6:26 PM ET The NBA has reached a 95% vaccination threshold of its players, reflecting a steady rise since the opening of training camps this week, league sources told ESPN on Thursday. That uptick — which includes players who’ve minimally received one vaccination shot, sources said — comes as unvaccinated players prepare for losses of
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9:36 AM ET Sid LoweSpain writer “Today, everyone knows what the problem is,” said Ronald Koeman, which was asking for it, really. The “insert your own joke here” thing was just too easy, the response far too obvious. Yes, Ronald: it’s you. Barcelona had been beaten again, this time by Benfica in Lisbon, leaving them
RR vs CSK: Rajasthan Royals take on Chennai Super Kings in Abu Dhabi.© BCCI/IPL Rajasthan Royals take on Chennai Super Kings in the second of the two matches on Saturday, with their playoff qualification hopes hanging by a thread. CSK, who are sitting pretty at the top of the IPL 2021 points table, have already
9:42 PM ET Bryson DeChambeau‘s first foray into the world of long driving has come to an end. DeChambeau made it to the final eight of the Professional Long Drivers Association World Championship but was eliminated in the next round Friday night in Mesquite, Nevada. DeChambeau squeaked into the top eight, in the final spot,
12:07 AM ET Associated Press ARCADIA, Calif. — A 2-year-old gelding was euthanized Friday at Santa Anita after sustaining a racing injury on opening day of the track’s fall meet. It was the second death in two days at the Arcadia track. Fight On Ron suffered a musculoskeletal injury in the third race. The gelding
1:23 PM ET Associated Press ST. LOUIS — St. Louis Cardinals manager Mike Shildt named Adam Wainwright as the starter in the wild-card game against either the Los Angeles Dodgers or San Francisco Giants on Wednesday. Wainwright is 17-7 with a 3.08 ERA this season. “He gets better as the game goes, he goes deep
11:09 PM ET Clayton Kershaw exited his final regular-season start early Friday night in Los Angeles after experiencing left forearm discomfort and said afterward that the chances of him pitching in the postseason are “not looking great.” The lefty departed the game with two outs in the second inning after throwing 42 pitches in an
10:02 PM ET Associated Press VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Vancouver Canucks general manager Jim Benning said Friday that defenseman Travis Hamonic isn’t opting out of the NHL season, but has yet to join the team. Benning said in a statement on Twitter that the 31-year-old player “remains at home, dealing with some personal matters” and
10:03 PM ET Associated Press MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin is naming the playing field at Camp Randall Stadium after former Badgers football coach and athletic director Barry Alvarez. Chancellor Rebecca Blank announced the decision at a Friday night ceremony honoring Alvarez, who retired as Wisconsin’s athletic director this summer. Blank said the playing field will
7:23 PM ET Associated Press GALLOWAY, N.J. — So Yeon Ryu finally quit thinking about her swing and thought only about scoring just in time to birdie the last three holes for a 6-under 65 and a share of the lead with Jodi Ewart Shadoff in the ShopRite LPGA on Friday. Scoring was so low
8:12 PM ET Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. — Will Zalatoris felt like he couldn’t miss on the green and rarely did Friday in setting the course record with an 11-under 61 to share the lead with Nick Watney and Sahith Theegala in the Sanderson Farms Championship. Zalatoris, voted the PGA Tour Rookie of the Year
7:46 PM ET NWSL commissioner Lisa Baird and general counsel Lisa Levine have been removed from their roles, sources confirmed to ESPN. The Athletic was the first to report the news and no replacement for either role has been announced. The decision was made by the league’s Board of Directors and comes in the wake
7:23 PM ET The UFC is finalizing a bantamweight fight between two exciting bantamweight prospects in Sean O’Malley and Raulian Paiva, multiple sources told ESPN. Once finalized, the 135-pound bout will take place at UFC 269 on Dec. 11. The UFC has not yet announced a location for that pay-per-view event, but it is expected
3:57 PM ET LAKE FOREST, Ill. — Chicago Bears head coach Matt Nagy said it will be a game-time decision as to whether Andy Dalton or Justin Fields starts at quarterback on Sunday versus the Detroit Lions. Veteran Nick Foles is not under consideration to start, according to Nagy. “We know what we are doing
7:36 PM ET EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — Nineteen seasons into his NBA career and with a slew of accomplishments to show for his tenure, Carmelo Anthony‘s résumé would suggest an automatic featured role for this season’s Los Angeles Lakers. However, Anthony, 37, is open to whatever his new team asks of him as he continues
2:44 PM ET A women’s bantamweight fight between Aspen Ladd and Macy Chiasson is off this weekend’s UFC card after Ladd appeared shaky at the weigh-in. Ladd was unsteady on the scale Friday morning as Nevada State Athletic Commission chief assistant Jeff Mullen was attempting to register her weight. Every time Ladd attempted to put
2:54 PM ET The Mountain West on Friday said it will proceed with its membership intact, while the American Athletic Conference said it has not made any invitations to other institutions. Multiple schools have fielded interest from the AAC about joining the conference, sources confirmed to ESPN. Both the AAC and MWC released their statements
3:00 PM ET Turron DavenportESPN Close Covered Eagles for USA Today Covered the Ravens for Baltimore Times Played college football at Cheyney University NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee Titans will be without top receivers A.J. Brown and Julio Jones this week against the New York Jets, according to coach Mike Vrabel. Vrabel also said the