12:02 AM GMT Cheetahs centre Nico Lee will sit out 13-weeks of Pro 14 action after he was suspended for clearing “the contents of his nose” on Connacht’s Colby Fainga’a during their clash last weekend. Lee was cited following the incident in Galway under Law 9.27 – a player must not do anything that is
The Champions League’s best performers from this week. We’re halfway through the Champions League round of 16, but who were the stars of the first leg ties? Here’s the best XI from the eight games so far. Goalkeeper – Anthony Lopes (Lyon) Barcelona rained in 25 shots on the Lyon goal but found Lopes in
11:23 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — The Tampa Bay Buccaneers face tough decisions as they install a 3-4 scheme under new defensive coordinator Todd Bowles. They have $17.97 million in salary-cap space, and that’s after cutting defensive end Vinny Curry, which essentially freed up the $9.28 million needed to pay their draft picks. More moves
1:38 AM ET METAIRIE, La. — Mark Ingram and the New Orleans Saints are such a good fit that he might be willing to accept a little less money to stay as a free agent, and the Saints might be willing to pay a little more than they normally would for a No. 2 running
11:18 PM ET Shortly after the game started between No. 1 Duke and No. 8 North Carolina on Wednesday, Duke freshman Zion Williamson left the court after ripping through his left shoe when trying to reverse his dribble. The potential No. 1 overall pick of the 2019 NBA draft, Williamson did not return to the
11:18 PM ET Associated Press GLENDALE, Ariz. — The Arizona Coyotes have signed defenseman Jordan Oesterle to a two-year contract extension through the 2020-21 season. Terms of the deal announced Wednesday were not disclosed. The 26-year-old Oesterle has a career-best 20 points with six goals in 51 games this season, his first with Arizona. He
1:00 AM ET MANHATTAN, Kan. — Gene Taylor smiled and leaned back in his office chair to glance out the third-floor window into the football stadium at Kansas State, with its artificial surface glazed with ice on this February morning. He stopped for a split-second, turned back to the questioner and nodded in agreement. Two
9:42 PM ET Paul Felder‘s collapsed lung did not heal on its own, so he was forced to undergo surgery at a local Phoenix hospital Wednesday afternoon, according to Felder’s manager Brian Butler. Butler told ESPN the surgery was a success. Felder suffered the injury in the closing moments of his unanimous decision win over
9:55 PM ET MEXICO CITY — Jordan Spieth‘s caddie, Michael Greller, had to leave the WGC-Mexico Championship because of the death of his father, John Greller. Shawn Spieth, Jordan’s father, will take Greller’s place at Club de Golf Chapultepec, where the first round begins Thursday. The Golf Channel first reported the news, and tournament officials
8:58 PM ET Manny Machado was at Petco Park on Wednesday, a good sign for the San Diego Padres, who have agreed with Machado on a 10-year, $300 million contract that’s only pending the results of a pair of physicals. Replicas of what will be Machado’s No. 13 jersey were also at Petco Park on