Report Hosts join Hundred front runners with six-wicket victory over Invincibles in Edgbaston run-fest Birmingham Phoenix 174 for 4 (Ali 49, Smeed 45, Benjamin 37*) beat Oval Invincibles 172 for 3 (Ingram 81*) by six wickets Birmingham Phoenix jumped right among the Hundred front runners with a thrilling six-wicket victory over Oval Invincibles in a
4:36 PM ET Associated Press BELLEFONTE, Pa. — The former president of Penn State was released Wednesday after serving nearly two months in jail for endangering the welfare of children by his response to a report that Jerry Sandusky had been seen physically abusing a boy on campus. Graham Spanier served 58 days, Christopher Schell,
10:02 AM ET Restricted free-agent forward John Collins has agreed to a five-year, $125 million deal to stay with the Atlanta Hawks, his agents, Sean Kennedy and Jeff Schwartz, told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The deal includes a player option in the fifth year, according to Wojnarowski. It is the latest lucrative deal this offseason for
3:59 PM ET Mike D’Antoni will become a coaching consultant to Willie Green’s new staff in New Orleans, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski on Wednesday. addition, the Pelicans hired ex-Golden State Warriors assistant Jarron Collins to Green’s staff. D’Antoni, 70, completed a season as a full-time assistant on Steve Nash’s staff with the Brooklyn Nets
2:39 PM ET Associated Press MILWAUKEE — Health officials have identified nearly 500 coronavirus cases statewide that could be linked to the large crowds that gathered in downtown Milwaukee as fans cheered on the Bucks’ run to the NBA championship. Milwaukee Health Commissioner Kirsten Johnson says contact tracing and testing for cases associated with those
1:39 PM ET Free agent Victor Oladipo agreed to a one-year, minimum deal to stay with the Miami Heat, a source told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski on Wednesday. He will continue to rehab his quad tendon injury through the start of the season, a source told ESPN. Oladipo, 29, emerged as an All-NBA player with the
10:07 AM ET Four-time All-Star guard Kemba Walker has agreed to a contract buyout with the Oklahoma City Thunder and, upon clearing waivers, plans to sign with the New York Knicks, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Thunder general manager Sam Presti and Walker’s agents at Excel Sports, Jeff Schwartz and Javon Phillips, worked through a
1:27 PM ET MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A positive COVID-19 test kept Bryson DeChambeau from competing in the men’s Olympic golf tournament and still has him searching to regain energy as he competes in this week’s WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational. But DeChambeau, 27, said he does not regret his decision to not get vaccinated for the
4:13 PM ET MEMPHIS, Tenn. — With recent concern over the Delta variant of the coronavirus and an increase in positive cases around the country, the PGA Tour this week reimplemented an indoor mask policy for all individuals, but stopped short of resuming its COVID-19 testing. Two weeks ago, the Tour stopped the practice of
2:54 PM ET Associated Press FORT WORTH, Texas — Speedway Motorsports named Texas Motor Speedway executive Rob Ramage as the track’s new general manager on Wednesday after Eddie Gossage had overseen the facility through its first 25 seasons of racing. Ramage had been the track’s general counsel since 2013, also serving as director of governmental