5:23 PM GMT South Africa’s Under-19 program could be in line for an overhaul after the team’s failure to progress out of the quarter-finals at the age-group World Cup, which they are hosting. South Africa advanced second from their group, following defeat in the opening match to Afghanistan. The team also came into the tournament
11:49 AM ET Associated Press Graeme McDowell and Gavin Green shared the lead at the Saudi International on Thursday by shooting 6-under 64s in the first round. McDowell, the 2010 U.S. Open champion at Pebble Beach, birdied the final three holes despite strong afternoon winds sweeping the course next to the Red Sea. 1 Related
11:40 AM ET AVENTURA, Fla. — Kansas City Chiefs offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy said he’s not disappointed that he hasn’t received an NFL head coaching offer despite interviewing for positions in each of the past two years. “Everyone wants to hear I’m disappointed,” Bieniemy told ESPN’s Sal Paolantonio on Thursday as the Chiefs continued preparations
11:19 AM GMT Scotland coach Gregor Townsend has made 10 changes to the team that lost to Japan in the Rugby World Cup for their Six Nations opener against Ireland. Edinburgh’s Nick Haining will make his Test debut while Ali Price and Sean Maitland replace the recently retired Greig Laidlaw and Tommy Seymour. TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT
8:00 AM ET Sam MillerESPN.com Close ESPN baseball columnist/feature writerFormer editor-in-chief of Baseball ProspectusCo-author of “The Only Rule Is It Has To Work” In the first few weeks after the baseball season begins next month, we will all be on our guard for bad arguments propped up by small samples of data. We might be
6:00 AM ET NFL NationESPN The Super Bowl is behind us, and now the real intrigue begins for all 32 NFL teams with the start of the offseason. We asked our NFL Nation reporters to give us a bold prediction for the 2020 offseason. Nothing was off limits — be it free agency, the draft,
10:41 AM ET Six times Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton says he is yet to start talks with Mercedes to extend his contract beyond this year, despite media reports they had stalled already over wage demands. The 35-year-old Briton denied the speculation in a post, subsequently deleted, on Instagram. “FYI (Team principal) Toto (Wolff)
10:24 AM ET Associated Press NEW ORLEANS — The New Orleans Saints maintain their behind-the-scenes public relations work on the area’s Roman Catholic sexual abuse crisis was “minimal,” but attorneys suing the church allege that hundreds of confidential Saints emails show the team actively helped to shape a list of credibly accused clergy that appears
9:57 AM ET Quarterback Dak Prescott said in an interview with ESPN that he’s confident he and the Dallas Cowboys will be able to agree to a contract this offseason. The Cowboys and Prescott have discussed a new contract since the end of the 2018 season, but so far the sides have not been able
10:45 AM ET AVENTURA, Fla. — Patrick Mahomes recalled a trip he took last year with Andy Reid to Atlantic City, New Jersey, for the Maxwell Football Club awards banquet. The Kansas City Chiefs quarterback said he was surprised by how much fans in the Philadelphia area loved Reid, the former Eagles coach. “He’s a