1:52 PM GMT Saracens face the prospect of being ejected from this season’s Champions Cup after the club said they may have fielded an ineligible player against Racing 92. Saracens are already enduring a nightmare season, having confirmed last month they will be relegated from the Premiership at the end of the term for breaching
Month: February 2020
11:59 AM ET HOUSTON — Jon Jones‘ quest to make more MMA history is official. Jones, the longtime UFC light heavyweight champion, weighed in at 204 pounds Friday morning for his title defense against Dominick Reyes, which is scheduled for Saturday at Toyota Center (10 p.m. ET, order here on pay-per-view). Reyes weighed in at
12:05 PM ET ESPN has launched the first episode of its brand new Formula One podcast on the eve of the 2020 season. Alexis Nunes is joined by F1 journalists Nate Saunders and Laurence Edmondson for insight into the sport’s most pressing issues.&• Listen to the latest episode here &• New episode on Friday, Feb.
5:40 PM GMT Bangladesh’s fight in the middle order was bookended by wickets falling cheaply in the first Test against Pakistan, as they were bowled out for 233 on the opening day in Rawalpindi. Bowling first after winning the toss, Pakistan dismantled Bangladesh’s top order to leave them 2 for 3, before the middle order
12:16 PM ET ESPN News Services Jessica Mendoza has signed a multiyear extension with ESPN and will no longer continue in her role as baseball operations adviser to the New York Mets, it was announced Friday. Mendoza, 39, will become the first woman to serve as a solo analyst on national baseball telecasts when she
11:37 AM ET LeBron James threw down a two-handed reverse windmill slam Thursday night, thrilling fans with another electrifying highlight in his 17th NBA season — one that has already seen him voted in as an All-Star captain, move into third place on the NBA’s career scoring list and lead his Los Angeles Lakers squad
12:57 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN BOSTON — Celtics guard Kemba Walker will return to the lineup Friday night against the Atlanta Hawks after missing three games with left knee soreness. “I feel pretty good,” Walker said Friday after the team’s morning shootaround. “It’s much improved. I’m going to try to give it a go tonight.”
12:50 PM ET Eric WoodyardESPN After countless Midwest battles through the years, Cleveland Cavaliers general manger Koby Altman is excited to welcome two-time All-Star Andre Drummond to the squad. With Drummond’s player option looming, Altman said he has been in touch with Drummond but that there haven’t been detailed conversations about a long-term plan. Drummond
11:32 AM ET McLaren’s has unveiled the livery it will carry into the upcoming IndyCar season, its first entry into an American open-wheel championship since 1979. The British company will contest the season in a partnership with Schmidt Peterson Motorsports in a venture officially titled Arrow McLaren Racing SP. To mark its return to IndyCar,
6:00 AM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — The San Francisco 49ers‘ climb from 4-12 in 2018 to NFC champions in 2019 left them in company with just two other teams who went from four or fewer wins in one season to a Super Bowl appearance the next. The Niners’ 31-20 loss to the Kansas City