2:40 PM ET Texas State is finalizing an agreement with West Virginia offensive coordinator Jake Spavital to become the Bobcats’ next head coach, sources tell ESPN. Spavital, 33, would replace Everett Withers, fired Nov. 18 after three seasons with the school. USA Today first reported Spavital’s expected move to Texas State. Houston offensive coordinator Kendal
2:21 PM ET Nick DePaulaESPN After a stalemate over long-term extension talks with current endorser Jordan Brand, Toronto Raptors All-Star wing Kawhi Leonard has agreed to a multi-year shoe deal with re-emerging brand New Balance, according to league sources. The deal was first reported by Yahoo Sports. “It’s not official,” Leonard said at Wednesday morning’s
12:27 PM ET The drama surrounding Mithali Raj has taken another twist with head coach Ramesh Powar revealing the player had threatened to pull out of the Women’s World T20 and announce retirement in case she was not allowed to open. Powar has also said that Raj, who is India’s ODI captain, should stop “blackmailing
Unai Emery reinforced his decision to omit Mesut Ozil from the starting line-up after Arsenal beat Bournemouth 2-1 in the Premier League. Ukrainian club Vorskla Poltava have said they cannot guarantee that their Europa League game against Arsenal on Thursday will go ahead as planned. UEFA moved the game from Poltava to the capital, Kiev,
11:49 AM ET UFC featherweight Renato Moicano will serve as a backup to the main event at UFC 231 next weekend in Toronto, the promotion announced Wednesday. Moicano (13-1-1), of Brazil, was supposed to fight Mirsad Bektic at UFC 231, however Bektic withdrew due to injury. Rather than pull Moicano off the card, the UFC
12:14 PM ET Boston Bruins defenseman Kevan Miller is expected to be out until at least January after he was struck in the throat by a puck during Monday’s game. The Bruins said a CT scan revealed a cartilage injury to the larynx after he was hit by a John Tavares shot in the first
12:31 PM ET UFC star Conor McGregor has been banned from driving for six months after pleading guilty to speeding. McGregor, 30, admitted to driving his Range Rover at 154kph (96mph) in a 100kph (60mph) zone in October 2017 in Co. Kildare, Ireland. The former UFC featherweight and lightweight champion was also fined €1,000 (£880).
4:06 AM ET Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel has admitted he underperformed at times during the 2018 Formula One season and says he needs time to recover from an “exhausting year”. Despite a strong first half to the year, Vettel was out of title contention with two rounds remaining as he failed to match eventual champion Lewis
Following their defeat in Paris, Craig Burley and the FC crew assess how Liverpool played into PSG’s hands by failing to slow down their star-studded opposition. Paris Saint-Germain superstar Neymar said he was “not 100 percent” after his team beat Liverpool 2-1 in Champions League Group C on Wednesday to go second ahead of the
9:53 AM ET ABU DHABI — Ferrari’s new signing Charles Leclerc finished at the top of the timesheets on the final day of Formula One action in 2018. The second day of Abu Dhabi’s post-season test saw all ten teams take to the Yas Marina circuit as they continued to gain an understanding of next