11:15 PM ET More than five years after Baylor fired football coach Art Briles, following a scathing review by a law firm that investigated how the university and his football program responded to allegations of sexual assault against his players, he will return to a Division I team this coming season. Briles, 66, was hired
5:29 PM ET Associated Press JUPITER, Fla. — With less than 4½ days until Major League Baseball’s deadline for a labor deal to salvage Opening Day and a 162-game season, New York Yankees owner Hal Steinbrenner, Houston Astros pitcher Lance McCullers Jr. and Miami Marlins infielder Miguel Rojas joined negotiations Thursday. The sides met for
9:03 PM ET Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Pekka Rinne can’t wait to bring his 1-year-old son, Paulus, back to Nashville in a few years and share stories from his playing days. The highlight? Pointing to his No. 35 hanging in the rafters. “It gives me goosebumps to even think about it,” Rinne said Thursday
9:18 PM ET Associated Press WASHINGTON — Joe Johnson scored 18 points and the United States overcame a 10-point first-half deficit to beat Puerto Rico 93-76 on Thursday night in World Cup qualifying. The Americans (2-1) only need to avoid finishing last in their four-team group to advance to the next round of qualifying, and
6:39 PM ET ESPN News Services Caris LeVert will be sidelined approximately one to two weeks with a sprained right foot, the Cleveland Cavaliers announced Thursday. In addition, the Cavaliers announced that All-Star guard Darius Garland will undergo treatment and rehabilitation for a sore lower back over the next couple of days. The team said
3:00 PM ET NEW YORK — As Ben Simmons begins a new chapter in his career with the Brooklyn Nets, questions about the divorce he experienced with the Philadelphia 76ers linger. But as those questions about how he’ll fit with a new team after such a spectacular exit with an old one continue to filter
7:55 PM ET Associated Press ACAPULCO, Mexico — A few hours after clinching the top spot in the ATP rankings, top-seeded Daniil Medvedev eased into the Mexican Open semifinals on Thursday with a 6-2, 6-3 win over Yoshihito Nishioka. Medvedev moved to No. 1 in the rankings earlier in the day after Novak Djokovic lost
5:31 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Former heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko, the mayor of Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, plans to take up arms to defend against Russia’s invasion, which began in the early hours Thursday. “It’s already a bloody war,” Klitschko, a Hall of Fame boxer, said Thursday on ITV’s “Good Morning Britain.” “… I don’t have
8:02 PM ET Gerard Pique says Barcelona’s emphatic 4-2 Europa League win over Napoli on Thursday, which saw them book their place in the round of 16, sent a message that the Catalan club are on their way back to the top. Barca have struggled in Europe in recent years, winning just two of their
3:51 PM ET Barcelona and Napoli players hold up a ‘Stop War’ banner ahead of their Europa League playoff second leg. Getty Barcelona and Napoli players held up a “Stop War” banner ahead of their Europa League tie on Thursday following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Players and coaching staff from both teams came together minutes before