10:40 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN The Indiana Pacers and Toronto Raptors separately announced Thursday morning that they had canceled practice out of “an abundance of caution” because of the NBA’s health and safety protocols. Both teams played home games Wednesday night, with the Pacers defeating the New York Knicks and the Raptors losing to the
2:41 PM ET Jamal Collier Chicago Bulls forward Derrick Jones Jr. entered the NBA’s health and safety protocols on Thursday, making him the fifth Bulls player sidelined during what has become a teamwide COVID-19 outbreak. Jones joins DeMar DeRozan, Matt Thomas, Coby White and Javonte Green all entering the league’s protocols in a nine-day span.
12:50 PM ET The last time rivals Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid met, Atletico rode an early Luis Suarez goal to a 1-1 draw. Real Madrid generated more scoring chances overall — 19 shots to 11, 1.9 expected goals to 1.3 — and pulled even with an 88th-minute goal from Karim Benzema. But late saves
2:09 PM ET Indiana has hired former UMass coach Walt Bell as its offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach, the school announced Thursday. Bell comes to IU after he was fired in early November following a 2-23 record in three seasons with the Minutemen. Before that, he was the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Arkansas
1:48 PM ET Florida State defensive end Jermaine Johnson II officially declared for the NFL draft on Thursday. Johnson, rated the No. 7 defensive end prospect in ESPN’s Mel Kiper’s 2022 draft position rankings, transferred to Florida State for the 2021 season after a career spent as a backup at Georgia. He blossomed with the
1:20 PM GMT South Africa and Saracens prop Vincent Koch will join Wasps next season, the club announced on Thursday. The 31-year-old, who has 31 international caps and played a crucial part in the Springboks side that lifted the 2019 Rugby World Cup in Japan, has played his club rugby in England since joining Saracens
1:12 PM ET Associated Press LAS VEGAS — Prosecutors are entitled to blood test results in their felony drunken-driving case against former Raiders wide receiver Henry Ruggs III, but they can’t ask doctors what Ruggs said about the fiery fatal crash or his injuries, a Las Vegas judge said Thursday. Justice of the Peace Pro
12:39 PM ET FRISCO, Texas — In his first day back in the office coming off of 10-day absence due to COVID-19, Dallas Cowboys coach Mike McCarthy expressed confidence in his team heading into Sunday’s game against the Washington Football Team. “We’re going to win this game,” McCarthy said. “I’m confident in that.” It wasn’t
11:09 AM ET Associated Press LONDON — Irish jockey Robbie Dunne was given an 18-month suspension on Thursday after being found guilty of bullying and harassing female rider Bryony Frost in a disciplinary case that highlighted a weighing-room culture described as “not conducive to the development of modern-day race-riding.” Dunne was found in breach on
News Fellow allrounder Martin Andersson pens fresh deal with Middlesex to end of 2024 Keith Barker has signed a contract extension with Hampshire, keeping him at club until the end of the 2023 season. Barker, 34, has become a key member of Hampshire’s four-day side since joining from Warwickshire at the end of the 2018