9:04 PM ET Associated Press BUENOS AIRES — Juan Martin del Potro lost on Tuesday in what appeared to be a farewell match in front of his home fans at the Argentina Open tournament. Del Potro, who is 33 and had not played since 2019 due to injuries, was eliminated by compatriot Federico Delbonis 6-1,
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8:22 PM ET Comfortably in first place in the Western Conference, but chasing the NHL’s No. 1 overall seed, the Colorado Avalanche could soon be boosted the return of their best player. Nathan MacKinnon might return for the Avalanche on Sunday, when they take on the Dallas Stars, Colorado coach Jared Bednar said on Tuesday
3:54 PM ET There aren’t too many more outrageous characters in the UFC than Tai Tuivasa. In a sport that has its fair share of the unusual, extreme, exciting and often downright jaw-dropping, Tuivasa has carved out a profile as one of the most popular athletes in the UFC. At the heart of it, of
5:35 PM ET Pete ThamelESPN Vanderbilt is elevating Nick Howell to become the football team’s new defensive coordinator, sources told ESPN. Howell was recently hired as the school’s defensive backs coach and brings nine seasons of coordinating experience to his new role at Vanderbilt. He’ll replace Jesse Minter, who agreed to become the new defensive
4:23 PM ET Associated Press PHILADELPHIA — The Flyers have named former franchise great Danny Briere special assistant to the general manager. The 44-year-old Briere, who retired after the 2014-15 season, will be involved in all aspects of the club’s hockey operations, including scouting and player development. He joins the Flyers operations staff after parts
4:22 PM ET Pete Thamel Chris Low Close ESPN Senior Writer College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of the University of Tennessee Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh is set to hire former Vanderbilt defensive coordinator Jesse Minter for the same position with the Wolverines, sources told ESPN on Tuesday. The two sides are in
3:56 PM ET HOUSTON — During Lovie Smith’s introductory news conference as the Houston Texans‘ new head coach, general manager Nick Caserio said the lawsuit by Brian Flores had no effect on the team’s search. “There were conversations with Brian after [the lawsuit] took place, so it really didn’t affect our process at all,” Caserio
11:06 AM ET The Portland Trail Blazers have agreed to trade CJ McCollum, Larry Nance Jr. and Tony Snell to the New Orleans Pelicans, sources tell ESPN. In return, the Pelicans are sending Josh Hart, Tomas Satoransky, Nickeil Alexander-Walker, Didi Louzada, a future first-round pick and two future second-round picks to the Blazers, sources said.
9:32 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester City’s Pep Guardiola said player won’t face ramifications for going on a night out. Photo by Tom Flathers/Manchester City FC via Getty Images Pep Guardiola has said the Manchester City stars caught in a video on a night out are only in trouble because they didn’t invite him. A video
In a major development, senior wicketkeeper Wriddhiman Saha has opted out of Bengal’s Ranji Trophy campaign after being categorically told that he will not be picked for India’s two-match Test series against Sri Lanka, starting in Mohali on March 4. It is understood that the new team management has conveyed to the national selectors that
1:39 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Errol Spence and Yordenis Ugas will unify welterweight titles on April 16 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, Spence announced on social media. The bout will be Spence’s third at the home of the Dallas Cowboys, which is near his hometown of DeSoto; he defeated Mikey Garcia and Danny Garcia
Lewis Hamilton has been at the Mercedes factory this week as the team builds up to the new Formula 1 season. Hamilton’s participation this year remains in some doubt following the controversial end to the 2021 campaign. But the seven-time champion has been at the Mercedes F1 factory on Monday and Tuesday this week completing
10:06 AM GMT South Africa will host Wales for the first time since 2014 when the teams clash in three Tests, before two home fixtures against New Zealand in the Rugby Championship pending COVID-19 travel restrictions. South Africa Rugby released the 2022 schedule of home matches on Tuesday, which includes Tests against Wales in Pretoria,
Shikhar Dhawan has reportedly recovered from Covid-19.© AFP Senior opener Shikhar Dhawan and Shreyas Iyer, who had tested positive for COVID-19 last week, had a light training session on Tuesday evening after recovering and completing their isolation period. The duo was monitored by the BCCI medical team. It is highly unlikely that they will be
3:35 PM ET Video surveillance shows New Orleans Saints running back Alvin Kamara punching a man approximately eight times before Kamara’s associates proceeded to stomp on him several more times on the ground in a Las Vegas casino Saturday morning, according to the police report from the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department. Kamara was later
7:49 AM ET Mike Coppinger 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 With a pair of undisputed title fights in the next six weeks, and the calendar beyond March starting to fill up quickly,
Formula 1 boss Stefano Domenicali says it is time to move from “gestures” to “action” to increase diversity in motorsport. F1 is extending a scholarship it launched last year until 2025. It aims to support students from under-represented backgrounds through university. The sport will pay the full tuition costs of 10 students each year on
4:00 AM ET Here is a variety of soothing thoughts for Atletico Madrid fans who, without them, would probably be inconsolable wrecks, curled up in the corner of their TV room, quaking with dread about what their next brutal Colchonero experience is going to be. 2 Related First: Atleti don’t play in the Champions League