold Coast Race 9 No.4 Unlikely Story (Brad Stewart) – $3.60 From early on, I’ve had a pretty decent opinion of Unlikely Story and I certainly don’t think we’ve seen him reach his ceiling yet. Saturday represents a good opportunity for the striking chestnut to take another step