4:14 PM ET Roger Federer was made to work hard by Fernando Verdasco before beating the Spanish veteran 6-3 3-6 6-3 on Wednesday to reach the quarter-finals of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships. Federer, who is looking to claim his 100th ATP title, was dragged to three sets for the second time in as
4:07 PM ET Toni Harris made history Tuesday, becoming the first female football player at a skill position to sign a letter of intent, accepting a scholarship with Central Methodist University, a college in Missouri. Harris first made news when she was offered a scholarship in January of 2018 to play football at Bethany College,
7:41 PM ET The San Francisco Giants held a second meeting with free-agent slugger Bryce Harper in Las Vegas on Tuesday, ESPN has confirmed. Giants CEO Larry Baer and president of baseball operations Farhan Zaidi were in the meeting with Harper and his agent, Scott Boras, according to the Mercury-News, which was first to report
7:40 AM ET PHILADELPHIA — The Philadelphia Eagles will not place the franchise tag on Nick Foles, executive vice president of football operations Howie Roseman announced at the scouting combine Wednesday. The Super Bowl LII MVP will become a free agent when the league year opens at 4 p.m. ET on March 13. How did
6:56 AM ET Once the regular season starts, there are 750 players on major league rosters, not counting guys on the injured list or the four Dodgers en route at any given time from Triple-A Oklahoma City to Los Angeles. You can’t talk about all of them! But here’s a list of 30 players, one
1:13 AM ET ESPN News Services Chicago Blackhawks goalie Corey Crawford earned a 4-3 win over the Anaheim Ducks Wednesday night in his first start in net since suffering his second concussion in two years in mid-December. Crawford, who was activated Monday, made 29 saves as the Blackhawks snapped a two-game losing streak. In a
3:05 PM ET Chicago Blackhawks goalie Corey Crawford will get his first start in net since suffering his second concussion in two years in mid-December. Coach Jeremy Colliton made the announcement Wednesday. Crawford was activated Monday. In a Dec. 16 game against the Sharks, Hawks forward Dylan Strome was pushed into Crawford who went backward
3:27 PM ET Associated Press PITTSBURGH — The injury-ravaged Pittsburgh Penguins will be without forward Bryan Rust and defenseman Chad Ruhwedel indefinitely after both were injured in a victory over Columbus. Coach Mike Sullivan said Wednesday both Ruhwedel and Rust will be out “longer term.” Rust suffered a lower-body injury after colliding with Columbus’ Adam
2:36 PM ET LOS ANGELES — Anthony Davis will play limited minutes and likely will be held out in the fourth quarter against the Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday night. New Orleans Pelicans‘ head coach Alvin Gentry said the plan remains to utilize Davis around “20-to-23” minutes and that he will likely not see action
2:50 PM ET The Montreal Alouettes released quarterback Johnny Manziel on Wednesday, saying he “contravened the agreement which made him eligible to play” in the Canadian Football League. The CFL said Manziel is not eligible to sign with another team in the league, which had his full rights for two seasons. “We are disappointed by