Babar Azam will replace Wahab Riaz as Peshawar Zalmi’s captain for the upcoming season of the Pakistan Super League. After trading in Babar from Karachi Kings in exchange for Shoaib Malik and Haider Ali, the franchise continues a transformation that started in 2021 in the hope to form a new core. Zalmi won the title
12:58 PM ET Former Michigan tight end Erick All announced on Wednesday that he is transferring to Iowa. He’s joining former Wolverines quarterback Cade McNamara, who also transferred to play for the Hawkeyes this offseason All entered the transfer portal on Dec. 5 and released a statement regarding his departure that read, in part: “Not
11:00 AM ET Nearly 40 members of the stock car community met on Dec. 14, 1947 to form what would become NASCAR. ISC Archives/CQ-Roll Call Group via Getty Images December 14, 1947 was a Sunday afternoon. Yes, most of the men who gathered in Daytona Beach, Fla. on that chilly, gray day were dressed in suits.
12:19 PM ET ESPN News Services After missing 11 games with a left ankle sprain, Charlotte point guard LaMelo Ball, who has been upgraded to questionable for Wednesday’s game vs. Detroit, is “hopeful” to make his return to the lineup, a source told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Ball will warm up prior to the game to
8:00 AM ET Picture this: Zion Williamson vs. Ja Morant in this year’s Western Conference finals. The New Orleans Pelicans and Memphis Grizzlies look capable of bringing that showdown to NBA audiences this year with their recent surge to the top of the West standings. Then again, just a few weeks ago, some were quivering
11:00 AM ET Pete ThamelESPN Clemson junior linebacker Trenton Simpson is declaring for the NFL draft, he told ESPN on Wednesday. Simpson wasn’t slated to play in the Orange Bowl because of an ankle injury suffered during the ACC championship game. He is one of the top linebacker prospects in the upcoming NFL draft, as
7:00 AM ET As the NHL rolls toward 2023, the betting picture of eventual champions is starting to come into focus. In the Eastern Conference, per Caesars Sportsbook, the Boston Bruins are the favorite (+300) followed by the Toronto Maple Leafs (+475) and the surprising New Jersey Devils (+600). Those Devils are the story of
9:00 AM ET Under the front-office leadership of Farhan Zaidi, the San Francisco Giants have streamlined their payroll outlook in recent seasons while overhauling their organizational processes, revamping everything from how they develop pitchers to supplying manager Gabe Kapler with a horde of instructors better described as a faculty than a coaching staff. The four-year
9:32 AM ET The LIV Golf League will stage tournaments in Arizona, Oklahoma and West Virginia as part of its expanded schedule in 2023. LIV Golf announced on Wednesday that it will host events at the Gallery Golf Club in Tucson, Arizona, on March 17-19, Cedar Ridge Country Club in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on May 12-14,
7:56 AM ET British No. 1 Emma Raducanu branded comments about her as untrue as she said the attention she has received after her meteoric rise in tennis has been “intense.” Raducanu, who received an MBE award from King Charles for her services to tennis, broke onto the scene with an impressive Wimbledon campaign in