3:45 PM GMT Allianz will end its sponsorship of the Saracens team and stadium at the end of the season, the German insurance group announced on Thursday. The company has sponsored Saracens since 2012 and it’s contract with the club wasn’t due to finish until 2021. – ESPN Fantasy Rugby is back! Click here to
11:59 PM ET NBA All-Star Saturday featured three competitions that came down to the wire. Bam Adebayo set the tone with a close win over Domantas Sabonis in the skills challenge. Buddy Hield used his final attempt to knock off 2018 champion Devin Booker in the 3-point contest. And Derrick Jones Jr. needed a dunk-off
7:00 AM ET NHL experts The Pittsburgh Penguins took one of the big names off of the 2020 NHL trade deadline board this week with their acquisition of Jason Zucker, but a number of interesting players remain on the menu of available options. As the Feb. 24 deadline approaches, there are also playoff races to
2:46 PM GMT England coach Eddie Jones confirmed on Thursday that centre Manu Tuilagi has recovered from a groin injury and will be available for their next Six Nations fixture against Ireland. Jones also confirmed that Bath full-back Anthony Watson and Exeter centre Henry Slade remain out of action but that Slade had completed his
3:00 PM ET Rory McIlroy is back on top of the golf world, but he has another sports superstar on his mind this week. McIlroy just regained the top spot in the world rankings, for the first time in more than four years — although he has downplayed that achievement. Something he’s not downplaying, though,
2:46 PM ET Associated Press PHOENIX — The Boston Red Sox defeated pitcher Eduardo Rodriguez in salary arbitration on Thursday, improving teams to 5-1 this year. Rodriguez will earn $8.3 million rather than his request for $8,975,000. The case was decided by arbitrators Steven Wolf, Walt De Treux and Melinda Gordon, who heard the argument
2:51 PM ET PITTSBURGH — Steelers general manager Kevin Colbert is optimistic that Ben Roethlisberger’s rehab is going in the right direction and said he doesn’t think the veteran quarterback “is at the end of the road.” Roethlisberger, who will turn 38 next month, had surgery on Sept. 23 to repair a season-ending elbow injury
1:32 PM ET Maple Leafs goaltender Frederik Andersen returned Thursday against the Dallas Stars after missing Toronto’s past four games with a neck injury, allowing three goals on 19 shots in a 3-2 loss. Andersen had not played since suffering the injury on Feb. 3 against the Florida Panthers. He initially was checked for a
8:43 AM ET McLaren has launched its new car for the upcoming Formula One season at an event at its factory in Woking. The former champions hope the new MCL35 will continue the progress the team made last year when it finished fourth in the championship behind F1’s big three, Mercedes, Ferrari and Red Bull.
1:32 PM ET Maple Leafs goaltender Frederik Andersen will return Thursday against the Dallas Stars after missing Toronto’s past four games with a neck injury. Andersen has not played since suffering the injury on Feb. 3 against the Florida Panthers. He initially was checked for a concussion before ultimately being diagnosed with the neck injury.