8:21 PM ET Associated Press CORAL GABLES, Fla. — Jarren Williams informed Miami on Thursday that he is entering the transfer portal, a move that comes three days after former Houston quarterback D’Eriq King decided to join the Hurricanes. Williams started 10 of Miami’s 13 games this past season, after beating out N’Kosi Perry and
7:56 PM ET Unified junior welterweight world titlist Jose Ramirez’s mandatory defense against Viktor Postol, scheduled for Feb. 1 in the main event of the Top Rank Boxing on ESPN card at Mission Hills Haikou resort in Haikou, China, was postponed on Thursday night because of the outbreak of the Wuhan coronavirus in China. “It’s
6:59 PM ET Eric WoodyardESPN CHICAGO — The streets of Chicago surely will be jam-packed with celebrities and basketball junkies come NBA All-Star Weekend in three weeks. On the court at United Center, this year’s threads will pay homage to the city’s popular alternative form of transportation — the transit line. Jordan Brand and Nike
7:15 PM ET Associated Press BOCA RATON, Fla. — Jessica Korda shot a 6-under 66 in high wind Thursday to take the first-round lead in the Gainbridge LPGA at Boca Rio, the tour’s first full-field event of the season and first official event in Boca Raton in more than 30 years. Korda birdied her final
7:30 PM ET ESPN News Services SAN DIEGO — Rory McIlroy, who can return to world No. 1 with a win this week, opened the Farmers Insurance Open with a 5-under 67 on Torrey Pines North on Thursday and is tied for third. Sebastian Cappelen and Keegan Bradley had the low scores of the opening
7:22 PM ET SAN DIEGO — The season began for Tiger Woods in October, the first time he’s ever taken part in the PGA Tour’s fall wraparound schedule. But getting to Torrey Pines is where the new year truly begins for Woods, and it doesn’t hurt to get off to a good start. There were
6:58 PM ET Associated Press NORMAN, Okla, — Ruffin McNeill is stepping down as Oklahoma‘s assistant head coach and outside linebackers coach to help care for his 85-year-old father in North Carolina. The school made the announcement Thursday. Oklahoma head coach Lincoln Riley hired McNeill in 2017. He coached defensive tackles that season and at
9:30 AM ET The Eli Manning-Pro Football Hall of Fame debate can rage on. Until 2025 at least. Debates have been the story of Manning’s 16-year NFL career. There always seemed to be something about the New York Giants quarterback, with his “aw-shucks” demeanor and a last name that denotes football royalty, that sparked external
8:00 AM ET KANSAS CITY, Mo. — When quarterback Patrick Mahomes rallied the Kansas City Chiefs from deficits of at least 10 points to win their two playoff games this year, it wasn’t an anomaly. He led the Chiefs back from a 10-point fourth-quarter hole last year against the Denver Broncos with the help of
7:05 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — The Mets made it official, hiring Luis Rojas as their manager to replace Carlos Beltran. New York announced the move Thursday, a week after Beltran departed without managing a game. Rojas, who had been the Mets’ quality-control coach, was given a multiyear contract. “I will work tirelessly