2:50 PM ET SAO PAULO, Brazil — McLaren’s Lando Norris revealed boyhood hero Valentino Rossi texted him ahead of what will be the Moto GP legend’s final race this weekend. Norris is well known as a Rossi fan and got to meet the Italian rider at an event in 2019. The two have remained in
2:00 PM ET Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. — All samples collected from horses competing in the Breeders’ Cup at Del Mar have tested clear. The Kenneth L. Maddy Equine Analytical Chemistry Laboratory at UC Davis announced the results Thursday. All horses competing in the world championships last weekend were tested for total carbon dioxide levels
2:44 PM ET Chicago Bulls center Nikola Vucevic tested positive for COVID-19 and entered the NBA’s health and safety protocols on Thursday, sources told ESPN. The Bulls listed Vucevic in the protocols, but the positive test means the two-time All-Star selection will be sidelined for 10 days or until he has two negative PCR tests
2:16 PM ET Undisputed junior middleweight and IBF, WBA and WBC middleweight champion Claressa Shields has signed a multifight deal worth seven figures with European broadcast company Sky Sports and the BOXXER promotion company. The deal for up to three fights will pay Shields an undisclosed seven-figure sum over the length of the contract. That
1:35 PM ET SAO PAULO, Brazil — Max Verstappen said he will run the number 1 on his car next season if he wins this year’s Formula One championship. Verstappen, who leads Lewis Hamilton in the championship by 19 points with four races to go, chose 33 as the number to accompany him for the
12:18 PM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Quarterback Cam Newton has agreed to a deal with the Carolina Panthers that will bring him back to the team that he helped reach the Super Bowl in 2015, it was announced Thursday. The deal, which is pending a physical, is worth up to $10 million for the remainder
11:33 AM ET Colby Cave left an indelible mark on the NHL community, which is continuing to honor his legacy. The Edmonton Oilers and Boston Bruins announced that Thursday’s game will be a celebration of Cave’s life, cut tragically short in April 2020 by a brain bleed. Cave was just 25 years old. Before the
12:09 PM ET Denmark’s Joachim B. Hansen eased into a two-shot lead after the opening day at the Dubai Championship on Thursday as he signed for a flawless 63 at Jumeirah Golf Estates. Hansen, who claimed his maiden European Tour victory almost a year ago at the Joburg Open in South Africa, got off to
12:35 PM ET It’s been a decade, but David Ochoa still can picture the details of the scene in his mind. “I remember it perfectly,” said Ochoa, a 20-year-old goalkeeper for Major League Soccer’s Real Salt Lake. “It’s a carne asada and all my cousins are there, all my uncles and aunts are there. My
12:04 PM ET FRISCO, Texas — The Dallas Cowboys will be without defensive end Randy Gregory for “multiple weeks” after he suffered a calf injury in Wednesday’s practice, according to coach Mike McCarthy. It is possible Gregory could go on injured reserve, which would cost him at least the next three games. Right now, the