3:00 PM ET ESPN News Services TAMPA, Fla. — The Super Bowl champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers celebrated their victory Wednesday with a boat parade amid continued concern over the coronavirus pandemic. The parade got started around 1 p.m. on the Hillsborough River near downtown Tampa. Thousands of fans decked out in Buccaneers gear lined the
3:11 PM ET NEW YORK — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Wednesday that large sports venues around the state — with a capacity of 10,000 people or more — can reopen at 10% capacity. The Brooklyn Nets have been approved to allow fans to return to Barclays Center beginning Feb. 23 against the Sacramento
2:04 PM ET One day after Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban confirmed that his team had stopped playing the national anthem before games, the NBA on Wednesday issued a statement saying that wouldn’t be the case. “With NBA teams now in the process of welcoming fans back into their arenas, all teams will play the
1:25 PM ET Clemson linebacker Mike Jones Jr., who started seven games last season, is transferring to LSU, he announced Wednesday. Jones, who has three years of eligibility, recorded 30 tackles, including four for loss, and had two interceptions and a forced fumble in 10 games for Clemson last fall. The 6-foot, 220-pound Jones also
2:14 PM ET Associated Press ARLINGTON, Texas — Free agent former All-Star right-hander Mike Foltynewicz has signed a $2 million, one-year contract with the Texas Rangers. The Rangers announced the agreement with the 2018 NL All-Star on Wednesday. Outfielder Adolis Garcia was designated for assignment to make room on their roster. Foltynewicz, 29, made only
12:37 PM ET Serie A’s top scorer, with 16 goals, is Cristiano Ronaldo, who turned 36 last week. Just behind him, you’ll find a trio of players on 14: Romelu Lukaku, 27 years old, is the baby of the three, Ciro Immobile is 30 and Zlatan Ibrahimovic is a venerable 39 years old. Ordinarily, this
12:53 PM GMT Wales have called up James Botham, Lloyd Williams and the uncapped Willis Halaholo to their injury-hit squad ahead of Saturday’s Six Nations clash with Scotland at Murrayfield, the Wales Rugby Union said on Wednesday. The Cardiff Blues trio replace Dan Lydiate, Tomos Williams and Johnny Williams who were all hurt in the
12:33 PM GMT England coach Eddie Jones has said no player in his side is guaranteed a starting spot but backed his captain Owen Farrell to come back after a poor performance against Scotland on Saturday. Scotland ended a 38-year wait for a victory at Twickenham on Saturday when they beat England 11-6 on the
Four days after crashing to one of the most astonishing defeats in Test cricket history, Bangladesh take on the West Indies in the second Test in Dhaka on Thursday knowing they must win to square the two-match series. The shock waves of Sunday’s defeat in Chattogram, which saw the West Indies make 395-7 in the
England head coach Chris Silverwood on Wednesday said that he will not hesitate to follow the rotation policy despite the visiting side winning the first Test against India. England defeated India by 227 runs in the first Test at the MA Chidambaram Stadium on Tuesday. James Anderson produced three of the best possible deliveries to
12:37 PM ET Associated Press DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Martin Truex Jr. has signed a multi-year agreement to stay at Joe Gibbs Racing, where the 2017 NASCAR champion has won eight races in his two years with the team. Truex joined Denny Hamlin as JGR drivers who signed contract extensions this month. Truex, Hamlin, Kyle
Feb 8, 2021 Kamaru Usman defends his welterweight championship against former training partner Gilbert Burns in the main event of UFC 258 on Saturday night in Las Vegas. The title fight, which takes place at the UFC’s Apex facility, will be on pay-per-view, which fans can purchase here. The five-fight PPV main card begins at
6:00 AM ET WEBBERVILLE, Mich. — Calvin Johnson walks into the brightly lit, orange-hued Flower Room 1 and begins to get excited. In front of him are 180 marijuana plants, all lined up in rows of three or four, broken down in identical, segmented trays for optimal growth. Clad in a mask, black scrubs and
9:00 AM ET The PGA Tour heads to California this week for the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. Defending champion Nick Taylor won last year’s event by four shots (19-under). The field will be without world No. 1 Dustin Johnson, who withdrew Monday following his victory at the Saudi International. So which players are the favorites,
11:35 PM ET The Buccaneers’ dominant Super Bowl win on Sunday closed the 2020 NFL season and swung open the door on what promises to be an eventful and unusual offseason — which of course includes the 2021 NFL draft. The Tampa Bay defense showcased what smart drafting can do for a team, with recent
Formula 1 has secured confirmation that Portugal can host the third grand prix of the 2021 season on 2 May. But F1 bosses have committed to the race at Portimao following talks with race organisers. F1 personnel attending the race will not return to the UK within the 10-day restriction period from such countries. All
7:00 AM ET We have reached the quarter mark of the 2021 NHL season — at least for the teams which haven’t had their schedules disrupted by COVID-19 yet. But we’re also coming up on another big holiday. So in the spirit of Valentine’s Day, we identified something we love about every team in this
7:02 AM ET Associated Press Open Championship organisers said on Wednesday they have “cautious optimism” that golf’s oldest major will go ahead at Royal St. George’s in July. The event was cancelled last year — for the first time since 1945 — because of the COVID-19 pandemic, with the R&A effectively pushing its schedule back