4:38 PM ET Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS — A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by nine former University of Minnesota football players who were accused of sexual assault in 2016 in a case that roiled the school’s football program. The lawsuit against the school claimed that the players faced emotional distress and financial damage
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3:09 PM ET The Big 12 released its 2023 football schedule on Tuesday, giving fans their road map for the new-look league after a little bit of a delay added mystery to the reveal. The Big 12 welcomes in BYU, Cincinnati, Houston and UCF to the club this year while Texas and Oklahoma are on
2:00 PM ET New York Islanders There are basically two universes we need to consider when it comes to the New York Islanders acquisition of Bo Horvat from the Vancouver Canucks on Monday: The universe where Mathew Barzal shifts to the wing and the universe where he doesn’t. The Islanders now have more centers than
2:24 PM ET I’m not going to waste your time. Because this is your time. Your fantasy time. Even better: your fantasy basketball time. And right now… is a pivotal time in your season. The time to make your playoff push. The time for you to take some extra time to look, plan… then act.
12:49 PM ET Meyers Leonard, a former first-round NBA draft pick who hasn’t played in the league since 2021 after using an antisemitic slur during a video game livestream, told ESPN there are “no excuses” for what he did, but that he expects to play in the NBA again. “I feel like I’m living in
2:49 PM ET Associated Press Paolo Banchero‘s rookie season will include a trip to NBA All-Star Weekend. The Orlando Magic forward and No. 1 pick in last year’s draft was announced Tuesday as a participant in this year’s Rising Stars Game, to be held in Salt Lake City on Feb. 17, two nights before the
2:15 PM ET NEW YORK — LeBron James will return to the lineup Tuesday night against the New York Knicks, making his first appearance at Madison Square Garden in three years. James sat out of the Los Angeles Lakers‘ 121-104 loss to the Brooklyn Nets on Monday because of “significant soreness” in his left foot,
12:39 PM GMT Wales coach Warren Gatland has included lock Alun Wyn Jones in his starting 15 to face Ireland in their Six Nations opener at the Principality Stadium on Saturday, having opted for experience in his first selection since returning to the role. Jones is the most capped international in rugby history with 155
1:14 PM ET Former All-Star center fielder Dexter Fowler is retiring after 14 years in the big leagues, according to a social media post by him. “It’s here. I’m hanging up my cleats,” Fowler wrote Tuesday. Fowler, 36, played for five different teams in his career, bursting onto the national scene in 2015 and 2016
12:54 PM ET Eric WoodyardESPN MOBILE, Ala. — Heisman Trophy runner-up Max Duggan was among the NFL prospects to report on Monday after accepting his invitation to the Senior Bowl. The TCU quarterback declared for the NFL draft after a near-storybook ending to his college career, where he went from losing his starting job to