7:42 PM ET NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Cincinnati Bengals wanted to send a message after their dramatic playoff win Saturday over the Titans. They’re not underdogs anymore. Cincinnati emphatically delivered that message with a 19-16 victory against the top-seeded Titans. Rookie Evan McPherson‘s 52-yard field goal as time expired sent the Bengals to their first
11:11 PM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — The San Francisco 49ers simply will not go away. The same Niners that were once 3-5 and headed for a long offseason full of questions are now headed to the NFC Championship Game for the second time in three seasons. To get there, San Francisco had to pull
9:47 PM ET MELBOURNE, Australia — Fans at the Australian Open were asked by security to remove T-shirts featuring the slogan “Where is Peng Shuai?” which references the ongoing uncertainty surrounding the Chinese former tennis player’s well-being and whereabouts. In November, Peng, the former world No. 14 singles player and part of a No. 1
9:51 PM ET Pete ThamelESPN The University of Hawai’i is turning to one of its own for its next head football coach. The school announced on Saturday night that former star quarterback Timmy Chang is returning to be the school’s next head coach. Chang, 40, was previously the wide receivers coach at Colorado State. But
News Australia’s matches at both upcoming men’s World Cups in 2022 and 2023 will be broadcast by Nine Australia’s defence of the Men’s T20 World Cup will be broadcast on the Nine Network but the Women’s ODI World Cup is set to be without a free-to-air broadcaster. Nine has confirmed it will screen every game
3:14 PM ET Washington Wizards coach Wes Unseld Jr. has exited the league’s health and safety protocols and will coach Sunday’s game against the Boston Celtics. Unseld went on the NBA’s COVID-19 list last Friday. The Wizards are 23-23 in their first season under Unseld, but have lost three of their last four games.
5:40 PM ET ESPN News Services During the Tokyo Olympics last summer, when Damian Lillard‘s abdominal injury flared up, Jrue Holiday suggested it was time for surgery. Lillard finally took his fellow Olympian’s advice and had the procedure Jan. 13. The Portland Trail Blazers‘ star point guard spoke to reporters Saturday for the first time
8:44 PM ET MIAMI — Anthony Davis, out for the past five weeks with a sprained MCL in his left knee, has been upgraded to questionable for the Los Angeles Lakers‘ game against the Heat on Sunday and is considered a game-time decision, according to the team. Davis missed the past 16 games since the
3:53 PM ET Chicago Bulls guard Alex Caruso will undergo surgery early next week for a fractured right wrist, the team announced Saturday. Caruso suffered the injury during the Bulls loss to the Bucks on Friday night in Milwaukee. Caruso was fouled hard by the Bucks’ Grayson Allen, who was assessed a flagrant 2 foul
8:46 PM ET Associated Press LA QUINTA, Calif. — Lee Hodges and Paul Barjon took advantage of a late tee time Saturday to miss the worst of a windy day and share the third-round lead in The American Express. “It was tough early and it kind of died on our back nine a little bit,”