6:04 PM ET We look for meaning — especially these days — and there was plenty to be had in an empty Camp Nou. Kylian Mbappe‘s hat trick — only the second Barca conceded at home in the Champions League after Dynamo Kiev‘s Andriy Shevchenko in 1997 — propelled Paris Saint-Germain past Barcelona 4-1 and,
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3:10 PM ET The American Football Coaches Association has asked the NCAA rules committee to take up the issue of players faking injuries when it meets next month. The AFCA Ethics Committee voted in January to recommend that the NCAA rules committee address the practice, which has caused tension within the sport for years. Rather
Mickey Arthur, Sri Lanka head coach, had tested positive for COVID-19.© AFP Sri Lanka Cricket said Tuesday that they will go ahead with a West Indies tour which had been thrown into doubt after opening batsman Lahiru Thirimanne and coach Mickey Arthur contracted coronavirus. The national board said that the squad will leave for the Caribbean
12:03 PM GMT Ireland coach Andy Farrell has said he expects captain Johnny Sexton and scrum-half Conor Murray to be available for their Six Nations trip to Rome to face Italy on Feb. 27. The half-back pairing missed Ireland’s 13-15 defeat to France on Sunday through injury with Sexton failing to clear return to play
11:22 AM ET Associated Press DALLAS — The Dallas Stars postponed a second consecutive game against the Nashville Predators on Tuesday after further consultation with city officials over widespread power outages attributed to extreme winter weather. The club made the latest decision almost 12 hours before the scheduled game, an improvement on the Monday night
7:00 AM ET The long trek to the start of the regular season begins this week with training camps opening up on time in Florida and Arizona — although with many of the same COVID-19 protocols in place as during the 2020 season. For now, Opening Day on April 1 is on schedule — the
7:00 AM ET ESPN staff Between recruits, transfers and new coaches, even the best teams in college football look different year to year. From defending champ Alabama breaking in a new offensive coordinator to Ohio State’s ready-to-contribute true freshmen, these are the most intriguing newcomers for each of the Way-Too-Early top 25 teams. The Tigers
2:21 AM ET SAN FRANCISCO — Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green devoted almost the entirety of his postgame news conference Monday night to calling out the NBA’s treatment of its players, while citing various examples of double standards around the league. Green’s unprompted, three-minute tirade came on the heels of the Cleveland Cavaliers —
10:55 AM ET D’Arcy MaineESPN.com When Serena Williams and Naomi Osaka met at the 2018 US Open final, Arthur Ashe Stadium descended into chaos. Williams was given three highly controversial code violations — with the last resulting in a game penalty to give Osaka a 5-3 lead in the second set. The crowd booed throughout
For off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin the game of cricket is everything, without which he says he feels literally lost. On Tuesday Ashwin revealed how he worked on his skills during the Covid-induced lockdown and touched upon how he was not desperate to succeed in the recent tour of Australia where India managed to win the Border-Gavaskar Trophy against
7:15 AM ET The mere mortals among us who slap it around a golf course while looking for some idea as to how far we need to hit a shot to the green have embraced the use of distance-measuring device for years. Golf’s governing bodies made them legal back in 2014, which meant those who
1:07 PM ET Sid Lowe Julien Laurens The UEFA Champions League returns this week with the round of 16, with four first legs happening this week and the remaining four first legs scheduled for the week of Feb. 22. The pick of this week’s ties is undoubtedly happening at the Camp Nou on Tuesday, with
9:30 AM ET The NHL’s abridged 56-game 2021 season is just over a month old, and the league already has tweaked its COVID-19 protocols multiple times. That’s because they’ve had around 100 players on the COVID-related absences list, 35 games postponed and a half-dozen teams suspending activities due to outbreaks. Here’s everything you need to
9:39 AM ET Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A 5-year-old girl left critically injured and in a coma following a crash this month involving Kansas City Chiefs assistant coach Britt Reid is now awake, her family said in an online post. The news was delivered Monday in a brief post on the GoFundMe page
8:12 AM 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 With the clock ticking down on the legendary career of 42-year-old Manny Pacquiao, the choice of his next opponent will be an interesting one.
7:33 AM ET When UFC president Dana White mentions a possible matchup, it creates a domino effect of speculation that leaves fans, media and even fighters trying to weave through the various scenarios. After Khamzat Chimaev had to pull out of his March 13 fight with Leon Edwards because of lingering effects from COVID-19, White
The 2021 edition of the Women’s Tour has been postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic. The UK stage race was scheduled to take place from 7-12 June. Organiser SweetSpot has requested alternative dates of 4-9 October from the sport’s governing body, the UCI. The Women’s Tour forms part of the top-tier UCI Women’s World Tour
Virat Kohli became the joint most successful India captain in Tests at home, equalling MS Dhoni’s record of 21 wins. Kohli has captained the team in India in 28 Tests, with just two losses and five draws. Dhoni, on the other hand, had 21 wins after leading the team in 30 Tests at home with