4:38 PM ET TEMPE, Ariz. — Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray said he hopes his sprained left ankle will be healthy enough for him to play Sunday against the Carolina Panthers. “I think it’s day by day,” Murray said Wednesday. “I think we’ve got a great plan. I feel way better than I did when
5:35 PM ET Brady HendersonESPN RENTON, Wash. — Seattle Seahawks coach Pete Carroll said quarterback Russell Wilson is not being limited in practice this week in his return from an injury to his right middle finger. Wilson practiced on Monday for the first time since his Oct. 8 surgery. “I’ve just seen him in the
1:35 PM ET Associated Press ARLINGTON, Texas — The Texas Rangers named Tim Hyers as their hitting coach Wednesday after he spent the past four seasons in the same role for the Boston Red Sox. Hyers and Rangers manager Chris Woodward worked together as assistants on manager Dave Roberts’ staff with the Los Angeles Dodgers
4:44 PM ET ESPN News Services CARLSBAD, Calif. — Baseball’s most influential agent said the sport was the victim of a “competitive cancer” caused by teams unloading veterans to accumulate draft picks, and that the Atlanta Braves‘ World Series title was a direct result of tanking. In an outdoor news conference in front of a
5:57 PM ET Associated Press GUADALAJARA, Mexico — Anett Kontaveit extended her hot streak by defeating second-seeded Barbora Krejcikova 6-3, 6-4, in the opening match at the WTA Finals in Mexico on Wednesday. The eighth-seeded Kontaveit had early breaks in both sets to beat the French Open champion in just 75 minutes for her 11th
5:55 PM ET Rory McIlroy has reunited with Michael Bannon, his longtime coach from Northern Ireland who is now allowed to travel to the United States following COVID-19 restrictions. McIlroy, a four-time major winner, had been working with Pete Cowen for most of this year. Bannon, who began working with McIlroy when he was a
Daryl Mitchell, who? He’s the son of John Mitchell, the former All Blacks player and coach. He grew up around the All Blacks and even played rugby at school during the winters. Daryl’s dream, however, was to become a Black Cap. He became the best finisher in the Super Smash, New Zealand’s domestic T20 competition.
12:56 PM ET The 2021 Major League Soccer season began 209 days ago, and so much has changed since. The New England Revolution lifted their first MLS silverware with a record-setting points haul to secure the Supporters’ Shield. The Columbus Crew, last year’s MLS Cup champions, soldiered through a title hangover for much of the
5:00 PM ET Jeff Carlisle Close U.S. soccer correspondent Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Eric Gomez The games between Mexico and the United States have emerged as some of the most heated on the soccer calendar. Who can forget Rafa Marquez’s harsh red on Cobi Jones at the
4:17 PM ET Associated Press Alison Riske defeated Chinese qualifier Wang Xinyu 6-3, 7-5 on Wednesday to set up an all-American semifinal against Danielle Collins at the Upper Austria Ladies Linz. World No. 73 Riske is going into her second semifinal this year, after reaching the final in Portoroz, Slovenia in September. 1 Related She