12:17 AM ET New Zealand defender Rebekah Stott will return to the squad less than a year after battling stage 3 Hodgkin lymphoma, a type of cancer, the team announced on Tuesday. Former Brighton & Hove Albion player Stott said in March 2021 she would need to go through four months of chemotherapy after being
Month: February 2022
10:32 PM ET Associated Press DALLAS — Brandon Nakashima beat John Millman in straight sets in the opening round of the inaugural Dallas Open on Monday night. The 20-year-old American seeking his first ATP Tour title beat the Australian Millman, 7-5, 7-6 (3), and will be joined in the round of 16 by Kevin Anderson.
10:37 PM ET METAIRIE, La. – It’s not hard to see why the New Orleans Saints chose Dennis Allen to replace Sean Payton as its head coach. Allen, 49, brings a continuity the franchise valued after spending 12 of the past 16 years in New Orleans. General manager Mickey Loomis insisted the Saints weren’t looking
7:55 PM ET LAS VEGAS — Former UFC bantamweight champion Amanda Nunes revealed to ESPN on Monday she dealt with injuries to both of her knees during the buildup to her shocking submission loss to Julianna Peña at the end of last year. Nunes (21-5) said she didn’t want to use the injuries as an
9:36 PM ET Eric WoodyardESPN Detroit Lions tight ends coach Ben Johnson has been promoted to offensive coordinator, a source told ESPN on Monday, confirming a report by NFL Network. His promotion comes after Lions head coach Dan Campbell officially opened up the search in Mobile, Alabama, during the week of the Senior Bowl, where
9:03 PM ET The best MMA fighter in the world went under the knife Monday. UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman had surgery to repair a ligament in his hand, Usman’s manager Ali Abdelaziz of Dominance MMA confirmed to ESPN. UFC president Dana White posted a gruesome photo of the operation on social media. Abdelaziz said
8:14 PM ET Associated Press LOS ANGELES — A group of civil rights leaders called for replacing the Rooney Rule in a meeting Monday with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell. Seeking specific recruiting and hiring procedures for NFL executive and coaching positions, they also sought “meaningful consequences for teams that do not abide by the rules.”
8:02 PM ET Los Angeles Rams cornerback Jalen Ramsey isn’t sure — or at least isn’t saying — how he’ll be deployed against the Cincinnati Bengals in Super Bowl LVI on Sunday. But, speaking Monday via Zoom conference, Ramsey didn’t leave much doubt about what he’d like his role to be: covering star Bengals rookie
8:30 PM ET Brady HendersonESPN Starting tight end Tyler Higbee remains the Los Angeles Rams‘ biggest injury question mark for Super Bowl LVI against the Cincinnati Bengals. Asked Monday whether Higbee will be able to practice at all in the coming days with his injured knee, coach Sean McVay said, “I don’t think so.” “We’ll
2:49 PM ET The Houston Texans have hired Lovie Smith as their next head coach, the team announced Monday. Smith was the Texans’ associate head coach and defensive coordinator this past season. “[Smith] is one of the most respected coaches in the NFL and an established leader,” Texans general manager Nick Caserio said in a