Former Tour de France champion Geraint Thomas says he is ready to show he can still be competitive as he starts 2022 with a new contract, a new coach and new motivation. The Welshman begins his 16th season as a professional rider at the Volta ao Algarve in Portugal on Wednesday. Thomas, 35, admits there
Month: February 2022
4:58 PM ET The ongoing dispute between Conference USA and three of its schools was heightened Tuesday when the league released its football schedule followed immediately by a pledge to “exhaust all necessary legal actions” to ensure outgoing members Marshall, Old Dominion and Southern Miss stick around long enough to participate in it this fall.
11:37 PM ET Jamal CollierESPN MILWAUKEE — Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 50 points and made 17 of his 21 shots from the field Tuesday night to lead the Milwaukee Bucks to a 128-119 victory over the Indiana Pacers. The 21 attempts were the fourth fewest in a 50-point game in NBA history. It marked the first
8:32 PM ET Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO — Fernando Verdasco of Spain beat Serbian Dusan Lajovic 7-6 (4), 6-3 on Tuesday to advance to the round of 16 of the Rio Open clay court tournament. It was the 38-year-old’s first win in an ATP 500 competition since 2019. Verdasco, formerly a top-10 player, is
8:11 PM ET ESPN News Services PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby scored his 500th career goal Tuesday night, the second player in franchise history to do so. Crosby broke a 1-1 tie with the Philadelphia Flyers 16:34 into the first period, scoring on the power play with an assist from Evgeni Malkin. Perhaps
6:19 PM ET Tyler Zombro, the Tampa Bay Rays minor leaguer who was struck in the head by a comebacker to the mound last June, told the Tampa Bay Times in a story published Tuesday that he plans to resume his pitching career. Zombro told the Times that he had a follow-up CT scan on
3:42 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN CAMDEN, New Jersey — James Harden on Tuesday said his newfound partnership with center Joel Embiid can deliver the Philadelphia 76ers their first championship in almost 40 years. “For me, it made sense, man,” Harden said of the blockbuster trade during his introductory news conference at the team’s practice facility.
9:15 PM ET ESPN News Services DELRAY BEACH, Fla. — Sebastian Korda and Adrian Mannarino were among easy winners Tuesday at the Delray Beach Open, both giving up only five games on their way to making the round of 16. Korda, the No. 5 seed and a finalist at Delray Beach last year, defeated Thanasi
India registered a 3-0 clean sweep against the West Indies in Rohit Sharma’s maiden tryst as a full-time white-ball captain but even the biggest of Team India fans would agree that there are multiple holes to be filled in the limited-overs set-up. Despite India’s dominating performance just a week back in the ODIs, one is
2:54 PM ET PACIFIC PALISADES, Calif. — Collin Morikawa, winner of two of golf’s past seven major championships, said he is committed to playing on the PGA Tour after listening to an offer from organizers of the Saudi-backed Super Golf League. “I’m all for the PGA Tour,” Morikawa said Tuesday, during a news conference ahead
7:09 PM ET Associated Press DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — No surprise this time. Michael McDowell topped the leaderboard again at Daytona. McDowell opened the first Daytona 500 practice session with a top speed of 192.736 mph, the first time NASCAR showed off its new car at the track ahead of Sunday’s sold-out race. McDowell, last
7:25 AM ET It’s almost wrong to refer to the time period between the Super Bowl and training camp as the NFL offseason. Packed with tentpole events designed to keep fans interested for the next five months, it’s more accurate to call it the NFL’s second season. The spring of 2022 will be just as
8:00 PM ET LOS ANGELES — Defending FedEx Cup champion Patrick Cantlay isn’t a fan of the PGA Tour’s Player Impact Program, which awards $50 million to players for their appeal and popularity on social media. Cantlay, the No. 3 player in the world, said he would rather see the money go to players for
8:08 PM ET Jai Opetaia’s date with destiny has been delayed yet again as IBF world cruiserweight champion Mairis Briedis recovers from COVID-19. After months of negotiations, Opetaia’s promoter Dean Lonergan had been scheduled to announce April 6 as Opetaia’s shot at Briedis on the Gold Coast. Instead, the fight has been postponed for “three
8:09 PM GMT Veteran centre Manu Tuilagi has been included in a 25-player England squad for a five-day training camp in London announced by head coach Eddie Jones on Tuesday, ahead of their Six Nations game against Wales. Jones had said on Monday he was optimistic of welcoming back Tuilagi for the upcoming tie at
6:54 PM ET The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office has decided not to charge Adrian Peterson in connection to his arrest at Los Angeles International Airport on Sunday for what airport officials said was domestic violence, a representative told TMZ Sports. Peterson’s case will now be referred to the Los Angeles City Attorney, who
6:28 PM ET PARIS — If ever a goal could encapsulate the whole Paris Saint-Germain project of expensive glamour and superstar talent, it could not have been better timed or constructed than Kylian Mbappe‘s stoppage-time winner that sealed a potentially decisive 1-0 Champions League round-of-16 first-leg victory against Real Madrid at Parc des Princes on
4:58 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN George Kambosos is coming home for the first defense of his undisputed lightweight championship. Kambosos’ next fight is set for June 5 at Marvel Stadium in Melbourne, Australia, sources told ESPN. The front-runner for the title shot, Vasiliy Lomachenko, has already agreed to a deal, sources said, that includes a
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