5:38 PM GMT France winger Damian Penaud has been ruled out of Sunday’s Six Nations clash against England with a calf injury, France rugby have announced. Penaud picked up the injury during the captain’s run on Saturday and has been replaced in the starting XV by Vincent Rattez for the game at the Stade de
5:40 PM ET For the second time in less than a month, Top Rank will take over the promotion of a world title fight after the winner of a purse bid defaulted. Promoter Sampson Lewkowicz of Sampson Boxing defaulted on his winning bid of $1.32 million to stage the fight between unified junior welterweight world
5:50 PM ET For the eighth consecutive year, a first-time-eligible player is among the newest enshrinees for the Pro Football Hall of Fame. This time, it’s former Pittsburgh Steelers safety Troy Polamalu, who was selected Saturday to be among the Hall’s Class of 2020. The other modern-era finalists who will be enshrined are: safety Steve
4:37 PM ET MIAMI BEACH, Fla. — The NFL’s 100th season has a Hall of Fame class fit for the celebration. Two of the best safeties to play in the league, a record-setting wide receiver, a fiercely-competitive offensive lineman and a do-it-all running back were selected Saturday to be enshrined into the Pro Football Hall
8:00 AM ET Adam Rittenberg Close ESPN Senior Writer College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Tom VanHaaren Close ESPN Staff Writer ESPN staff writer Joined ESPN in 2011 Graduated from Central Michigan College football teams are turning the page to the 2020 season. For several of the sport’s historic programs,
10:30 AM ET When the Houston Astros executed their trash-can-banging sign stealing, they may have done so assuming opponents cheated in the same manner. Just as consistently, just as brazenly. But based on the angry reaction of peers, it’s apparent that the Astros crossed a line. The backlash has been fueled by social media, something
4:18 PM GMT Winger Josh Adams scored a hat-trick of tries as Wales began the tenure of new coach Wayne Pivac with a comprehensive 42-0 bonus-point victory over Italy in their Six Nations opener at the Principality Stadium on Saturday. Adams’ first half double had Wales in complete control, with flyhalf Dan Biggar adding a
4:37 PM ET Associated Press WASHINGTON — Longtime scout and Washington Nationals senior adviser Phil Rizzo has died. He was 90. The Nationals confirmed Rizzo’s death in a statement Saturday. Phil is the father of World Series-winning Washington general manager Mike Rizzo. Phil Rizzo was named to the inaugural class of the Professional Baseball Scouts
4:37 PM ET MIAMI BEACH, Fla. — Former Denver Broncos safety Steve Atwater and former Indianapolis Colts running back Edgerrin James are members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s Class of 2020. Atwater, whose induction was first reported by the Denver Post, was one of the league’s fiercest tacklers and won two Super Bowls
9:54 AM ET Nick DePaulaESPN All week long, an endless array of players wore a variety of Kobe Bryant’s most memorable sneakers in his honor, pulling from an extensive archive of his nearly 20 Nike signature models, and an additional handful of pairs from Bryant’s early Adidas days. After first meeting Bryant at age 15,