6:48 PM ET ESPNcricinfo staff David Saker, Australia’s assistant coach, has resigned with immediate effect meaning there will be changes to the coaching set-up ahead of the World Cup and Ashes. Saker joined Australia in 2016 following spells with England and Victoria and though designated as assistant coach continued to work closely with the pace
10:59 PM ET Michael C. Wright CHICAGO — Hands jammed into his pockets, wearing a puffy black and white coat, New Orleans Pelicans center Anthony Davis chatted up coaches off to the side of the court, while the rest of the team fielded questions about the man who no longer wants to be a part
10:53 PM ET CLEVELAND — He may have taken home Professional Athlete of the Year honors at the Cleveland Sports Awards on Wednesday night, but Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield acknowledged that losing out on NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year to New York Giants running back Saquon Barkley will serve as a motivating force. “I’ll
10:46 PM GMT The other benefactor of the “Giteau Law” has called on Wallabies coach Michael Cheika to consider tweaking it as he assembles his Rugby World Cup squad this year. Drew Mitchell was thrust into the 2015 World Cup alongside Giteau after Cheika redrafted the eligibility laws to allow Australians playing overseas to represent
2:26 AM ET DALLAS — Harrison Barnes watched the fourth quarter of the Dallas Mavericks‘ 99-93 win over the Charlotte Hornets on Wednesday from the bench after learning that he was being traded to the Sacramento Kings. The Kings sent second-year forward Justin Jackson and veteran forward/center Zach Randolph to the Mavs for Barnes. The
11:00 PM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Free agent Bryce Harper met with San Francisco Giants executives on Tuesday in Las Vegas, league sources with knowledge of the get-together told ESPN, adding another known suitor to the drawn-out courtship
9:40 PM ET Adrian WojnarowskiESPN New Orleans Pelicans general manager Dell Demps has had no communication Wednesday with Los Angeles Lakers president Magic Johnson on L.A.’s most recent trade offer for All-Star big man Anthony Davis, league sources told ESPN. The Lakers are running low on hope that the Pelicans will engage them before Thursday’s
9:09 PM GMT Giant Bath winger Joe Cokanasiga, props Dan Cole and Ben Moon and flanker Brad Shields have been included in a provisional 25-man squad for England’s Six Nations game against France at Twickenham. Following the hugely impressive 32-20 victory over defending champions Ireland in Dublin, coach Eddie Jones named his tweaked squad on
The column incurred a small midweek loss despite correctly tipping West Ham’s draw with Liverpool. Manchester City are now 8/11 with bet365 to win the Premier League and they face another big test on Sunday when Chelsea visit the Etihad. Running total: -£71.11 The Banker Each of the last 15 Premier League teams who were top
8:32 PM ET Adrian WojnarowskiESPN The Houston Rockets are acquiring guard Iman Shumpert in a three-way deal with the Cleveland Cavaliers and Sacramento Kings, league sources told ESPN. The Rockets will send guard Brandon Knight, forward Marquese Chriss and a 2019 lottery protected first-round pick to the Cavaliers, league sources said. The Cavaliers will send