4:18 PM GMT Winger Josh Adams scored a hat-trick of tries as Wales began the tenure of new coach Wayne Pivac with a comprehensive 42-0 bonus-point victory over Italy in their Six Nations opener at the Principality Stadium on Saturday. Adams’ first half double had Wales in complete control, with flyhalf Dan Biggar adding a
Month: February 2020
4:37 PM ET Associated Press WASHINGTON — Longtime scout and Washington Nationals senior adviser Phil Rizzo has died. He was 90. The Nationals confirmed Rizzo’s death in a statement Saturday. Phil is the father of World Series-winning Washington general manager Mike Rizzo. Phil Rizzo was named to the inaugural class of the Professional Baseball Scouts
4:37 PM ET MIAMI BEACH, Fla. — Former Denver Broncos safety Steve Atwater and former Indianapolis Colts running back Edgerrin James are members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s Class of 2020. Atwater, whose induction was first reported by the Denver Post, was one of the league’s fiercest tacklers and won two Super Bowls
9:54 AM ET Nick DePaulaESPN All week long, an endless array of players wore a variety of Kobe Bryant’s most memorable sneakers in his honor, pulling from an extensive archive of his nearly 20 Nike signature models, and an additional handful of pairs from Bryant’s early Adidas days. After first meeting Bryant at age 15,
3:42 PM ET Point guard Mike Conley will return to the Utah Jazz‘s starting lineup Saturday night against the Portland Trail Blazers, league sources told ESPN. Conley will replace Royce O’Neale in the starting lineup, according to sources. The Jazz’s starting lineup without Conley, who has come off the bench since returning from an extended
2:56 PM ET LOS ANGELES — LA Clippers All-Star Kawhi Leonard returned after lower back tightness forced him to miss a game, scoring 31 points in a 118-106 victory against the Minnesota Timberwolves on Saturday. Leonard was initially listed as questionable on the injury report vs. Minnesota after his back locked up while shooting in
2:19 PM ET Associated Press MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — The dress rehearsal for the Super Bowl is incredibly elaborate, and the NFL needed some football players to help ensure everything on Sunday will go according to plan. Marjory Stoneman Douglas, welcome to Super Bowl LIV. About 50 players from the high school in Parkland, Florida
1:36 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN BOSTON — Celtics star Kemba Walker has left knee soreness and missed Saturday night’s nationally televised showdown with the Philadelphia 76ers. “Kemba’s out,” coach Brad Stevens said following the team’s morning shootaround at their practice facility prior to Saturday’s game. “Most likely, at minimum, the next two games, maybe, and
5:46 PM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff Quinton de Kock will bring calmness and “a great understanding of the game” to the role of South Africa ODI captain, according to team-mate David Miller. De Kock will take charge during the upcoming series against England, and has been tipped as the long-term successor to Faf du Plessis. South
12:48 PM ET Associated Press MARRAKECH, Morocco — Brett Quigley won the Morocco Champions in his second PGA Tour Champions start, saving par on the final two holes Saturday to hold off Stephen Ames by a stroke. The 50-year-old Quigley got into the field for the senior tour’s first African event as one of the