3:37 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — In a shocking move, Buccaneers Pro Bowl left guard Ali Marpet is retiring, he announced on Instagram. Marpet is just 28 years old and finished off his first Pro Bowl season. He is considered arguably one of the top, if not the top, Buccaneers offensive linemen. A source told
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5:47 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN NEW YORK — After two games playing alongside James Harden, it took a single word for Joel Embiid to describe how he felt about the way the two superstars are fitting together in the Philadelphia 76ers‘ offense. “Unstoppable,” Embiid said with a smile after finishing with 37 points — including
7:32 PM ET Associated Press SANTIAGO, Chile — Spain’s Pedro Martinez won the Chile Open clay-court tournament on Sunday with a 4-6, 6-4, 6-4 win over Argentina’s Sebastian Baez, Martinez’s first professional title. Martinez lost last year’s Kitzbuhel Open in Austria in another clay-court tournament. Baez was also attempting to win his first professional title.
6:53 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Vasiliy Lomachenko, ESPN’s No. 8 pound-for-pound boxer, has joined a territorial defense battalion in Ukraine as the country attempts to fend off an invasion from Russia. The two-time Olympic gold medalist is shown armed in military fatigues in an image posted to his Facebook page on Sunday. The 34-year-old traveled
8:06 PM ET Associated Press FONTANA, Calif. — Defending NASCAR Cup Series champion Kyle Larson held off Austin Dillon and Daniel Suarez in a tense finish Sunday to win at Fontana for the second time. After starting at the rear under penalty, Larson raced to his 17th career victory and the 11th in his year-plus
9:02 PM ET JUPITER, Fla. — Despite a long day of conversations between MLB and the MLBPA on Sunday, the sides still remain far apart on a new collective bargaining agreement, a union source told ESPN. The six-plus hours of meetings came a day before a league-imposed deadline that would trigger the cancellation of regular-season
6:44 PM ET Associated Press PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. — Sepp Straka is going back to Georgia in a few weeks. He’s headed to his first Masters, after pulling off a huge comeback to win the Honda Classic. Straka, down by 5 shots entering the final round, tapped in for birdie in the rain on
4:18 PM ET LONDON — The first trophy of the English season was claimed on Sunday, and in some style, as Chelsea and Liverpool played out a Carabao Cup final for the ages at Wembley (stream a replay on ESPN+). The sides combined to put the ball in the back of the net on four
6:55 PM ET Associated Press TUCSON, Ariz. — Miguel Angel Jimenez had his second hole-in-one of the tournament and closed with a 7-under 65 on Sunday to win the Cologuard Classic. Jimenez started the final round with a two-shot lead and got off to a birdie-eagle start at Tucson National. Reigning Charles Schwab Cup champion
6:03 PM ET ESPN News Services The Mets have hired Elizabeth Benn as director of major league operations, making her the franchise’s highest-ranking female baseball operations employee ever, according to multiple reports. The news was first reported by SNY. Benn has worked for Major League Baseball since finishing a master’s degree in philosophy at Columbia
12:18 PM ET CINCINNATI — Bengals linebacker Logan Wilson had successful surgery to repair a torn labrum in his shoulder, a source told ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler. Wilson had the procedure last week and is expected to make a full recovery, sources told ESPN. The second-year player out of Wyoming suffered the injury in a Week
6:01 PM ET Nick Parkinson Close •Reports on boxing for ESPN.co.uk, as well as several national newspapers•Has been reporting on British boxing for over 15 years•Appears on BoxNation’s Boxing Matters show Lawrence Okolie successfully defended his WBO world cruiserweight title for a second time by a unanimous points decision, but was made to work for
5:12 PM GMT Ireland kept the pressure on unbeaten Six Nations leaders France with a 57-6 thrashing of Italy on Sunday in a game that descended into farce after the visitors were forced to play most of it with 13 men. Ireland were 7-3 up when replacement hooker Hame Faiva, on for the injured Gianmarco
5:41 AM ET Chelsea released a statement on Sunday, saying the situation around Russia’s invasion of Ukraine was “horrific and devastating.” Chelsea’s statement came after their Russian owner Roman Abramovich gave trustees of the London side’s foundation stewardship of the club, amid calls in Britain that he be sanctioned over Russia’s invasion. Abramovich, whose wealth
New Zealand will look for some early wickets on Day 4 of the 2nd Test vs South Africa.© AFP New Zealand vs South Africa, 2nd Test, Day 4, live cricket score and updates:South Africa will look to post a big second innings total while New Zealand will eye quick wickets when the two sides resume action
11:30 PM ET ESPN News Services CHICAGO —Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant broke the franchise record for most points in a regular-season game with 46 on Saturday night as he powered his team to a 116-110 victory over the Bulls. Morant broke Mike Miller‘s previous record (45 points) set in 2007. The third-year guard set
6:00 AM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Quick-hit thoughts and notes around the New England Patriots and NFL: 1. Quiet at combine: The NFL scouting combine takes place March 1-7 in Indianapolis, and true to form, Bill Belichick plans to keep a lower media profile. The Patriots are the only NFL team not scheduled to have
4:26 PM GMT France were at their flamboyant best as they scored six tries in thumping Scotland 36-17 at Murrayfield on Saturday to make it three wins out of three in the Six Nations this year. Two tries in the opening 13 minutes served notice of their form and status as tournament favourites, as Paul