Jhye Richardson‘s friends noticed there was something not quite right about him during the latter phases of the same Big Bash League in which he was feted as its leading wicket-taker. Though an overall return of 29 wickets at 16.31 made Richardson, 24, the BBL’s standout pace bowler, his figures at the pointy end were
7:28 PM ET Arkansas State athletic director Terry Mohajir has agreed to take the athletic director’s job at UCF, sources told ESPN. Mohajir, a member of the College Football Playoff selection committee, has overseen the Arkansas State athletic department since 2012. He played football at Arkansas State in the 1990s and worked at Kansas and
6:25 PM ET Indiana Pacers assistant coach Bill Bayno has resigned his job, citing mental health issues, sources told ESPN on Monday. Bayno, 58, began a leave of absence two weeks ago and worked through terms of a departure with the organization in recent days. Bayno has privately described a need to step away from
5:59 PM ET Iowa State coach Matt Campbell has agreed to a new contract through the 2028 season, the school announced Monday. The new deal expires Dec. 31, 2028, and adds three years onto Campbell’s current agreement with Iowa State. Campbell in 2020 won Big 12 Coach of the Year for the third time in
6:36 PM ET Associated Press PULLMAN, Wash. — Washington State starting quarterback Jayden de Laura has been suspended from the team after his arrest in Pullman on suspicion of driving under the influence. The freshman started all four games for Washington State last fall. The Spokesman-Review reports that the 19-year-old de Laura was arrested on
5:34 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — Tampa Mayor Jane Castor expressed frustration Monday over individuals not following her executive order for masks to be worn in certain outdoor areas of the city. The city handed out more than 200,000 masks, and still places such as Ybor City were packed with maskless crowds of partiers and
4:58 PM ET Set to become an unrestricted free agent in March, San Francisco 49ers cornerback Richard Sherman‘s next NFL stop is likely to be his last. Sherman, who will be 33 in March, has long maintained that he wants to play until he’s 35, told Stephen A. Smith on his ESPN+ show Stephen A’s
5:26 PM ET Associated Press DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Kyle Larson loaded his motorhome and drove to Daytona International Speedway by himself, alone for some seven hours to prepare for his return to NASCAR competition. The excitement of a new season settled his nerves and he felt optimistic about his future. After serving a six-month
5:23 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Major League Baseball has slightly deadened its baseballs amid a years-long surge in home runs, a source confirmed to The Associated Press on Monday. MLB anticipates the changes will be subtle, and a memo to teams last week cites an independent lab that found the new balls
5:26 PM GMT Italy’s injured centre Marco Zanon will miss the Six Nations game against England on Saturday, the Italian Rugby Federation said on Monday, while Pierre Bruno and Andrea Lovotti have been added to the squad. Zanon started at outside centre in the Azzurri’s 50-10 opening day loss to France but was replaced after