4:03 PM ET Associated Press BROSSARD, Quebec — Montreal Canadiens star goaltender Carey Price is expected to return to the lineup on Thursday night against the visiting Vancouver Canucks. But after missing the past three games with a lower-body injury, it’s not certain whether Price will start or back up Antti Niemi. “I’m going to
3:18 PM ET Michael C. Wright SAN ANTONIO — Spurs coach Gregg Popovich expressed no interest Wednesday in rehashing the past when his team hosts Kawhi Leonard and the Toronto Raptors on Thursday for the first time since it traded away the former franchise player. Asked whether he regretted the myriad circumstances that led to
12:00 AM ET PASADENA, Calif. — With 40 seconds left in the 105th Rose Bowl, Urban Meyer emphatically pumped his fists in the air one last time as Ohio State’s head coach with a victorious 28-23 score beaming on the north end zone scoreboard. As the clock ticked down to zero and Washington’s late comeback
2:36 PM ET The Seattle Mariners have been tearing down their major league roster this winter, so it was a modest surprise to hear they’d won the bidding for NPB star Yusei Kikuchi, posted this winter by the Seibu Lions, as he’s ready right now and could help a team looking to contend in 2019.
7:00 AM ET CHICAGO — Search “Cubs” in any social media platform these days, and you’re not going to find the same vibe that existed after the 2016 World Series. A team coming off a disappointing finish — combined with a quiet winter so far — is starting to feel the heat from an expectant
1:54 PM ET For many years Manny Pacquiao, the Filipino legend, was one of the most fearsome punchers in boxing. He destroyed quality fighters such as Miguel Cotto, Ricky Hatton, Oscar De La Hoya, Erik Morales and Marco Antonio Barrera as he moved up the scale to win world titles in a record eight weight
1:04 PM GMT England flanker Sam Underhill is a doubt for the Six Nations after Bath confirmed he had suffered ankle ligament damage. Underhill, 22, was hurt in Bath’s 23-16 win over Leicester Tigers in the Gallagher Premiership on Sunday and will now see a specialist to assess the extent of the injury. In a
9:39 AM ET Top seed Caroline Wozniacki cruised into the second round of the ASB Classic in Auckland with victory over Germany’s Laura Siegemund. World No. 3 Wozniacki was impressive as she wrapped up a 6-3, 6-2 victory in an hour and 20 minutes in her first match of 2019. The Dane lost in last
9:57 AM ET South Africa captain Faf du Plessis has pointed to the Indian Premier League as “a concern” in terms of managing the workloads of his bowlers ahead of the World Cup in England starting May 30. “The obvious one for me is the IPL,” du Plessis said. “The IPL is just before the
8:44 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Ramakant Achrekar, the coach who channeled Sachin Tendulkar’s cricketing pursuits by turning him from an aspiring fast bowler to a world-beating batsman, has died in Mumbai at the age of 87. Achrekar had been unwell for a while and had suffered from reduced mobility after a stroke in 2013. Achrekar’s