9:12 AM ET The Philadelphia 76ers fell short of their goal to acquire another star this summer. But Joel Embiid thinks the team will be just fine. “We have a great group of guys. A lot of guys coming back,” Embiid said Wednesday on a conference call to promote the NBA’s annual Africa Game. “Last
9:14 AM BST Argentina have named former hooker Mario Ledesma as the new coach of their national rugbyside, the Argentine Rugby Union (UAR) said on Wednesday. Ledesma replaces Daniel Hourcade, who resigned in June after back to back losses at home to Wales left his side with just two wins in 17 games. The 45-year-old
Jul 31, 2018 NBA InsidersESPN.com Who won and lost the NBA offseason? Are these Lakers locks to make the playoffs? With nearly all the major moves in the books, our NBA experts answer the big free-agency, trade and draft questions. 1. Which was the best move of the NBA offseason? Chris Herring, FiveThirtyEight: I feel
6:22 AM ET ESPN staff Tyson Fury has said his team managed to get a deal done with Deontay Wilder’s camp ‘in two days’ as he appeared to confirm that he will fight the WBC champion in December in Las Vegas. Fury revealed earlier this week that he was ‘deep in negotiations’ with Wilder over
5:47 AM ET Robert Kubica says he feels more at ease in a Formula One cockpit than he did when he made his return 12 months ago. Kubica tested for Williams at this week’s in-season test at the Hungaroring as part of his role with that team. The Budapest circuit was the scene of his
5:59 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff R Ashwin has consciously worked on deceiving batsmen in the air over the last 18 months. He revealed this in a chat with India’s bowling coach Bharat Arun on bcci.tv after picking up four wickets on the opening day of the Edgbaston Test. Varying his speeds, he observed, has also
1:20 AM ET PITTSBURGH — It was the debut the Chicago Cubs were hoping for: Four-time All-Star Cole Hamels dazzled with his changeup on the way to a five-inning, nine-strikeout performance in the Cubs’ 9-2 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday. It helped that the Cubs offense staked him to an early, 4-0 lead.
1:12 AM BST Reece Hodge has been given a chance to claim the vacant Wallabies outside centre berth for the Bledisloe Cup. Coach Michael Cheika has named the versatile Hodge to start there for the Wallabies in Friday night’s trial match against a Super Rugby selection at Sydney’s Leichhardt Oval. Hodge will line up in
1:19 AM ET Associated Press SAN JOSE, Calif. — Victoria Azarenka, a former world No. 1, eased past lucky-loser Anna Blinkova 6-1, 6-0 on Wednesday night in the second round of the Mubadala Silicon Valley Classic. Azarenka broke the Russian teenager’s serve six times to advance to face American qualifier Danielle Collins, a 6-1, 3-6,
1:38 AM ET Associated Press LOS CABOS, Mexico — Juan Martin del Potro opened his summer hard-court season with a 7-5, 6-3 victory over American Marcos Giron on Wednesday night in the Mifel Open. Playing for the first time since losing to Rafael Nadal in the Wimbledon quarterfinals, the top-seeded del Potro set up a