4:40 PM ET ESPN News Services ARCADIA, Calif. — The California Horse Racing Board has voted to severely limit the use of whips on horses in racing statewide following the deaths of 22 horses at Santa Anita Park. The board reached that decision Thursday at a passionate meeting in which representatives of jockeys argued that
4:18 PM ET After Alberto Machado lost his junior lightweight world title by upset fourth-round knockout to Andrew Cancio, he had a decision to make. Machado had struggled to make the 130-pound weight limit for the Feb. 9 defense at the Fantasy Springs Resort Casino in Indio, California, and had to decide whether to go
3:49 PM ET Attorneys for New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft filed a motion Thursday to exclude video evidence in his solicitation for prostitution case, a move that could prove pivotal. Kraft and the other 24 defendants had previously filed a motion to block public release of the video, which has been described as graphic,
1:22 PM ET Shashank Kishore Srinath Sripath Chahal reaps the rewards for no-fear attitude There’s no fear. Not even after Yuvraj Singh has walloped him for three sixes. For those two minutes, even the DJ at the Chinnaswamy Stadium seems lost. He urges the crowd to go “Aree-Ceee-Beee”, but they alternate between “Yuvi-Yuvi-Yuvi” and “we
4:14 PM ET Associated Press For the third straight year in Match Play, the defending champion will not make it to the weekend. Bubba Watson was eliminated from group play Thursday when he lost in 17 holes to Billy Horschel. Watson lost in the opening round to Kevin Na. A year ago, defending champion Dustin
3:00 PM BST Scottish Rugby will have a shareholding in newly-formed Major League Rugby side Old Glory DC, the union announced on Thursday. The Scottish Rugby Union (SRU) will provide the Washington-based franchise with a combination of “financial and rugby support”, and SRU Chief Operating Officer Dominic McKay will sit on the franchise board, a
7:00 AM ET Greg Wyshynski Chris Peters Close ESPN NHL Chris Peters is ESPN’s NHL draft and prospects analyst. The Chicago native previously covered the NHL for CBSSports.com and founded the popular independent blog UnitedStatesofHockey.com where he covered the game at all levels since 2010. As each NHL team is eliminated from playoff contention —
2:05 PM ET ESPN staff Fernando Alonso has continued dipping his feet into unknown waters with a test of Toyota’s Dakar Rally car in South Africa. The Spaniard, who won world titles in 2005 and 2006, drove the Toyota Hilux in the Kalahari desert. Alonso was at the wheel of the 2019-spec car which won
2:25 PM ET SAKHIR, Bahrain — Just four months after turning his back on Formula One, Fernando Alonso will return to the wheel of a contemporary McLaren F1 car on Tuesday as he takes part in a tyre test with the team in Bahrain. Fernando Alonso has hit back at popular F1 podcast ‘Off the
2:13 PM ET ESPN News Services Welcome to the New York Mets, Robinson Cano. Making quite an introduction to his new team, Cano homered in his debut at-bat, taking Washington Nationals starter Max Scherzer deep to center field on a 1-1 changeup in the first inning Thursday. The two-out shot made it 1-0 for the