2:09 AM ET SALT LAKE CITY — Golden State Warriors superstar guard Stephen Curry believes his team is close to finding its collective rhythm but admits the group needs to find its “edge” again in order to start rattling off wins at the same clip as in years past. “A lot of it’s just getting
9:32 PM GMT England’s Premiership Rugby has completed what it described on Wednesday as a “landmark” investment deal with private equity company CVC Capital Partners. Premiership Rugby said in a statement that CVC had bought a minority shareholding, which British media reported to be worth more than 200 million pounds ($252.54 million). The investment is
8:52 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN BOSTON — Boston Celtics center Aron Baynes is out indefinitely with a fractured fourth metacarpal in his left hand. Baynes, who has been starting in place of injured star Al Horford, left Wednesday night’s game against the Phoenix Suns just over two minutes into the first quarter after a dunk.
8:30 PM ET ATHENS, Georgia — Georgia coach Kirby Smart said freshman quarterback Justin Fields will accompany the No. 5 Bulldogs to the Allstate Sugar Bowl in New Orleans on New Year’s Day. But it’s looking more and more likely that it will be Fields’ final game with the Bulldogs. Smart acknowledged that Fields, the
7:46 PM ET Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Demetrious Johnson and Eddie Alvarez will make their One Championship debuts at the mixed martial arts promotion’s first show in Japan on March 31. One Championship on Wednesday revealed several bout matchups to The Associated Press for its landmark event in Tokyo. The show at the Ryogoku
7:31 PM ET The much-discussed fight between junior lightweight world titleholder Gervonta “Tank” Davis and former three-division world titlist Abner Mares is on. Mares will move up in weight from the featherweight division to challenge Davis for his belt in a Showtime-televised main event on Feb. 9 at the Dignity Health Sports Park — the
7:00 PM ET After the first day of the early signing period, 238 of the ESPN 300 prospects signed national letters of intent. That number is up from 221 last year and doesn’t leave many highly ranked recruits for programs to sign during the February signing period. While the early signing period is open through
6:59 PM ET KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes, who recently declared his love for ketchup on such foods as steak and macaroni and cheese, has an endorsement deal for the product. Hunt’s announced Mahomes is a “brand ambassador” for their ketchup. Who else would you rather have passing you the ketchup? Welcome
7:30 PM ET NEW YORK — Manny Machado’s free-agent tour continued Wednesday afternoon when he made a stop at Yankee Stadium to meet with the second of his three suitors, the New York Yankees. He first dropped by the Chicago White Sox‘s facility on Monday. Machado’s brother-in-law, Yonder Alonso, was just signed last week by
6:34 PM ET Former Detroit Lions wide receiver Titus Young was released from the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation last week after serving almost half of his four-year prison sentence for battery with serious injury. The 29-year-old Young had previously been denied parole in February for the fight he was sentenced to prison for