8:27 PM ET When Gregg Popovich trudged through the tunnel at the AT&T Center after being ejected Wednesday, the magnitude of the moment — Becky Hammon replacing him to become the first woman to act as head coach in a regular-season NBA game — didn’t immediately set in. “Not on the way to the locker
Month: January 2021
5:20 PM ET Alabama’s Najee Harris made his presence felt immediately in the College Football Playoff, hurdling a Notre Dame defender and never breaking stride en route to a 53-yard run that set up another Tide touchdown. THIS NAJEE HARRIS HURDLE 😱 #SCtop10 pic.twitter.com/3qiYJq9wPi — SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) January 1, 2021 Maybe Harris just wanted to
7:05 PM ET No. 3 Ohio State will be without two starters and several other key reserves against No. 2 Clemson in Friday’s College Football Playoff semifinal at the Allstate Sugar Bowl. Starting guard Harry Miller and running back Master Teague III both are out, according to the team’s availability report. Defensive end Zach Harrison,
7:04 PM ET Eric WoodyardESPN Chicago Bulls forward Chandler Hutchison has tested positive for COVID-19, according to coach Billy Donovan. He remains in Washington, D.C., as the Bulls prepare to face the Bucks in Milwaukee on Friday night. “He’s going through the NBA safety and protocols,” Donovan confirmed. Hutchison’s teammates Lauri Markkanen, Ryan Arcidiacono and
3:16 PM ET Washington Football Team quarterback Alex Smith practiced for a second consecutive day, but he is questionable for Sunday’s game at the Philadelphia Eagles. Washington (6-9) will win the NFC East if it beats the Eagles (4-10-1). Washington has lost two consecutive games with Smith unable to play. Smith practiced on back-to-back days
6:26 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — The Tampa Bay Buccaneers will be without three key members of their defense Sunday against the Atlanta Falcons. Inside linebacker Devin White, outside linebacker Shaq Barrett and defensive lineman Steve McLendon were placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list Friday. Placement on the list means a player has either tested positive
4:13 PM ET HOUSTON — Texans wide receiver Brandin Cooks, who is playing for his fourth team in his first seven NFL seasons, said he’s “not going to accept any more trades.” Cooks, who has been traded three times in his career, has three years left on the contract he signed with the Los Angeles
3:59 PM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — All Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers could do was hope for good news after All-Pro left tackle David Bakhtiari suffered a knee injury in practice on Thursday. One phone call dashed that. “I got a call from him yesterday late in the afternoon,” Rodgers said Friday.
5:35 PM ET BYU quarterback Zach Wilson will enter the NFL draft, he announced Friday. A likely first-round pick, Wilson is the No. 3-ranked draft-eligible quarterback and the No. 14 overall player, according to ESPN NFL draft analyst Mel Kiper Jr. COUGAR NATION pic.twitter.com/pEa9RUMCTQ — Zachary Wilson (@zachkapono) January 1, 2021 In three years, Wilson
5:29 PM ET Lindsey ThiryESPN Close Covered Rams for two years for Los Angeles Times Previously covered the Falcons Has covered the NBA and college football and basketball THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — Los Angeles Rams outside linebacker Leonard Floyd was taken to the hospital Friday for precautionary measures after complaining about abdominal pain to a
Britain’s Tom Pidcock finished third behind winner Mathieu van der Poel and Wout van Aert in the GP Sven Nys cyclo-cross race. Trinity rider Pidcock finished 32 seconds behind Van der Poel and 26 seconds off Van Aert, two of cycling’s most talented riders. Pidcock, 21, will join Van der Poel and Van Aert on
4:55 PM ET Manchester United beat Aston Villa on New Year’s Day at Old Trafford to go level on points with Liverpool at the top of the Premier League table. Goals from Anthony Martial and a Bruno Fernandes penalty either side of a strike by Aston Villa’s Bertrand Traore were enough to bring Man United
5:00 PM ET METAIRIE, La. — New Orleans Saints running back Alvin Kamara has tested positive for COVID-19, leaving his status for the postseason in question, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. After mixed test results, Kamara had a positive test confirmed Friday afternoon, a source said. He has been placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list
4:05 PM ET New Arizona coach Jedd Fisch has hired Brennan Carroll as the Wildcats’ offensive coordinator, the school announced Friday. Carroll, the son of Seattle Seahawks coach Pete Carroll, has spent the last six seasons on his father’s staff, most recently as an assistant offensive line coach and run game coordinator. “Brennan and I
3:46 PM ET PITTSBURGH — Mason Rudolph hasn’t heard from Myles Garrett in the year since the brawl that ended the 2019 meeting between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Cleveland Browns in Cleveland, although if the Browns defensive end approaches him Sunday, the Steelers quarterback is willing to have a conversation. “I’m happy to hear Myles
12:06 PM ET The NHL is planning to have a set of outdoor. games in Lake Tahoe in February. The Vegas Golden Knights, Colorado Avalanche, Boston Bruins and Philadelphia Flyers will each play games in a two-day event hosted by Edgewood Tahoe Resort, league sources confirmed to ESPN on Friday. Sportsnet was the first to
2:13 PM ET METAIRIE, La. — The Grinch came after Alvin Kamara‘s Christmas-themed cleats, after all. The New Orleans Saints running back was fined $5,000 by the NFL for wearing a pair of red and green cleats that didn’t match his uniform colors while rushing for six touchdowns on Christmas Day. Apparently they don’t even
2:32 PM ET Orlando Magic forward Chuma Okeke is expected to miss several weeks with a bone bruise on his left knee, sources tell ESPN. Okeke missed his entire rookie season with the Magic rehabilitating a torn ACL in the same knee, but this injury has showed no damage to his ligaments, sources said. Okeke,