8:06 AM BST ESPN staff The resurgent Blues face the biggest test of their Super Rugby Pacific title credentials in Christchurch on Friday, but they have received a huge boost for the match with a couple of key additions to their 23-man squad. One is code-hopper Roger Tuivasa-Sheck, who will make his return from injury
7:00 AM ET ESPN staff The 2022 NFL draft is getting closer, which means you’ll start hearing comparisons between some of the top prospects in the class and current/former NFL players. Those matches could be based on the way the prospects play the game, their physical measurements, their production, their versatility and role, similar traits
12:23 AM ET ESPN News Services A night after saying, “I f—ing hate this place,” Phillies third baseman Alec Bohm got a standing ovation from the Philadelphia crowd. Bohm, who made three errors Monday in a 5-4 win over the New York Mets and later apologized for how he vented his frustration, came in as
12:07 AM ET Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO — Alyssa Nakken made major league history as the first woman to coach on the field in a regular-season game when she took her spot for the Giants on Tuesday night against the San Diego Padres. The 31-year-old Nakken came in to coach first base for the Giants
7:00 AM ET Tim KavanaghESPN.com Close Tim Kavanagh is a senior NHL editor for ESPN. He’s a native of upstate New York. As of the trade deadline on March 21, it appeared that the Los Angeles Kings had a reasonably safe spot in the 2022 Stanley Cup playoffs. Things have gotten a lot muddier since
7:05 AM ET We’re approaching the final fortnight of the 2021-22 NHL season, and as teams are clinching playoff berths (or being eliminated) seemingly every night, there are many big questions that each club must answer. Which on-ice coaching decisions will produce the best results? Which pending free agents should be re-signed? Is the current
7:10 AM ET Associated Press MADRID — The latter stages of the Davis Cup finals will be played in the southern Spanish city of Málaga in November, organizers said Wednesday. The revamped tennis competition will remain in Spain after the first two editions were played in Madrid. The group phase will be played from Sept.
7:50 AM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Errol Spence Jr. was less than two weeks away from a career-defining fight with Manny Pacquiao when he realized something was wrong. Spence had already returned from a devastating car crash, and while sparring to prepare for the Pacquiao fight, he felt something happened to his eye. Days later, he
7:00 AM ET Despite the popularity of the transfer portal, recruiting is still how college football coaches build the foundation of their teams and add talent year after year. Coaches can fill voids through the portal, which has impacted high school prospects, but recruiting is still the lifeblood of a program. With some new coaches
7:00 AM ET CHICAGO — When White Sox shortstop Tim Anderson and new second baseman Josh Harrison take the field together on Jackie Robinson Day on Friday, they will be the only Black double-play combination in baseball. “You don’t see that every day,” Anderson said recently. “There’s a lot of young kids that look up