9:19 PM BST KweséESPN Staff The Springboks are bracing themselves for a fierce onslaught from Argentina when the two sides meet at the Estadio Malvinas Argentina in Mendoza in the second round of the Rugby Championship on Saturday. Siya Kolisi and his Springbok team delivered a powerful performance to defeat the Pumas last week in
11:51 PM ET Associated Press WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Eighth-seeded Steve Johnson advanced to the Winston-Salem Open final Friday night, beating second-seeded Pablo Carreno Busta of Spain 6-3, 6-4. Johnson will face Daniil Medvedev of Russia, a 6-1, 6-1 winner over Japan’s Taro Daniel in the first semifinal in the US Open tuneup event at Wake
9:20 PM ET ESPN News Services ELKHART LAKE, Wis. — Lilly Diabetes has pulled its sponsorship of Conor Daly‘s No. 6 car in the NASCAR Xfinity race at Road America, citing a racially insensitive remark made by the driver’s father in the 1980s that surfaced this week. Lilly said in a statement Friday that its
8:38 PM ET Associated Press ATLANTA — Vince Carter can’t say his 21st NBA season will be his last. At least not yet. Carter signed a one-year veterans minimum contract Friday with the rebuilding Atlanta Hawks, his eighth team, in what could be his final stop before starting a career in broadcasting. It appears to
8:00 PM ET Mike Trout’s Players Weekend jersey says “Kiiiiid,” but he’s Trouty to his teammates. Why? Turns out there’s a code, and we’ve cracked it. From the first all-emoji name to the Stringbean Slinger, these are some of the best uniform nicknames coming soon to a major league ballpark near you. Players are getting
8:26 PM ET Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio — Robert Streb took the second-round lead in the Web.com Tour Finals-opening Nationwide Children’s Hospital Championship, making an eagle in a 3-under 68 on Friday at Ohio State University’s Scarlett Course. Streb eagled the par-5 fourth — his 13th hole — on the gusty day. He was at
7:34 PM ET Associated Press CLEVELAND — The Browns escaped a preseason quarterback swap. Tyrod Taylor isn’t expected to miss any time — and is still in line to start the Sept. 9 season opener against Pittsburgh — after dislocating his left pinky and bruising his hand in Thursday’s 5-0 win over Philadelphia. Taylor’s injury
7:41 PM ET Associated Press HUMBOLDT, Saskatchewan — A small Saskatchewan city devastated by a fatal bus crash involving its junior hockey team welcomed a trophy on Friday that fans no doubt hoped would one day be hoisted by one of their boys. Washington Capitals forward Chandler Stephenson brought the Stanley Cup to Humboldt to
7:20 PM ET A day after the University of Maryland issued a statement indicating former athletic director Kevin Anderson hired an outside attorney to represent two former football players against an accusation of sexual assault by a female student, their attorney told the Baltimore Sun it was actually football coach DJ Durkin who hired him.
11:23 AM ET GLENDALE, Ariz. — When former junior lightweight world titleholder Jose “Sniper” Pedraza signed with Top Rank in February, he certainly did so with the expectation that he would get another shot at a major belt. Looking to watch the Raymundo Beltran-Jose Pedraza 12-round bout for Beltran’s WBO lightweight title and the rest