6:47 PM ET Associated Press BOCA RATON, Fla. — Bernhard Langer eagled the par-5 18th for a 4-under 68 and a one-stroke lead Saturday in the PGA Tour Champions’ Oasis Championship. Langer rebounded from a bogey on the par-4 17th with the eagle to reach 12-under 132 at The Old Course at Broken Sound. The
6:36 PM ET PHILADELPHIA — LeBron James knows that his All-Star draft was perceived as a preemptive recruiting measure for all of the players with flexible contract situations that he targeted, but claims the motivation behind his picks was simply fielding the best team possible. “I think that’s a great conversation,” the Los Angeles Lakers
6:30 PM GMT Ireland flyhalf Johnny Sexton should recover swiftly from a head injury sustained in his side’s bruising 22-13 Six Nations win over Scotland in Edinburgh on Saturday, coach Joe Schmidt said. Sexton limped off after 23 minutes, sparking fears he could miss some of an Irish campaign revitalised by the three tries to
2:05 PM ET ESPNcricinfo staff England’s chastened cricketers attempted to mend their ways after being asked to bat first at Gros Islet. But, though a run-rate of two an over suggested a determination to dig in and wait for their chances, the actual runs that they scored in the first session-and-a-half told a different story.
6:01 PM ET The Oklahoma City Thunder have released guard Alex Abrines, the team announced Saturday. Abrines has appeared in only two games since Dec. 23, sitting out because of personal reasons. The team and Abrines mutually decided for the 6-foot-6 guard to be released, with Abrines determining it best to step away from basketball
6:15 PM ET Associated Press DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Chase Elliott took blame for the first crash of NASCAR’s new season on a blustery day at Daytona International Speedway that was shortened by rain. Martin Truex Jr. topped the speed chart in his debut for Joe Gibbs Racing, and Bubba Wallace jumped to the top
8:53 AM ET If you don’t count fantasy league winnings (and losses, mostly), the next bet that I place on a Major League Baseball team will be the first for me. But the lines that come out of casinos are always fascinating, because the folks who set those must be really good at what they
4:04 PM ET MELBOURNE, Australia — An abdominal hernia has forced UFC middleweight champion Robert Whittaker out of his highly anticipated title defense against Kelvin Gastelum at UFC 234, just hours before doors were scheduled to open at Rod Laver Arena. UFC president Dana White told ESPN that Whittaker complained of pain in his abdomen
3:00 AM ET Valkerie Baynes West Indies have won the toss and chosen to bowl in the third and final Test against England in St Lucia. West Indies, who hold an unassailable 2-0 series lead, have made one change to their line-up, with allrounder Keemo Paul in for captain Jason Holder, who is serving a
2:35 PM ET Big-hitting Daniil Medvedev stole the show at the Sofia Open on Saturday as he punched his way to an emphatic 6-2, 6-4 victory over former world No. 6 Gael Monfils to set up a final clash against Hungarian Marton Fucsovics. The Russian delighted the crowd in Arena Armeets with a barrage of