News The series will be played under tight protocols to try and protect the squads before heading to New Zealand Australia and England players involved in the upcoming Women’s Ashes risk missing the ODI World Cup in New Zealand if they contract Covid-19 towards the backend of the multi-format series. The Ashes schedule was amended
Month: January 2022
1:42 PM ET Caitlin Murray FIFA and its president, Gianni Infantino, insist that their brewing plan for a biennial World Cup will be a good thing for soccer. The problem is that when they say that, they seem to be talking about the men’s side of the sport. As usual with FIFA, the women’s game
8:12 PM ET Associated Press GREEN BAY, Wis. — Green Bay Packers offensive coordinator Nathaniel Hackett said he plans to interview with the Jacksonville Jaguars about their head-coaching vacancy next week. The Packers (13-3) have clinched the NFC’s No. 1 seed and lone first-round playoff bye, so they won’t be playing when the postseason begins
7:46 PM ET Steve Stricker spent weeks in the hospital after leading the United States to a Ryder Cup triumph in September, with the American captain telling Wisconsin Golf that he’s lucky to be alive after battling a mysterious illness. In late September, Stricker was a hero of the Ryder Cup, guiding the youngest U.S.
8:47 PM ET Utah running back Tavion Thomas, who had a team-record 21 rushing touchdowns in his first year with the Utes, will return for the 2022 season. Thomas, a fourth-year sophomore, announced his decision on Twitter. He earned first-team All-Pac-12 honors for the Utes, rushing for 1,108 yards on 24 carries for the Pac-12
4:36 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN For the third time in the last year, Joe Smith Jr., has had a fight impacted by COVID. Smith was set to defend his light heavyweight title against Callum Johnson on Jan. 15 in Verona, New York, but that fight won’t proceed after Johnson tested positive for COVID, multiple sources
5:58 PM ET Associated Press The New York Times Co. is buying sports news site The Athletic for $550 million, the latest move in its strategy to expand its audience of paying subscribers as the newspaper print ads business fades. The Times, unlike many local news outlets, has thrived in the past several years. It
7:00 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Kiko Martinez and Josh Warrington have struck a deal for a featherweight title fight on March 26 in England, multiple sources tell ESPN. The rematch is one of two 126-pound title bouts Matchroom Boxing’s Eddie Hearn will promote on DAZN in the U.K. that month. On March 12, Leigh Wood
6:50 PM ET Virginia Tech’s quarterback room got a lot more crowded Thursday. Former Marshall quarterback Grant Wells and former South Carolina quarterback Jason Brown both announced they were joining the Hokies in separate social media posts, just minutes apart. Wells, a two-year starter at Marshall, threw for more than 5,500 yards over the past
6:34 PM ET Michigan safety Daxton Hill declared for the NFL draft on Thursday. Hill is ranked as the second-best safety prospect in the draft, according to ESPN’s Mel Kiper Jr., behind Notre Dame safety Kyle Hamilton. He is the younger brother of Baltimore Ravens running back Justice Hill and a former five-star recruit in