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10:15 AM ET ATHENS, Ga. — Jalen Carter has pleaded no contest Thursday to misdemeanor charges of reckless driving and racing, his attorney, Kim Stephens, told ESPN. The former Georgia star defensive lineman and top NFL draft prospect was sentenced to 12 months of probation, a $1,000 fine and 80 hours of community service and

12:15 PM ET Associated Press TOKYO — Cuba earned a 7,500-mile flight to Miami for a trip to the World Baseball Classic semifinals for the first time since 2006. “Cuban baseball fans are so emotional right now. They have been waiting for a long time at the moment,” manager Armando Johnson said after a 4-3

11:36 AM ET Florida State and Georgia Tech will open the 2024 season in Ireland, the schools announced Wednesday. The game is scheduled to be played Aug. 24, 2024, at Aviva Stadium in Dublin. “I am so excited for our student-athletes, coaches, staff, administration and fans for this opportunity,” Florida State coach Mike Norvell said

4:40 PM BST The Ireland women’s rugby team will swap their traditional white shorts and make a permanent switch to navy shorts after players voiced concerns about period anxieties, the country’s rugby union (IRFU) said on Tuesday. The navy shorts will be worn for the first time by the team when they take on Wales

3:49 PM ET ATHENS, Ga. — The day before quarterback Stetson Bennett was scheduled to work out in front of NFL scouts and coaches at Georgia’s pro day on Wednesday, the Bulldogs started the process of trying to replace the quarterback who led them to back-to-back College Football Playoff national championships. As Georgia opened spring

2:59 PM ET ATHENS, Ga. — For the second time in as many weeks, Georgia coach Kirby Smart defended the culture of his program and said he and his staff have “complete control” of his players. Speaking to reporters at a news conference ahead of the start of spring practice Tuesday, Smart was repeatedly asked

7:00 AM ET ONE OF THE most captivating players in the early part of this year’s World Baseball Classic has been Randy Arozarena, a man who famously saves his best for the time of year when it matters most. Arozarena, the Tampa Bay Rays‘ fifth-year outfielder, has treated an international tournament in March the way

11:03 AM ET ESPN News Services Seven-time NASCAR champion Jimmie Johnson said Tuesday he will drive the No. 84 Chevrolet in NASCAR’s March 26 race at the Circuit of the Americas and the May 28 Coca-Cola 600 as part of his limited race lineup this season. Johnson returned to NASCAR this season after a two-year

10:04 AM ET Federal lawmakers are taking their first steps toward considering legislation for college sports since a new Congress was installed. A spokesman for the House Energy and Commerce Committee told ESPN on Tuesday it plans to host a hearing to discuss the name, image and likeness (NIL) rights of college athletes on March

2:48 AM BST Reuters and ESPN staff World Rugby will encourage member unions to join a global trial of lowering tackle height to below the sternum in the community game, the governing body has said, stressing the importance of reducing injury risk via “education, sanction and law change”. It pointed to trials conducted in France

4:36 PM ET FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — Preparing for free agency and the possible addition of quarterback Aaron Rodgers, the New York Jets have created $15.2 million in salary cap room by restructuring three veteran contracts. They reworked the contracts of three players from their 2022 free agent class: guard Laken Tomlinson, cornerback D.J. Reed

7:49 AM ET Jake Paul suffered his first loss as a professional boxer last month, dropping a split decision to Tommy Fury in Saudi Arabia. But instead of the bubble being burst on the genre-bending experiment, there is even more interest in the YouTuber-turned-prizefighter’s next move. There was a clause in the contract stating that

6:44 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Jake Paul said Thursday that he was leaving the Cavaliers-Heat game on Wednesday in Miami when he was approached by Floyd Mayweather and a large group of people accompanying him. Video footage obtained by TMZ Sports shows Paul and Mayweather (flanked by several people, including security) standing feet from each

6:08 PM ET Associated Press INDIAN WELLS, Calif. — Three-time Grand Slam champion Andy Murray remained unbeaten this season in matches that go to a deciding third or fifth set by coming back to beat Tomas Martin Etcheverry 6-7 (5), 6-1, 6-4 across more than three hours in the first round of the BNP Paribas

3:00 PM ET Associated Press NEWPORT, R.I. — Former player and current ESPN analyst Patrick McEnroe will be the new president of the International Tennis Hall of Fame, and USTA Foundation chief executive Dan Faber was chosen as the Hall’s new CEO. McEnroe and Faber will begin their roles on May 1, it was announced

7:00 AM ET RUSSELL GAGE WAS taking out the trash at 8:30 p.m. on Monday, March 14, 2022 — two days before the official start of NFL free agency — when a random number popped up on his phone. Gage answered the call with suspicion. “Hi, this is Tom Brady,” Gage heard on the other

3:59 PM ET CINCINNATI — Bengals running back Joe Mixon is not listed as a suspect in a shooting incident involving a residence listed as his home, according to police records. On Thursday, Hamilton County released the incident report from the March 6 incident during which police say a child was shot in the foot.

2:32 PM ET Canada Soccer released details of its proposed collective bargaining agreement with its national teams Thursday, after the women’s team launched a protest over pay equity issues and budget cuts last month. The Olympic champions said the governing body had cut training camp days, full camp windows and the number of players and

11:53 AM ET Iowa‘s athletics department will pay the entire settlement of more than $4 million to a group of Black former football players who sued the university for alleged racial discrimination. University president Barbara Wilson on Thursday said the athletic department will reimburse $2 million to the state’s general fund for the settlement. Iowa’s

4:56 AM ET England’s Euro 2022 victory helped to spearhead a seismic change in women’s football. Vuk Valcic/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images The UK government will provide a £600 million package to create equal school opportunities for girls, the English Football Association (FA) announced on Wednesday. The announcement, which coincided with International Women’s Day, was the