3:55 PM ET ESPN News Services DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Second-seeded Andrey Rublev beat Daniel Evans 6-4, 7-5 in the first round of the Dubai Championships on Tuesday, just two days after winning his ninth tour title. The Russian, who defeated Felix Auger-Aliassime in the final at the Open 13 tennis tournament in Marseille,
3:30 PM ET HOUSTON — On Monday, a Harris County judge ruled that Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson can be deposed in nine of the 22 civil cases filed against him with allegations of sexual assault and inappropriate behavior during massage sessions. The nine women about whom Watson can be questioned under oath have not
3:20 PM ET The Kansas City Chiefs have released linebacker Anthony Hitchens, it was announced Tuesday. Hitchens had 80 tackles and an interception in 15 games last season. Hitchens, 29, joined the Chiefs as a free agent in 2018 and he registered a career-best 135 tackles that season. In four seasons with the Chiefs, Hitchens
11:58 AM ET Associated Press Tucked away in the annual media guide for the Masters for this year are changes to Augusta National that will add 35 yards to the card, extending the course to 7,510 yards. The club said the par-4 11th hole tee has been moved back 15 yards and to the left,
12:00 PM ET ESPN News Services Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson were part of the first Ryder Cup committee that came out of the task force following the infamous 2014 matches. Woods has been among the three players on the six-member committee ever since as part of a veteran crew. Now the committee is going
10:49 AM ET The Los Angeles Rams are expected to hire Kentucky offensive coordinator Liam Coen for the same role, sources told ESPN. Coen, a Rams assistant from 2018 to 2020, would replace Kevin O’Connell, who left to become Minnesota Vikings head coach. A deal for Coen has not been finalized but should be in
11:47 AM ET Associated Press CINCINNATI — Cincinnati coach Luke Fickell has received a two-year contract extension through 2028 and a raise to $5 million per year after leading the Bearcats to the College Football Playoff. The university board of trustees approved the contract extension Tuesday, also increasing the football staff salary pool to $5.2
11:05 AM ET Savannah Marshall’s defense of her WBO middleweight title will have to wait a few more weeks. BOXXER, which is putting on Marshall’s fight against Femke Hermans, announced Tuesday that Marshall will now fight Hermans on April 2 in Newcastle, England, after being previously scheduled for March 12. This is the latest move
7:00 AM ET When (and if) baseball resumes in 2022, general managers will work a lot like NFL coaches at the outset of games, with their first moves scripted. At the transaction kickoff, you can almost imagine Red Sox honcho Chaim Bloom, Yankees general manager Brian Cashman and their peers staring down laminated cards, playcalling
11:00 AM ET Dallas Mavericks governor Mark Cuban credited Luka Doncic‘s recent dominance in part to the 22-year-old superstar’s reaction to criticism regarding his conditioning early in the season. “I think he was humbled a little bit,” Cuban said Tuesday during an appearance on 1310 The Ticket in Dallas. “I think he didn’t like being