12:09 PM ET Vera Lapko became the last remaining seed to fall at the Tashkent Open as she was defeated by Mona Barthel in Uzbekistan. The No. 2 seed lost in straight sets 6-3, 7-5 to crash out in the quarterfinal stage while Barthel progressed to her first semifinal since February. “It feels great to
12:49 PM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — There’s progress with Aaron Rodgers‘ left knee. For the first time since the Packers quarterback injured his knee in Week 1, he will practice before the team’s weekly Saturday session. An effective running game could help Rodgers through his left knee injury which will continue to limit him,
1:08 PM ET Associated Press WUHAN, China — Ashleigh Barty and Wang Qiang both reached the semifinals at the Wuhan Open on Thursday. Ashleigh Barty won four of the last five games on Thursday to reach the semifinals of the Wuhan Open. Photo by NICOLAS ASFOURI / AFP)NICOLAS ASFOURI/AFP/Getty Images Barty, last year’s runner-up, won four
8:00 AM ET COSTA MESA, Calif. — One person who will intently watch San Francisco 49ers quarterback C.J. Beathard make his first start this season is former Los Angeles Chargers general manager Bobby Beathard. Bobby Beathard is C.J. Beathard’s grandfather, and he said he checks in with his grandson once a week. Recently inducted into
8:00 AM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — After an up-and-down rookie year that saw him start five games, lead the San Francisco 49ers to their first win of the season and then be replaced by Jimmy Garoppolo, quarterback C.J. Beathard returned to his home state of Tennessee. Niners tight end George Kittle, receiver Trent Taylor
12:43 PM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Carolina Panthers on Thursday signed Pro Bowl free-agent safety Eric Reid, who was not re-signed by the San Francisco 49ers in the offseason amid the controversy of his grievance with the NFL. In 2016, Reid was the first player to join former 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick in kneeling
12:35 PM ET Danyal Rasool Mohammad Amir will not be part of the side that takes on Australia in two Test matches next month. The 26-year-old, who has missed just one Test since his comeback to international cricket in 2016, appears to have paid the price for his poor ODI form in the recent Asia
12:08 PM ET The Minnesota Timberwolves‘ asking price to trade All-Star forward Jimmy Butler remains quality veterans, top prospects, future assets and salary-cap relief, which is presently too steep of a package for interested teams, league sources told ESPN. Throughout trade talks, Minnesota Timberwolves president and coach Tom Thibodeau has continued to try to recruit
10:52 AM ET Doug Kezirian Las Vegas oddsmakers are seeing more than just a customary No. 1 ranking and undefeated record for the Alabama Crimson Tide. Thanks to a dynamic quarterback and atypical offense, they see a historically good team that is forcing them to adapt their bookmaking approach. Ed Salmons, head oddsmaker at the
11:06 AM ET ESPN News Services GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Former Florida Gators running back Adarius Lemons has been charged with slamming his girlfriend into walls and choking her. Lemons left the team after a loss to Kentucky this month. He is charged with battery by strangulation, battery and criminal mischief. He was arrested Wednesday and