4:45 AM GMT Rugby Australia has resisted Jake White’s gun-for-hire offer and ruled out making a play for South Africa’s former World Cup-winning coach to take charge of the Wallabies. RA boss Raelene Castle had agreed to a telephone hook-up with White following an approach from the former Springboks and Brumbies mentor. But that hook-up
3:29 AM ET Jake McLeod continued his strong home season with a 6-under-par 66 to take a share of the lead alongside compatriot Matt Jager after the first round of the Australian PGA Championship on the Gold Coast Thursday. Queenslander McLeod, who claimed his maiden professional title at the New South Wales Open earlier this
2:10 AM ET Bellator MMA bantamweight champion Darrion Caldwell will face Rizin Fighting Federation’s Kyoji Horiguchi in a cross-promotional arrangement on Dec. 31 in Saitama, Japan, the two promotions announced Wednesday. Caldwell (13-1) and Horiguchi (25-2) will compete for Rizin’s inaugural 135-pound championship. Caldwell’s Bellator title will not be on the line. “Bellator wants to
1:40 AM ET Trinity High School in Louisville, Kentucky, canceled Thursday classes after an alleged threat was made against the school on Twitter due to football coach Jeff Brohm’s decision to turn down the University of Louisville job and instead remain at Purdue University. Brohm attended Trinity, as did his brothers, Greg and Brian, and
12:15 AM ET HOUSTON — For the Houston Rockets, the best thing about their fourth consecutive loss was that it was lopsided enough for coach Mike D’Antoni to decide to pull his overworked starters with more than seven minutes remaining. The injury-riddled Rockets’ lack of depth was exposed in Wednesday’s 128-108 loss to the Dallas
11:54 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — Coming off one of their worst-attended games of the past decade, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers will be giving away free tickets to this week’s game against the Carolina Panthers, team officials told ESPN. Season-ticket holders received notices that they are eligible to receive two free tickets Sunday and have
11:16 PM ET Associated Press KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Quarterback Will McBride says on social media he’s transferring from Tennessee after a season in which he didn’t appear in a single game. In a tweet Wednesday announcing his departure, McBride said he’d “learned a lot” during his two years at Tennessee and that “I will always
11:09 PM ET Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY — Russell Westbrook moved into a tie for third place on the NBA list for triple-doubles with 23 points, 19 rebounds and 15 assists, and the Oklahoma City Thunder completed a regular-season sweep of the short-handed Cleveland Cavaliers with a 100-83 victory Wednesday night. Westbrook’s triple-double was his
9:26 AM ET Bob PockrassNASCAR Close • NASCAR writer for ESPN.com• 2009, 2013 NMPA Writer of the Year• More than 25 years experience covering motorsports LAS VEGAS — NASCAR will laud 28-year-old Joey Logano as its Cup series champion Thursday night, and Logano has a pretty simple idea of what type of champion he wants to be over
10:22 PM ET FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. — The experience of having twin sons born prematurely has given Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan every reason to support those who have gone through or will experience the same. Ryan, as part of the NFL’s “My Cause, My Cleats” campaign, will wear a pair of two-tone blue cleats