7:00 AM ET Marcel Louis-JacquesESPN ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Buffalo Bills offensive coordinator Brian Daboll loves his players. Not just their talent, fit or production. No, Daboll loves his players for the people they are, and that love is palpable. Bills quarterback Josh Allen‘s grandmother died the night before a 44-34 win against the Seattle
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9:20 AM ET Britain’s Francesca Jones, who suffers from a rare genetic condition, reached her maiden Grand Slam main draw on Wednesday when she beat China’s Lu Jiajing in the final round of Australian Open qualifying in Dubai. Jones suffers from ectrodactyly ectodermal dysplasia syndrome, a condition which meant she was born with three fingers
8:11 AM GMT The French government said it needs guarantees from England and Ireland that it is safe for the national rugby union team to travel for Six Nations matches during the COVID-19 pandemic. French sports minister Roxana Maracineanu said France’s opener against Italy in Rome on Feb. 6 had been cleared. 1 Related France
8:59 PM ET The PGA Tour Hawai’i two-stop swings over to Honolulu and Waialae Country Club for the Sony Open. Defending champion Cameron Smith, as well as 13 of the top 30 players in the world will be in the event. So which players are the favorites, who offers good odds and what props are
7:00 AM ET MLB InsidersESPN On Jan. 13, 2020, MLB commissioner Rob Manfred released his findings and announced the Houston Astros‘ punishment for electronically stealing signs during the team’s 2017 World Series run. Manager AJ Hinch and GM Jeff Luhnow were each suspended one year by MLB before they were both fired by the Astros,
7:00 AM ET The 2021 NHL season is here! After awarding the Stanley Cup in September following a most unusual 2019-20 season, we’re back on the ice again. Four new divisions, 56-game schedules and, most importantly, 116 consecutive nights of NHL games, beginning Wednesday. For our first week of power rankings, we offer a reason
5:39 PM ET Louisiana-Monroe has hired Rich Rodriguez as its new associate head coach and offensive coordinator, the school announced Tuesday. Rodriguez, who most recently served as Ole Miss offensive coordinator in 2019, will be joining new Warhawks coach Terry Bowden. Rodriguez’s son, Rhett, a quarterback at Arizona the past four seasons, is transferring to
7:00 AM ET DAVANTE ADAMS TROTTED back to the Green Bay huddle, then barked out an order to Aaron Rodgers. Throw it again, he remembers yelling. Running back Aaron Jones recalls a more solicitous Adams on this evening in October 2017. In Jones’ version of events, both Adams and Rodgers tapped their jerseys, each extending
AUS vs IND: Steve Smith said the controversy was taking away from India’s batting performance.© AFP Former England skipper Michael Vaughan on Wednesday said that he would be interested to see if Steve Smith repeats his Sydney act of scuffing up the batting crease in the fourth and final Test against India at the Gabba
5:30 AM ET Australian tennis star Alex De Minaur has opened his 2021 season in style, winning his fourth ATP title at the Antalya Open in Turkey. De Minaur was leading Alexander Bublik 2-0 in Wednesday’s final when the Kazakh retired injured just seven minutes into the match. The 21-year-old world No.23 dropped only one
5:00 AM ET While watching matches in the Champions League and Europe’s top leagues recently, you may well have noticed something a little strange going on as teams prepare to defend a free kick on the edge of their box. Perhaps, if you were watching Arsenal‘s 2-1 defeat to Everton in the Premier League last
11:31 PM ET Disgruntled superstar James Harden said the Houston Rockets are “just not good enough” after the team’s second consecutive blowout loss to the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday night, adding that he doesn’t believe the team can improve enough to be a contender. “I love this city. I literally have done everything that
11:31 PM ET Disgruntled superstar James Harden said the Houston Rockets are “just not good enough” after the team’s second consecutive blowout loss to the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday night, adding that he doesn’t believe the team can improve enough to be a contender. “I love this city. I literally have done everything that
6:00 AM ET HOUSTON — The Houston Texans took a step toward moving past their 4-12 season and previous regime when they hired former Patriots director of player personnel Nick Caserio as their general manager on Thursday. But instead of getting to celebrate the hire, Texans chairman and CEO Cal McNair reportedly upset his franchise
5:39 PM ET Associated Press DELRAY BEACH, Fla. — No. 4-seeded Hubert Hurkacz advanced to his second career ATP Tour final by beating American qualifier Christian Harrison 7-6 (4), 6-4 on Tuesday at the Delray Beach Open. Hurkacz’s only other final was in 2019, when he won at Winston-Salem to become the second Polish tour-level
10:53 PM ET Associated Press Jhonattan Vegas has tested positive for the coronavirus and withdrawn from the Sony Open in Hawaii. Vegas is the second PGA Tour player to withdraw because of a positive test this year. Jim Herman tested positive before leaving for Hawaii for the Sentry Tournament of Champions. Xander Schauffele and Webb
6:42 PM ET When Paul Pogba signed for Manchester United in a then-world record £89.1 million transfer from Juventus in Aug. 2016, it was for nights like this at Burnley. Nights when the French midfielder made a match-winning contribution in a big game which resulted in the club moving to the top of the Premier
11:33 AM ET The Masters Tournament announced Tuesday that it intends to limit attendance at April’s tournament and institute similar health and safety standards to those in place when the event was won by Dustin Johnson in November without spectators because of the coronavirus pandemic. Augusta National said that efforts are being made to include