2:48 PM ET Police in Colorado said Monday they are investigating Ja Morant‘s actions from the weekend after the Memphis Grizzlies star posted an Instagram Live video in which he displayed what appeared to be a gun while at a nightclub. The Glendale Police Department confirmed the incident took place at a bar in Glendale,
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Mar 6, 2023 ESPN News Services MADISON, Wis. — The University of Wisconsin on Monday fired Tony Granato as men’s hockey coach following a second straight losing season. Granato posted a 105-129-16 overall mark and 65-87-2 Big Ten record during his seven seasons. Wisconsin ended a 13-23 season Saturday, losing to Michigan in the Big
7:00 AM ET It’s World Baseball Classic time! The international baseball tournament is back for the first time since 2017 and features some of baseball’s most stacked lineups maybe … ever. In its fifth edition, the World Baseball Classic will start on March 8, with pool play spanning Japan, Taiwan, Florida and Arizona and featuring
6:28 PM ET INDIANAPOLIS — Florida Gators quarterback Anthony Richardson said he has referred to himself as “Cam Jackson” because he liked Cam Newton and Lamar Jackson so much. During the quarterback workouts at the NFL’s scouting combine on Saturday, Richardson looked every bit as physically imposing as Newton and ran almost like Jackson. At
9:25 AM ET INDIANAPOLIS — Alabama quarterback Bryce Young, who is one of the top players available in the 2023 NFL draft, has told teams his week at the scouting combine that concerns over his size are misplaced. Saturday, Young officially measured at 5-foot-10 1/8 and weighed 204 pounds, which would make him the lightest
Mar 4, 2023 Associated Press ACAPULCO, Mexico — Tommy Paul defeated fellow American and longtime rival Taylor Fritz 6-3, 6-7 (2), 7-6 (2) in a three-hour marathon match Friday night and secured a spot in the Mexican Open final. The pair of 25-year-olds have squared off since their teenage years. The Americans faced each other
Mar 3, 2023 ATHENS, Ga. — Despite having two players arrested in the past two weeks for street-racing offenses, including Jalen Carter‘s booking Wednesday in connection with a Jan. 15 crash that killed a Georgia football player and a recruiting staff member, coach Kirby Smart insists his program does not have a culture problem. “Absolutely
5:28 PM ET Associated Press RIO GRANDE, Puerto Rico — Carson Young had to lean more on his short game Friday and posted a 5-under 67 and built a 4-shot lead going into the weekend at the Puerto Rico Open. Young, a 28-year-old rookie on the PGA Tour, didn’t have quite the theatrics as his
12:50 PM ET INDIANAPOLIS — Former Georgia quarterback Stetson Bennett IV addressed his somewhat tumultuous offseason, which included a January arrest in Dallas for public intoxication, on Friday at the NFL’s scouting combine. Bennett, who was a Heisman Trophy finalist this past season, also did not participate in any of the postseason all-star games and
9:24 AM ET INDIANAPOLIS — Former Alabama quarterback Bryce Young, one of the most highly rated prospects in April’s NFL draft, says he understands the questions the league’s personnel evaluators might have about his size and potential durability. Because, well, he has a mirror. “I’ve been this size, respectfully, my whole life,” Young said with
8:44 PM ET Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas — Fourth-seeded Danielle Collins needed barely more than an hour to overpower Caty McNally 6-1, 6-1 and reach the quarterfinals at the ATX Open on Thursday. Collins, an American who was the runner-up at the 2022 Australian Open, saved both break points she faced while claiming five of
Mar 2, 2023 Ed DoveSpecial to ESPN Close Ed Dove is a writer and scout who has a deep and enduring passion for African sport, politics and literature. Instagram: @EddyDove22, Facebook: @EddyDoveAfrica Editor’s note: This story contains descriptions of violence. Ghana’s wheelchair tennis team have criticised the country’s government, saying they have not received adequate
6:40 PM ET INDIANAPOLIS — For seven years, Kellen Moore was the most constant voice in Dak Prescott‘s ear either as a Dallas Cowboys teammate, quarterbacks coach or offensive coordinator. In 2023, Mike McCarthy will take that role over, as the head coach will be calling plays for the first time in his tenure with
Feb 28, 2023 Marcus Smith has been released from England’s training squad this week to get game time with Harlequins but faces a battle to make the squad to face France in two weeks after George Ford was included in a trimmed 26-man group announced on Tuesday. Smith came on in the last minute of
Feb 28, 2023 If you spent part of the 2022 college football season thinking, “USC can’t possibly keep getting away with this!!” then you should know this: Your hunches were as statistically sound as they were exasperated. For much of last fall, the Trojans’ defense was good at one and only one thing: pouncing on
10:07 AM ET Quarterbacks C.J. Stroud, Will Levis and Anthony Richardson will throw at the NFL scouting combine Saturday, but Bryce Young will wait for Alabama’s pro day on March 23, sources told ESPN’s Jordan Reid on Monday. Although he won’t throw, Young will go through medicals and measurements, the sources told Reid. Richardson also
Feb 25, 2023 CARDIFF, Wales — Wales have been battling all week on and off the field. They’d secured one victory on Wednesday, but this was one scrap too many. England needed 75 minutes to break the hosts’ resolve, but in a match of low quality, and one contested in the air as much as
4:48 PM ET The Nashville Predators traded right wing Nino Niederreiter to the Winnipeg Jets for a second-round draft pick in 2024, both teams announced on Saturday. Niederreiter, 30, was signed by the Predators as a free agent last season to a two-year, $8 million contract. He had 18 goals and 10 assists in 56
4:41 PM ET Associated Press RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Panthalassa led all the way to win the $20 million Saudi Cup by three-quarters of a length on Saturday night, relegating trainer Bob Baffert’s horse, Country Grammer, to second place for the second straight year. Japan nearly swept the first four places until Country Grammer rallied
Feb 25, 2023 Associated Press NEW DELHI — Yannik Paul‘s lead at the Hero Indian Open was trimmed from five shots to one after the third round of the European Tour event Saturday. Paul, who shot a 1-under 71 to move to 11 under overall, is one ahead of fellow German Marcel Siem. Siem birdied