10:58 AM ET Andy Murray will face a difficult but “not impossible” task to compete at Wimbledon later this year, according to his hip surgeon Dr. John O’Donnell. Murray, 31, announced in an emotional press conference at the Australian Open that he intends to end his playing career after Wimbledon, but O’Donnell is pessimistic about
Month: January 2019
7:18 PM GMT Saracens progressed to the Champions Cup quarterfinals with a convincing 28-10 victory over Lyon in pool three. Nick Tompkins crossed the line twice for the two-time winners who stay top and remain unbeaten in the competition this season. England international Maro Itoje — who returned from a knee injury picked up in
7:06 PM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Don’t close the book on Antonio Gates‘ NFL career just yet. The 38-year-old tight end, who played this season on a one-year contract, said he wants to return for a 17th season with the Los Angeles Chargers. “I just don’t see myself walking away with this taste,” Gates said
6:08 PM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady is embracing the underdog role in Sunday’s AFC Championship Game against the Kansas City Chiefs, telling CBS in a postgame interview that “everybody thinks we suck and can’t win any games.” It was a theme that resonated throughout the locker room after the
5:44 PM ET Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Memphis Grizzlies forward Kyle Anderson is expected to miss at least two to four weeks because of a sprained left ankle. The Grizzlies announced Sunday that Anderson had a Grade 2 sprain. Anderson hurt the ankle Saturday in a 112-108 loss at Miami. Anderson has made 38
7:19 AM ET The largest total-value contract in MLB is Giancarlo Stanton‘s 13-year, $325 million extension that he signed with the Miami Marlins in 2015, now carried by the New York Yankees. You know Scott Boras would love to break that record. He’s the agent for Bryce Harper, who, as you also know, is a
3:54 PM ET Former junior lightweight world titlist Francisco Vargas will have a chance to regain the belt from the man who took it from him, Miguel Berchelt. Mexican countrymen Berchelt and Vargas will meet in a rematch on March 23 at The Forum in Inglewood, California, in the main event of a Top Rank
9:05 AM ET The Toronto Raptors are back atop the East after a double-overtime win over the Washington Wizards. In the midst of a top-three shakeup, Kawhi Leonard & Co. have regained the No. 1 spot in our weekly Power Rankings. Throughout the regular season, our panel (ESPN’s Kevin Arnovitz, Tim MacMahon and Andre’ Snellings,
8:39 AM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — New England Patriots rookie running back Sony Michel had earned a reputation for shining on the biggest stage at the University of Georgia. And in the biggest moment of the Patriots season, he delivered a standout performance in a 41-28 victory over the Los Angeles Chargers in an AFC
3:52 PM ET Associated Press FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Sarah Thomas is the first woman to work an NFL playoff game as an on-field official. Thomas was the down judge in Sunday’s divisional round game between New England and the Los Angeles Chargers. That’s a first, according to the league’s Twitter account . 🙌🙌🙌#NFLPlayoffs pic.twitter.com/IRjE6Pq0YF —