4:00 PM BST One of the biggest names in women’s rugby Black Ferns’ Ruby Tui has signed with Premier Rugby Sevens, the highest professional sevens competition in the United States. Re-signing with New Zealand Rugby last week, Tui made the announcement she would be taking a sabbatical immediately before returning to both the sevens and
Month: May 2023
3:30 PM ET Associated Press On Tuesday, the College Football Playoff released a schedule for the 12-team format that will be used in the 2024 and 2025 seasons, and it will feature New Year’s Day tripleheaders but no quarterfinal games played on Saturday. CFP executive director Bill Hancock said last week after the board of
2:42 PM ET Midway through spring training, Bryce Harper paused in front of his locker in the Philadelphia Phillies‘ clubhouse in Clearwater, Florida, and discussed his rehabilitation from an elbow reconstruction. Harper nodded his head as a reporter mentioned the haunting tales of players who pushed beyond the recommendation of their doctors and suffered setbacks,
11:12 AM ET Abu Dhabi will stage two NBA preseason games between the Dallas Mavericks and Minnesota Timberwolves in October. The teams are scheduled to play Oct. 5 and Oct. 7 as part of the annual Abu Dhabi Games, which began in 2022 with the Atlanta Hawks and Milwaukee Bucks. “Following the success of last
12:58 PM ET The Memphis Grizzlies do not intend to re-sign Dillon Brooks in unrestricted free agency, league sources have confirmed to ESPN. The franchise’s plans to move on from Brooks, a six-year veteran who is the longest-tenured player on the roster, were solidified in the wake of second-seeded Memphis’ first-round playoff elimination to the
3:00 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN BOSTON — Philadelphia 76ers coach Doc Rivers said that while superstar center Joel Embiid worked out Tuesday afternoon, he expects the possible NBA MVP to remain doubtful for Game 2 of Philadelphia’s series against the Boston Celtics Wednesday night due to his LCL sprain in his right knee. “There’s no
3:35 PM ET Popular featherweight Bryce Mitchell has an undisclosed injury and is out of his scheduled UFC 288 fight Saturday against the undefeated Movsar Evloev, sources confirmed to ESPN. Evloev will now fight Diego Lopes, who has been newly signed by the UFC. Evloev vs. Mitchell would have been a big fight in the
2:52 PM ET Alaina GetzenbergESPN BUFFALO, N.Y. — The Bills have added a key contributor to the middle of the team’s defensive line, signing nose tackle Poona Ford to a one-year deal, the team announced Tuesday. Bills general manager Brandon Beane said that he had hoped to add a defensive tackle in the NFL draft
3:40 PM ET FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — The New York Jets declined the fifth-year option for offensive tackle Mekhi Becton, sources said — a long-anticipated move that makes the 2020 first-round pick a free agent after the 2023 season. The Jets had until Tuesday to make the decision. The option would’ve guaranteed Becton a salary
2:29 PM ET The Kansas City Chiefs have agreed to re-sign running back Jerick McKinnon, a source told ESPN’s Field Yates on Tuesday. General manager Brett Veach had said on Monday that he “wouldn’t be surprised” if the Chiefs re-signed McKinnon. McKinnon had the best receiving season of his career in 2022, when he was