5:31 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Former heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko, the mayor of Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, plans to take up arms to defend against Russia’s invasion, which began in the early hours Thursday. “It’s already a bloody war,” Klitschko, a Hall of Fame boxer, said Thursday on ITV’s “Good Morning Britain.” “… I don’t have
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7:55 PM ET Associated Press ACAPULCO, Mexico — A few hours after clinching the top spot in the ATP rankings, top-seeded Daniil Medvedev eased into the Mexican Open semifinals on Thursday with a 6-2, 6-3 win over Yoshihito Nishioka. Medvedev moved to No. 1 in the rankings earlier in the day after Novak Djokovic lost
Feb 23, 2022 Austin LindbergESPN FC It wasn’t that long ago when Major League Soccer and Adidas came under criticism for unveiling a slew of white kits that could only be differentiated by subtle accents or team-specific Easter eggs hidden under the collar. That’s no longer the case, with 2022’s offerings bringing plenty of bold
6:43 PM ET ESPN News Services PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. — Kurt Kitayama came into the Honda Classic with 25 previous appearances on the PGA Tour, most of them ending by missing the cut. He’s on track to do a bit better this week in the Honda Classic. Kitayama, ranked No. 289 in the world,
6:09 PM ET Longtime Houston Oilers wide receiver Ken Burrough, a two-time Pro Bowl selection, has died at age 73 at his home in Jacksonville, Florida, his family said Thursday. A first-round draft pick by the New Orleans Saints in 1970, Burrough was traded to the Oilers before the 1971 season. He led the NFL
4:56 PM ET Eric Bieniemy is returning to the Kansas City Chiefs as offensive coordinator for the 2022 season, a source confirmed to ESPN on Thursday. The news was first reported by NFL Network, which also reported he will be returning on a one-year contract. Bieniemy’s contract expired after last season, and he and head
4:55 PM ET Associated Press ACAPULCO, Mexico — Tokyo Olympics gold medalist Alexander Zverev was fined $40,000 by the men’s professional tennis tour and will forfeit more than $30,000 in prize money and all rankings points from the Mexican Open after hitting the chair umpire’s stand with his racket following a loss in doubles. In
3:16 PM ET A former Miami Hurricanes player accused in the long-unsolved killing of a teammate told a detective after his arrest last August that he understands why he was suspected, but he insisted he had nothing to do with the shooting death, according to evidence released to ESPN. The videotaped statement by Rashaun Jones,
2:54 PM ET Associated Press TUCSON, Ariz. — David Duval, who hasn’t played a full schedule in nearly a decade, said he’s “just getting the rust off” entering his third PGA Tour Champions start this weekend. After turning 50 in November, Duval started to get the competitive itch again and is planning to play a
8:17 AM GMT England centre Manu Tuilagi has been ruled out of Saturday’s Six Nations clash at home to Wales after picking up a hamstring injury in training, the RFU said on Thursday. Tuilagi had been included in coach Eddie Jones’s line-up for the match, with the 30-year-old returning after the latest of his long
12:04 PM GMT Courtney Lawes and Manu Tuilagi return to the England team to face Wales in the Six Nations at Twickenham on Saturday, while Harry Randall gets another chance to impress at scrum-half in the squad named by coach Eddie Jones on Thursday. Lawes missed the opening two games with concussion but comes back
1:37 PM ET NC State coach Dave Doeren has received a contract extension and raise through 2026, the school announced Thursday. The new deal will pay him $5 million annually, up from $3.5 million a year. All 10 assistants got new contracts as well. ESPN previously reported the school was working on a new contract
Mercedes are behind Ferrari and McLaren after two days of pre-season testing, says driver George Russell. The 24-year-old, who has joined fellow Briton Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes, said they were “certainly not ahead”. “Some teams are looking pretty fast – a red team and an orange team in particular look very competitive,” said Russell, alluding
New Zealand and South Africa face off in the 2nd Test starting Friday.© AFP New Zealand vs South Africa, 2nd Test, Day 1, live cricket score and updates: New Zealand go into the second Test against South Africa on Friday on the cusp of clinching the series and reclaiming the mantle of number one in the
1:12 PM ET Art Briles, who was fired as Baylor‘s head coach in 2016 following the university’s investigation into campus-wide allegations of sexual assault, has been hired as Grambling State‘s offensive coordinator, an athletics department spokesman confirmed to ESPN on Thursday. Former Cleveland Browns coach Hue Jackson was hired as Grambling State’s head coach in
12:31 PM GMT Former New Zealand winger Va’aiga Tuigamala, who also represented Samoa in rugby league, has died at the age of 52, his former club Wigan Warriors announced on Thursday. Nicknamed “Inga the Winger,” Tuigamala made his All Blacks debut in 1989 and was capped 19 times by the national team, before switching to
12:12 PM GMT Jonathan Danty returns from injury to take his place in the French backline in the only change announced by coach Fabien Galtier to take on Scotland in the Six Nations at Murrayfield on Saturday. Danty missed France’s home win over Ireland a fortnight ago, which marked a second victory for them in
12:30 PM ET Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Novak Djokovic will fall from No. 1 in the ATP rankings and be replaced by Daniil Medvedev after losing 6-4, 7-6 (4) to Czech qualifier Jiri Vesely in the quarterfinals of the Dubai Championships on Thursday. Djokovic’s latest stay in the top spot began on