10:36 PM ET Associated Press KAPALUA, Hawai’i — Gary Woodland chipped in for the first of five consecutive birdies on the back nine Friday on his way to another 6-under 67 that gave him a three-shot lead going into the weekend at the Sentry Tournament of Champions. Just about everyone in the winners-only field at
3:00 AM ET Toss New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat v Sri Lanka New Zealand have won the toss and chosen to bat for the second successive match at Mt. Maunganui, on another surface expected to aid batsmen. Strangely, although it had been the hosts who won the first match comfortably, it
9:00 AM ET Clemson‘s Christian Wilkins will end his fourth and final season with the Tigers the same way he has ended each of the prior three: with a showdown against Alabama, and for the third time it comes in the College Football Playoff National Championship presented by AT&T (Monday, 8 p.m. ET, ESPN/ESPN App).
8:04 PM ET Associated Press PIRAEUS, Greece — Rick Pitino’s winning streak with Greek club Panathinaikos is over. After two straight victories in his European coaching job, Pitino’s team was dealt a 79-65 loss on the road Friday to archrival Olympiakos in a game for the Euroleague, Europe’s premier club competition. Olympiakos broke open the
8:00 PM ET Associated Press ARLINGTON, Texas — The Texas Rangers acquired right-handed pitcher Luke Farrell on a waiver claim Friday from the Los Angeles Angels. Texas also signed right-handers Adrian Sampson and Rafael Montero to minor league contracts with invitations to major league spring training. Farrell, the son of former big league manager John
7:04 PM ET Gregg Popovich once sought out Scottie Pippen as an attempt to instill the Hall of Famer’s influence into Kawhi Leonard‘s game. Many months before the fractures that led to Leonard’s departure from San Antonio began to surface, Popovich approached Pippen and asked him to speak to Leonard after a Spurs–Bulls game in
6:56 PM ET NEW YORK — Infielder Manny Machado might still be a free agent whom the New York Yankees desire, but the recently signed Troy Tulowitzki will open spring training next month with a legitimate chance to be the team’s “everyday shortstop,” general manager Brian Cashman said Friday. It was while speaking to reporters
6:05 PM ET Three-time Pro Bowler DeMarco Murray is returning to football, this time as an assistant at the University of Arizona. The Wildcats announced Friday that Murray will join Kevin Sumlin’s staff as running backs coach. “DeMarco brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to our running back room,” Sumlin said in a statement.
5:59 PM ET ESPN News Services ATHENS, Ga. — Georgia wide receivers Riley Ridley and Mecole Hardman and tight end Isaac Nauta are skipping their senior seasons to enter the NFL draft, taking away three of the Bulldogs’ top receivers. All three announced the decisions Friday on their respective Twitter accounts. “I could not imagine
5:18 PM ET ESPN News Services ATHENS, Ga. — Georgia wide receivers Riley Ridley and Mecole Hardman and tight end Isaac Nauta are skipping their senior seasons to enter the NFL draft, taking away three of the Bulldogs’ top receivers. All three announced the decisions on Friday on their Twitter accounts. “I could not imagine