10:56 AM BST The Springboks have appointed Felix Jones as a defence consultant for the World Cup, the South Africa Rugby Union announced Wednesday. The former Ireland international fullback will be reunited with head coach Rassie Erasmus after their time together at Munster. His arrival comes after attack coach Swys de Bruin quit earlier this
11:48 AM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” The final game of the 2019 regular season is barely a month away. The World Series starts three weeks later. It ends early enough that players will be able to file for
10:26 AM ET Much like his NFL counterpart, Capt. Andrew Luck has said farewell. In a letter posted to SI.com on Wednesday, the Twitter parody account wrote an open address to the Indianapolis Colts, saying, “life on the family farm is just as I remembered,” and reminiscing on his days with his fellow soldiers. Dearest
9:19 AM BST World Cup selection bolter Jordan Petaia will return early from the Wallabies camp in New Caledonia with injury and has been ruled out of next week’s Test against Samoa. Uncapped 19-year-old Petaia has will have to wait until the World Cup in Japan to make his international debut after injuring his hamstring
11:16 AM ET The Kansas City Chiefs’ wide receiver corps might be the fastest the NFL has ever seen, with new addition and former college sprinter De’Anthony Thomas saying that he felt slow when he joined the squad. They’re so fast that some are already dubbing them the “Legion of Zoom.” That got us thinking,
1:00 AM ET ALAMEDA, Calif. — Remember that climactic scene in “Game of Death,” when Bruce Lee comes across a standing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and stares at him, mouth agape, in wonderment as his head tilts back and his eyes slowly follow the upward trajectory to get the full scope of Kareem’s stature? That was Oakland
1:25 AM ET FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — After the get-acquainted small talk, New York Jets coach Adam Gase turned his first sitdown with Sam Darnold into an infomercial. It could have been called, “The Adam Gase Way: How I Plan To Turn You Into A Star.” Gase had prepared specific cut-ups from his coaching past,
11:00 PM ET KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Veteran fullback Anthony Sherman pulled up to training camp this summer in Clint Bowyer’s NASCAR racer — an outrageous prop but also fitting for the 2019 Kansas City Chiefs. After climbing out, Sherman claimed the car would be necessary to keep up with an offense blessed by plenty
7:55 AM ET Steve KimESPN Vasiliy Lomachenko and Luke Campbell square off on Saturday (ESPN+, 5 p.m. ET) for three of boxing’s four lightweight world titles. It’s a battle between two Olympic champions, with each looking to further secure his legacy. Jorge Linares and Timothy Bradley Jr. are two men who have unique viewpoints on
7:30 AM ET Bill ConnellyESPN Considering Alabama had played one game in the past month-plus leading up to the title game, the whole “Did the SEC grind wear Alabama down heading into the national title game?” line of questioning that emerged from this year’s media days circuit was mostly nonsense. That said, so was Clemson