4:16 PM ET EAGAN, Minn. — Already without Stefon Diggs for a second straight day, the Minnesota Vikings got more bad news at the wide receiver position with Adam Thielen suffering an ankle injury in practice Wednesday. Thielen, whose overtime catch set the Vikings up for a 26-20 win against the New Orleans Saints in
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5:40 PM ET Siyun Liu, a senior at Wake Forest, is in position to become the first woman to earn any kind of status on a PGA Tour-sanctioned golf circuit after two rounds of the PGA Tour Series China qualifying tournament. Liu, 19, who plans to turn professional after her senior season this spring, has
4:11 PM GMT Munster and Ireland fly-half Joey Carbery will miss the 2020 Six Nations following surgery on a wrist ligament injury, the Irish club announced on Wednesday. With starting fly-half Johnny Sexton also sidelined as he recovers from knee ligament damage, Ireland head coach Andy Farrell faces a possible headache at the position ahead
3:05 PM ET Orlando Magic forward Al-Farouq Aminu had surgery Tuesday to repair a torn meniscus in his right knee and is out indefinitely, the team announced. Aminu has missed 19 games after suffering the injury on Nov. 29 against the Toronto Raptors. He’ll be re-evaluated in about 12 weeks the team said. Aminu, 29,
3:01 PM ET ESPN News Services RALEIGH, N.C. — Justin Williams is back with the Carolina Hurricanes. The question now is how long it will take him to be ready for game action. The 38-year-old former captain said Wednesday he isn’t sure exactly when he’ll be ready to play, though he has been skating and
1:58 PM ET Georgia sophomore offensive lineman Cade Mays has entered the NCAA transfer portal and plans to transfer to Tennessee, sources told ESPN. Mays, who played in all 14 games for the Bulldogs this past season, is a native of Knoxville, Tennessee. His younger brother, Cooper, signed with the Volunteers during the early signing
6:08 PM GMT Might we have just witnessed a changing of the guard? In the dying moments of the second Test, England had a slip cordon that included Ollie Pope (aged 22 and playing his fifth Test), Zak Crawley (aged 21 and playing his second), Dom Bess (aged 22 and playing his third) and Dom
1:32 PM GMT New France coach Fabien Galthie named a young 42-man squad spearheaded by Charles Ollivon for this year’s Six Nations, featuring 19 uncapped players. Toulon back-row Ollivon, who has played just 11 times for France, has battled injury throughout his career but made three impressive appearances for France during the Rugby World Cup
Nov 28, 2019 Editor’s note: This panel was originally published on November 28, 2019. Conor McGregor is back. After what seemed like endless speculation, hints and callouts, the announcement was made on Thursday: McGregor will face Donald Cerrone on Jan. 18 in Las Vegas. This will be McGregor’s first fight since he lost to Khabib
Nov 28, 2019 Jeff Wagenheim When Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone steps inside the Octagon to face Conor McGregor on Jan. 18, it will be his sixth fight in 14 months. Too much for a 36-year-old? No, that’s just “Cowboy” being “Cowboy.” Since his UFC debut in 2011, Cerrone has fought four or more times in six
EDGEWOOD, New Mexico — Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone is the most successful fighter in UFC history, based on number of wins. He’s also the craziest fighter in UFC history, based on, well, just about everything. Want to hear a wild story about Cowboy? How much time have you got? Over the years, Cerrone has shared tales
9:30 AM GMT Italy’s most-capped player Sergio Parisse will retire after this year’s Six Nations, ending his 18-year international career in front of home fans in the Stadio Olimpico. The 36-year-old was set to retire after the Rugby World Cup in Japan but was unable to play a farewell match when Italy’s final pool game
8:59 AM ET There are thousands of professional boxers in the world. Some are internationally known and heralded while others are just getting their first professional bouts under their belts. The very best stand out among the weight classes and hold their titles high, and the elite of the elite are given pound-for-pound status. Who
8:17 AM ET Steve KimESPN There are thousands of professional boxers in the world. Some are internationally known and heralded while others are just getting their first professional bouts under their belts. The very best stand out among the weight classes and hold their titles high, and the elite of the elite are given pound-for-pound
8:17 AM ET NEW YORK — One month after he was fired as head coach of the New York Knicks, David Fizdale said that he has “no ill feelings” toward the organization. Speaking for the first time about his firing on ESPN’s Golic and Wingo, the 45-year-old Fizdale said that he understood that the decision
8:00 AM ET Joe Burrow was on a recruiting visit to Louisiana. As a kid from Ohio, he wanted a taste of the local culture. And if anyone knew Louisiana culture, it’s Ed Orgeron, the LSU coach who grew up in bayou country and now leads the state’s beloved football program. So when the pair
8:00 AM ET A small army of third basemen has been on the move this winter. Anthony Rendon got the biggest deal ever doled out by Arte Moreno and signed with the Angels. Josh Donaldson is weighing nine-figure offers from the Braves and Nationals. The Cubs have made it known they’re ready to deal Kris
8:21 AM ET Associated Press PRAGUE — An appeals court in the Czech Republic on Wednesday upheld a lower court conviction of a man for knifing two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova in her home and increased his sentence from eight to 11 years in prison. The regional court in the city of Brno ruled in