Not many associated with English cricket will have enjoyed watching Nathan Lyon torment England during the Ashes, but Somerset left-arm spinner Jack Leach spent his time in Australia closely watching how Lyon went about his work as he continues to push for a Test call-up. Leach has started to put his learnings into action and
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Now that the San Francisco 49ers have locked up their franchise quarterback for the near future in Jimmy Garoppolo, it’s a good time to see how the NFC West stacks up. ESPN’s NFC West reporters Alden Gonzalez (Los Angeles Rams), Brady Henderson (Seattle Seahawks), Nick Wagoner (49ers) and Josh Weinfuss (Arizona Cardinals) answer two key
The NCAA Division I schedule kicks off this Friday, Feb. 16, which marks the unofficial start of MLB draft season as well, although some high schools and junior colleges in the south and west are already underway. This year’s Rule 4 draft will take place June 4-6, with the Detroit Tigers holding the first pick,
Former world No.1 Lydia Ko knows she’s getting bagged for swinging changes almost as much as her golf clubs. The New Zealander carded a four-under-par 68 in Thursday’s opening round of the Australian Open in Adelaide, three shots behind South Korea’s pacesetter Jin Young Ko. Another South Korean, Jiyai Shin, is outright second at five
Saturday’s Best Flemington Race 7 No.13 Peaceful State (Ben Allen) – $5 Peaceful State has a long way to go to live up to his famous sibling’s deeds, but Weekend Hussler’s half-brother certainly has his fair share of ability and he can begin to fulfil that by winning the C.S Hayes Stakes at Flemington on
LOS ANGELES — NBA players, referees and officials from their respective unions are scheduled to meet Saturday to attempt to bridge a widening gap between the sides in what has become an acrimonious season. The parties have agreed to keep the participants in the All-Star Weekend meeting confidential at this point as this is expected
BOSTON — Celtics coach Brad Stevens said he will explore possible rotation changes after his team stumbled into the All-Star break playing maybe its worst basketball of the season. For the second time in as many outings, the Celtics allowed a season high in points during Wednesday’s 129-119 loss to the LA Clippers. Boston, which
The Jacksonville Jaguars have indefinitely banned two fans they have positively identified among the four people the team says threw debris at Seattle Seahawks defensive lineman Quinton Jefferson during a Dec. 10 game at EverBank Field. Jefferson was restrained after attempting to climb into the stands to confront the fans. The Jaguars conducted what they
The fight between welterweight world titlist Jeff Horn and 2017 ESPN.com fighter of the year Terence Crawford that was due to take place on April 14 at Madison Square Garden in New York is moving west, Top Rank chairman Bob Arum told ESPN on Wednesday. Although the fight, long in the works, has not been
UNIONDALE, N.Y. — Third-seeded John Isner was upset by Radu Albot of Moldova 7-6 (5), 3-6, 6-3 on Wednesday night in the second round of the New York Open. Isner hit 28 aces to Albot’s one, but the 91st-ranked Albot came up with a third-set break and held on from there to knock off the