8:07 PM ET Kobe Bryant would have been happy for LeBron James and Anthony Davis winning the Los Angeles Lakers‘ 17th NBA title, Shaquille O’Neal told ESPN. “After all that we went through [in 2020], it was a good ending for them to win the championship,” O’Neal said. “I am sure if [Bryant] was still
Month: December 2020
8:00 AM ET Men’s tennis’s governing body has announced the Australian Open will start on February 8, three weeks later than planned. While Tennis Australia and the Victorian and Australian governments are yet to confirm, the ATP on Thursday revealed its revised 2021 calendar with the Melbourne Park grand slam front and centre of pandemic-forced
8:32 PM ET Associated Press DENVER — Bud Black hears the Nolan Arenado and Trevor Story trade rumors, and he is entertained. It’s just that time of year, the Colorado Rockies manager contended Wednesday in a Zoom call. “My expectation is that they’ll be with us come Opening Day,” Black said of his star players.
6:58 PM ET LIVERPOOL, England — There were only 2,000 fans inside Anfield to celebrate Roberto Firmino‘s 90th-minute winner for Liverpool against Tottenham Hotspur, but the noise that the small crowd generated told you everything about the importance of the Brazilian forward’s late header. Firmino knew too, as his celebratory run deep into his own
8:25 PM ET Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – Big league managers say Major League Baseball instructed them to prepare for spring training to start on time in mid-February despite uncertainty around the coronavirus. Tampa Bay Rays manager Kevin Cash said Wednesday that commissioner Rob Manfred had a meeting with managers Tuesday and expressed optimism
7:25 PM ET Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Leading rusher Vavae Malepeai is unlikely to play for No. 13 USC in the Pac-12 championship game against Oregon on Friday night. USC coach Clay Helton said Wednesday that Malepeai sprained a ligament in his knee during the unbeaten Trojans’ 43-38 victory over UCLA last weekend. “Vavae
7:53 PM ET Associated Press LONDON — The Australian Open is set to begin Feb. 8, three weeks later than planned, as part of a pandemic-altered 2021 tennis calendar released by the men’s professional tour Wednesday. The ATP said that men’s qualifying for the season’s first Grand Slam tournament is being moved to Doha, Qatar,
Britain’s Chris Froome will make his debut for Israel Start-Up nation in January’s Vuelta San Juan in Argentina. Froome struggled for form last season following injury in 2019 and was not selected for this year’s Tour. “This will mark the beginning of a much-anticipated new chapter of my career,” said Froome, 35. The eight-day race
7:34 PM ET ESPN 300 quarterback Jake Garcia announced his commitment to Miami on Wednesday, choosing the Miami over Florida State and Arkansas. Garcia is the No. 18 ranked prospect overall in the ESPN 300. The 6-foot-2, 190-pound prospect gives Miami nine ESPN 300 commitments in the class, which is headlined by five-star defensive tackle
7:15 PM ET Eric WoodyardESPN It was a normal Tuesday for Giannis Antetokounmpo, outside of inking a big business deal. He ate dinner with family, visited the Buy Buy Baby store in Wisconsin to shop for toys and clothes for his infant son, Liam, then went home and fell asleep, only to wake up for
4:32 PM ET HENDERSON, Nev. — The Las Vegas Raiders will be without four defensive starters for their crucial Thursday night home game against the Los Angeles Chargers, a less-than-optimal start for new interim defensive coordinator Rod Marinelli. Defensive end Clelin Ferrell (shoulder), linebacker Nicholas Morrow (concussion), cornerback Damon Arnette (concussion) and safety Johnathan Abram
5:28 PM ET Brady HendersonESPN RENTON, Wash. — Seattle Seahawks tight end Greg Olsen is returning to practice this week as he continues what coach Pete Carroll called an “extraordinary” recovery from his foot injury. Olsen, 35, has been on injured reserve since he tore his plantar fascia in Week 11. The Seahawks designated him
6:06 PM ET HOUSTON — Despite the NFL’s COVID-19 protocols prohibiting more than three players from gathering, at least six Texans players, including quarterback Deshaun Watson, attended a grand opening for Watson’s new restaurant franchise Tuesday. Watson, a new minority owner of the cheesesteak franchise Lefty’s, was joined by several teammates, family and friends at
6:36 PM ET American Athletic Conference commissioner Michael Aresco strongly criticized the College Football Playoff selection committee for dropping undefeated Cincinnati another spot in its rankings — behind three two-loss teams. During an interview on the Paul Finebaum Show on Wednesday, Aresco said the CFP selection committee needed to do some “soul searching” and is
5:30 PM ET METAIRIE, La. — Drew Brees has been designated to return to practice, but New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton said the quarterback still has “a ways to go” in his recovery from 11 broken ribs and a punctured lung. “We haven’t ruled anything just because we don’t have to,” Payton told reporters
6:05 PM ET The NCAA Division I Council voted Wednesday to grant a blanket waiver allowing all Division-I transfers to play immediately this year. The waiver covers all Division-I sports, although the most immediate impact will be felt in men’s college basketball, where a number of notable players will be able to suit immediately —
4:52 PM ET UFC strawweight champion Zhang Weili‘s next fight is still up in the air. Most expected Zhang to fight former 115-pound champion Rose Namajunas in 2021, but UFC president Dana White recently told BT Sport that fight wasn’t finalized. “What I’m hearing is Rose does not want a title shot,” White said. “Rose
11:45 AM ET Yoel Romero said his release from the UFC was “completely unexpected,” explaining that he was training with the hope that he would be one or two wins from another title shot. Instead, Romero will now work toward getting a shot at a Bellator title, and he said there’s a “huge possibility” his
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