Month: January 2021

Kanye West dropped a reference to the No. 24 jersey in his lyrics, rapping on Jay-Z and T.I.’s “Swagga Like Us,” “Tryin’ to get that Kobe number, one over Jordan.” From the moment he came into the league, Bryant paid homage to the greats who came before him. Now it’s current NBA players who pay
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7:45 AM ET Nick Kyrgios and Rafael Nadal have both aimed digs at Novak Djokovic with the Australian saying he had a duty to call out the world No. 1 when he “lost his way” during the COVID-19 pandemic. Kyrgios called the Serbian’s ill-fated Adria Tour in June “boneheaded” and described Djokovic as a “tool”
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3:20 AM ET Brady HendersonESPN SEATTLE — Seattle Seahawks backup offensive tackle Chad Wheeler remained in King County Jail on Monday night after he was arrested early Saturday morning on suspicion of domestic violence, according to online court records. Wheeler is accused of assaulting a woman at an apartment in the Seattle suburb of Kent,
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3:47 AM ET SAN FRANCISCO — Andrew Wiggins spent six years playing for the Minnesota Timberwolves, but he believes he has found a much better basketball home playing in a “winning culture” as a member of the Golden State Warriors. After playing against the Timberwolves for the first time in his career, the soft-spoken swingman
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3:01 AM ET It had been more than two years since LeBron James played a game in Cleveland, due to the coronavirus pandemic. The Los Angeles Lakers star certainly made up for lost time on Monday, turning in perhaps his greatest performance against his former team. James scored a season-high 46 points in the Lakers’
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10:57 PM ET Associated Press DALLAS — Denver Nuggets guard Jamal Murray was ejected after what appeared to be an intentional shot to the groin area of the Dallas Mavericks‘ Tim Hardaway Jr. in the second half of their game Monday night. Murray stumbled backward after the pair collided as Denver was setting up on
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9:31 PM ET The NHL has suspended former Arizona Coyotes general manager John Chayka through Dec. 31, 2021, a source confirmed to ESPN. Commissioner Gary Bettman made the ruling Monday and circulated a memo to all teams that stated Chayka engaged in “conduct detrimental to the league and game.” Bettman’s ruling also said Chayka “breached
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10:40 PM ET A defamation lawsuit filed against Major League Baseball and the Los Angeles Angels by Brian Harkins, the longtime clubhouse attendant who was fired for supplying illegal ball-doctoring substances to pitchers, has been struck down in Orange County Superior Court. Judge Geoffrey T. Glass granted the defendants’ motion to dismiss Harkins’ complaint, stating
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9:00 PM ET The UFC is finalizing a middleweight contest between former champion Robert Whittaker and Paulo Costa to headline UFC Fight Night on April 17, officials confirmed to ESPN on Monday. The 185-pound contest will take place at a location to be determined. Whittaker (22-5) lost the middleweight championship to Israel Adesanya in October
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9:43 PM ET Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr has decided to insert veteran Kevon Looney into the team’s starting lineup in place of rookie center James Wiseman. Kerr made the announcement prior to Monday’s game against the Minnesota Timberwolves, saying he hopes the move will improve the unit’s defense. “Basically, you guys have heard
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