8:48 PM ET Associated Press DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Austin Cindric opened his Xfinity Series title defense with a Saturday night victory at Daytona International Speedway that could count as the biggest of his blossoming career. Cindric got a push to the lead at the start of two-lap overtime from AJ Allmendinger that gave him
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4:27 PM GMT England put last week’s Scotland defeat behind them with a six-try 41-18 Six Nations victory over Italy at Twickenham on Saturday as Anthony Watson scored two tries and Jonny May claimed a memorable one with an astonishing, acrobatic leap. – Play ESPN’s Rugby Pick’em for FREE Italy took a shock second-minute lead
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7:04 PM GMT Wales roared back from a 17-3 half time deficit to complete a remarkable 25-24 Six Nations win over Scotland on Saturday, in a crackling encounter that saw momentum shift time and again. – Play ESPN’s Rugby Pick’em for FREE Winger Darcy Graham darted onto a clever chip from Ali Price to score
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5:17 PM ET New Texas football coach Steve Sarkisian got a commitment from the No. 2-ranked quarterback in the 2022 class on Saturday when Maalik Murphy announced his intention to play for the Longhorns. Murphy is a 6-foot-5, 220-pound signal-caller from Junipero Serra High School in Gardena, California. He chose Texas over offers from Baylor,
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6:16 PM ET Kamaru Usman and Gilbert Burns have faced off hundreds of times with each other in practice. On Saturday, they’ll do it for real. Usman will defend his UFC welterweight title against Burns, his former sparring partner, in the main event of UFC 258 in Las Vegas. Purchase UFC 258 here. “I know
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4:13 PM ET Associated Press PHOENIX — The Arizona Diamondbacks have agreed to a $1.75 million, one-year deal with veteran infielder Asdrubal Cabrera, according to multiple media reports. Cabrera can earn up to $1.05 million in performance bonuses. The deal was first reported by MLB Network. The 35-year-old is a two-time All-Star who was with
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3:42 PM ET Associated Press OTTAWA — The Ottawa Senators acquired forward Ryan Dzingel from the Carolina Hurricanes on Saturday for forwards Alex Galchenyuk and Cedric Paquette. Dzingel, drafted by the Senators in the seventh round in 2011, had two goals and two assists in 11 games with the Hurricanes this season. He has 171
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2:11 PM ET Associated Press DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Rain washed out the final two practices Saturday before NASCAR’s season-opening Daytona 500, a potential setback for the nine drivers switching cars before “The Great American Race.” Former Cup Series champions Brad Keselowski and Martin Truex Jr. as well as front-row qualifier William Byron are among
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9:23 AM ET Another Alisson howler saw Leicester City beat Liverpool 3-1 on Saturday with Jamie Vardy, James Maddison and Harvey Barnes all scoring. Mohamed Salah scored Liverpool’s only goal early in the second half. – Stream FC Daily on ESPN+ The best chances of the first half fell to Vardy and Roberto Firmino, with
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2:16 PM ET Associated Press DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Kurt Busch dropped a cinematic short two days before the Daytona 500 that blew the budget, featured a Vanilla Ice cameo and hinted at his NASCAR retirement. The 2004 NASCAR Cup champion did not definitively say whether he’s planning to hang up his helmet at the
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1:52 PM ET New York Knicks center Mitchell Robinson will undergo surgery on his fractured right hand and is expected to miss four to six weeks, sources tell ESPN. Robinson suffered a fracture of the fourth metacarpal on the hand, sources said. Dr. Michelle Carlson at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York will
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1:13 PM ET Associated Press CHICAGO — The Columbus Blue Jackets have activated defenseman Zach Werenski off injured reserve. Werenski is expected to return to the lineup Saturday night at Chicago. The 23-year-old Werenski missed three games with a lower-body injury after he got hurt during a 4-3 win over Dallas on Feb. 4. Columbus
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