10:03 PM GMT All Blacks and Hurricanes flanker Ardie Savea has confirmed he will miss a big chunk of the 2020 Super Rugby season after he undergoes surgery for a knee injury he suffered at the World Cup in Japan. Savea, who was also named on the six-man shortlist for the World Rugby Player of
Month: December 2019
8:34 PM ET LOS ANGELES — A lackluster 114-100 loss to the Dallas Mavericks on Sunday did not cause the Los Angeles Lakers to adjust their expectations of themselves. If anything, the result — stemming from a disastrous 55-38 second half that snapped L.A.’s 10-game winning streak just as their schedule starts to get tougher
8:08 PM ET Ole Miss has dismissed head football coach Matt Luke, who posted a 15-21 record in three seasons at the helm. “After evaluating the overall trajectory of our football program, we did not see enough momentum on the field and determined a change is necessary in order for our student-athletes to compete at
7:43 PM ET KANSAS CITY — Remember when the Oakland Raiders were a feel-good story riding a three-game winning streak and chasing not only a playoff berth but an AFC West division title. Yeah, that was like eight days ago. Since then, the Raiders have sprung oil leaks, popped a few gaskets and lost a
7:57 PM ET DENVER — Rookie Drew Lock is now the seventh different quarterback to open a game behind center for the Denver Broncos since Week 9 of the 2017 season. It remains to be seen if he is indeed the lucky seven or not for a franchise that has wandered the quarterback wilderness since
7:53 PM ET DENVER — Playing against a rookie quarterback making his first career start in the Denver Broncos‘ Drew Lock, the Los Angeles Chargers were the team surprisingly experiencing a case of the nerves. The Bolts fell behind by 14 points early, made a late surge but ultimately lost their eighth game of the
7:22 PM ET NEW YORK — Spencer Dinwiddie squished his right fist into his left, mashing out his frustration. Dinwiddie’s layup that would’ve put the Nets up by one in the final minute of a close battle with the Miami Heat on Sunday afternoon had rolled off the side of the rim. In the absence
7:35 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN NEW YORK — The Boston Celtics beat the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden on Sunday afternoon, but will now have to wait to see if they’ll have to spend time without Marcus Smart. The Celtics guard was ruled out in the third quarter of the 113-104 win after
7:09 PM ET Lindsey ThiryESPN Close Covered Rams for two years for Los Angeles Times Previously covered the Falcons Has covered the NBA and college football and basketball GLENDALE, Ariz. — The Los Angeles Rams rebounded Sunday from a disastrous performance to dominate the Arizona Cardinals 34-7 at State Farm Stadium. The Rams improve to
6:51 PM ET MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — The Philadelphia Eagles “self-destructed” in multiple areas during Sunday’s 37-31 loss to the Miami Dolphins and are now a “long shot” to make the postseason, according to coach Doug Pederson, even though they control their own destiny. Philadelphia entered as a double-digit favorite to Miami and built up