6:47 PM ET Andrew LopezESPN HOUSTON — In the early part of his NBA career, New Orleans Pelicans rookie Zion Williamson has proved to be a force down in the post area. Whether it’s his offensive rebounding or touch around the rim, he’s a tough cover for opposing teams. That’s why after Sunday afternoon’s 117-109
6:59 PM ET Associated Press SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Webb Simpson was in big trouble when he drove into the right-side water on the par-5 15th. “I didn’t think it was over,” Simpson said. “But I thought, ‘I’m going to really have to do something special to get back in it.”’ He did — at friend
5:01 PM GMT PARIS – England coach Eddie Jones warned that his side’s Six Nations match against Paris was going to be a brutal game. And he was right. But it was France handing out the brutality in the first 60 minutes as they dispatched England and started off their campaign with a performance of
5:01 PM GMT A rejuvenated France held off England to start their Six Nations with a bang in a 24-17 victory at the Stade de France on Sunday and give new coach Fabien Galthie a confidence-boosting debut. A year after squandering a 16-0 halftime lead in a 24-19 loss to Wales in Paris, Les Bleus,
5:56 PM ET Associated Press TORONTO — Terence Davis hasn’t forgotten about being passed over for a spot in the Rising Stars Challenge at All-Star weekend. Even so, the Toronto Raptors‘ rookie is just happy he’s playing for a contender. Davis came off the bench to score a career-high 31 points and the Raptors tied
7:27 PM ET When Dominick Reyes woke up Monday morning, he was greeted by Jon Jones. It wasn’t a physical presence, but it was impactful nonetheless. Jones posted a series of tweets criticizing Reyes’ athletic background, the opponents he’s beaten and even his small-town roots. “I woke up to it,” Reyes said Monday on Ariel
12:04 PM ET The participants in Saturday night’s UFC 247 main event are set to appear on Ariel Helwani’s MMA Show on Monday. A recent sit-down interview with light heavyweight champion Jon Jones will be followed by a chat with challenger Dominick Reyes. Ahead of those interviews, Colby Covington will join the show. Covington, who
7:00 AM ET With the All-Star Weekend in the rearview mirror, teams are hunkering down for a big stretch run. Plenty of teams are still in the race, so it should be a good one. For this week’s column, I did a big notebook dump to tell you about the 10 storylines I’ll be following
4:02 PM ET Washington Redskins tight end Vernon Davis has retired from the NFL, he announced in a video with Rob Gronkowski and later confirmed via text. An official announcement will be made later this month. During the video that aired on the Fox Super Bowl pregame show, Gronkowski said he was in Miami, which
7:00 AM ET Before he could head into the last season of his deal, Los Angeles Chargers head coach Anthony Lynn was given a contract extension this past week that now leaves him with “multiple years on his contract,” a source told ESPN. However long the extension is, it gives Lynn an added measure of