6:50 AM ET ESPN staff The Houston Texans are the team that’s most likely to have the No. 1 overall pick in the 2022 NFL draft when it begins on Thursday, April 28, according to the preseason 1-32 draft order projections from the ESPN Football Power Index (FPI). Could the Texans target a quarterback next
12:38 PM BST England fly-half Marcus Smith can unlock any game by himself and will offer the team good balance in their autumn internationals, captain Owen Farrell said on Tuesday. Head coach Eddie Jones left out Leicester fly-half George Ford from his 34-man squad, clearing the way for summer debutant Smith to be given the
6:45 PM ET Freddie Freeman‘s batting practice sessions, by his own admission, are the most boring in baseball. He does nothing but hit line drives into left field, over and over. Picture a slicing liner that barely clears the glove of a leaping shortstop and you’ll get the idea of each ball’s trajectory. And now
Jamie Chadwick believes her dream of racing in Formula 1 is a “step closer” after winning her second consecutive W Series championship. The Bath-born racer, who won the inaugural all-female competition in 2019, won four rounds of this year’s eight-race series. She sealed the title with victories in the final two rounds in Austin, Texas.
8:00 AM ET Jamal Collier MILWAUKEE — Before winning his first NBA championship, Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo used to imagine how it would change his life: how it would be a weight lifted off his shoulders and how he’d finally be able to exhale. “But it’s false,” Antetokounmpo said after the Bucks received their
Tour de France winner and double Olympic champion Geraint Thomas wants to make cycling “fun and accessible” for youngsters. Thomas has launched a new charitable trust which aims to get more young people cycling. Over 10 years, the Geraint Thomas Charitable Trust hopes to make cycling more accessible to 5,000 children and young people aged
8:10 AM ET Throughout a down period in his career that is now approaching three years, Rickie Fowler managed to maintain an air of positivity, sprinkled with some self-deprecation, while seemingly never allowing for any sort of dark moments to consume him. He approached his slump with hard work, didn’t get impatient by moving on
7:18 AM ET Associated Press LONDON — British heavyweight Dillian Whyte wants his next fight to be against Tyson Fury for the world title instead of rescheduling his canceled bout with Otto Wallin. Whyte last week pulled out of his scheduled fight with Wallin for this Saturday, citing a shoulder injury. Whyte holds the WBC
8:00 AM ET Jeff Wagenheim “And new!” might be the most thrilling two words in mixed martial arts. They alert everyone within reach of a very loud voice that there has been a change in the power structure. There’s a fresh coat of paint. There’s ascension accompanied by the potential for memorable greatness. Even if
7:00 AM ET ESPN staff As the third week of the 2021-22 NHL season gets rolling, we have two captivating games on the docket on Tuesday night. At 8 p.m. ET on ESPN, two Western juggernauts take aim at one another as the Vegas Golden Knights visit the Colorado Avalanche. At 8:30 p.m. ET on
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7:11 AM ET Rob Dawson Mark Ogden Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is being allowed to continue as Manchester United manager but has been told his job is still very much under threat, sources told ESPN, amid disagreements at board level over the potential hire of Antonio Conte. Solskjaer was involved in discussions with executive vice-chairman Ed
2:06 AM BST ESPN staff The inclusion of Samu Kerevi and Sean McMahon for the remainder of the Wallabies’ spring tour appears increasingly unlikely, with the duo reportedly set to miss the U.K. leg of the tour and remain in Japan with club Suntory Sungoliath. A foxsports.com.au report on Tuesday said the duo had not
5:38 AM ET Andy Murray secured his first win over a top 10 player in 14 months on Monday after the former world No. 1 beat Poland’s Hubert Hurkacz 6-4, 6-7(6), 6-3 at the Vienna Open. Murray had lost to the world No. 10 in Cincinnati and Metz earlier this year but got the better
The UK is to bid to host the 2026 Tour de France Grand Depart. The government has also confirmed funding for the English Rugby Football Union’s bid to host the 2025 World Cup, as the RFU plans to stage the “best-attended women’s Rugby World Cup ever”. Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak will this week
12:49 PM ET ESPN News Services The St. Louis Cardinals have hired Oliver “Oli” Marmol as their new manager. Marmol has been the Cardinals’ bench coach the past two seasons. He was the favorite from the start of the search, and he worked his way up with the team since being drafted by St. Louis
11:45 PM ET Columbus Blue Jackets goaltender Elvis Merzlikins claimed that a Dallas Stars fan taunted him by mentioning his late teammate, Matiss Kivlenieks, before their game on Monday night. Merzlikins made 31 saves in the Blue Jackets’ 4-1 home win over Dallas, losing his shutout with less than three minutes left in the game
11:57 PM ET Jamal Collier The Chicago Bulls are off to the franchise’s best start since the 1996-97 season. They improved to 4-0 on Monday night with a 111-108 victory against the Toronto Raptors at Scotiabank Arena, making Chicago the last remaining unbeaten team in the Eastern Conference. After overhauling their roster in free agency,