11:14 AM ET There’s a new MVP favorite as the NBA regular season prepares to resume. Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid overtook Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James last week and is now the consensus favorite to win the regular-season MVP award at sportsbooks around the nation. Embiid is listed at +200 to win MVP
3:12 PM ET Associated Press Garbine Muguruza and Jessica Pegula continued their strong form in 2021 with wins in the third round of the Dubai Championships on Wednesday. Muguruza beat Iga Swiatek 6-0, 6-4 as the French Open champion was slow to find any rhythm with six double faults and 17 unforced errors to Muguruza’s
1:54 PM ET Rory McIlroy suggested in an interview with Jimmy Fallon that Tiger Woods could be headed home soon after spending the past two-plus weeks in the hospital following a serious car accident on Feb. 23. Woods suffered multiple fractures in his right leg in the accident, requiring several hours of surgery at a
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1:53 PM ET Associated Press DOHA, Qatar — After more than a year out, Roger Federer started his 24th season on tour with a win. It was far from easy for the former No. 1, though, as he was pushed hard by Dan Evans at the Qatar Open before winning the second-round match 7-6 (8),
1:30 PM ET Associated Press GOODYEAR, Ariz. — Cincinnati Reds first baseman Joey Votto has been put on the injured list for an indefinite period at spring training, a team spokesperson said Wednesday. The team released no details of Votto’s situation or how long he is expected to be sidelined. Votto, 36, has played in
2:31 PM ET Associated Press HOUSTON — -The Houston Astros‘ top prospect, right-hander Forrest Whitley, will have Tommy John surgery, manager Dusty Baker said Wednesday. Whitley was diagnosed with a sprained ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow Sunday after experiencing discomfort during a batting practice session last week. He received a second opinion before
1:19 PM ET Artemi Panarin returned to Rangers practice on Wednesday, more than two weeks after he took a personal leave of absence from the team. Panarin took an indefinite leave on Feb. 22 after his former Kontinental Hockey League coach, Andrei Nazarov, told a Russian newspaper that Panarin got into a physical altercation with
2:31 PM ET Nike and the NBA have released a set of 16 new “Earned Edition” jerseys for the 2020-21 season. The new looks are available exclusively to the 16 teams that reached the 2020 playoffs inside the Orlando, Florida bubble. In a press release on Wednesday, the NBA said the new jerseys “amplify the