7:13 AM ET GIDEON GEORGE HAD been in the United States just a few days when he spotted the basketball shoes at the bottom of a garbage can in a dorm room at New Mexico Junior College. It was 2018, and the young player had just flown from Nigeria to a country he only knew
Month: February 2021
7:00 AM ET The 2020 MLB draft was obviously tricky for teams to navigate, with very limited information and a much shorter draft. This year it will be a little bit easier, but with a different set of limitations. Because summer high school showcases still largely went on as planned, a number of prep prospects,
6:30 AM ET In the last year of the 20th century, quarterback play in college football seemed to be making a quantum leap. Virginia Tech‘s Michael Vick was showing us a combination of rushing and passing prowess that we didn’t realize was possible, while Georgia Tech‘s Joe Hamilton was combining 3,000-yard passing with 700-yard rushing.
6:15 AM ET Eric WoodyardESPN When Coby White walked into the United Center for the Chicago Bulls‘ Feb. 12 matchup against the LA Clippers, he wasn’t styled in the latest designer attire. White sported a white hoodie featuring a black-and-white photograph of the Texas Western squad that won the 1966 NCAA men’s basketball championship —
News The allrounder played a destructive innings in Dunedin then held his nerve with the final over of the match There was no shortage of sixes in Dunedin on Thursday and six of them came off the bat of Jimmy Neesham including three off the first three deliveries he faced. However, the most extraordinary of
1:22 AM ET NEW YORK — One day after posting on social media that he would like to see the NBA logo changed from Jerry West’s silhouette to Kobe Bryant’s, Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving reaffirmed his stance and said he’s OK if he’s a leader of the conversation. “We want to set a standard
8:41 PM ET Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. — Sabres goalie Linus Ullmark has been ruled out after he was injured in the first period of Buffalo’s game against the New Jersey Devils on Thursday night. Ullmark stopped all 15 shots he faced in the first period before being replaced by backup Carter Hutton to open
8:30 PM ET ESPN News Services Tiger Woods has been transferred to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles following the single-vehicle crash Tuesday that left him with serious leg injuries, according to a statement released Thursday. Dr. Anish Mahajan said Woods, 45, was moved from Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, which is located about 18 miles south
12:32 AM ET John GasawayESPN Insider Close ESPN Insider college basketball contributor First began covering college hoops in 2004 Has written for Basketball Prospectus and the Wall Street Journal The last time an NCAA tournament was held without Tom Izzo, the Michigan State head coach was 42 years old and had just wrapped up his
10:05 PM ET All season, the narrative around men’s college basketball has been there’s Gonzaga and Baylor — and everyone else. The Zags and Bears were clearly the two best teams in the country, the prohibitive national champion favorites, and nobody else was even close. Instead of debates about No. 1, discussion has been about
8:06 PM ET WBC flyweight world titleholder Julio Cesar Martinez has withdrawn from his fight against mandatory challenger McWilliams Arroyo because of a hand injury, Matchroom Boxing announced Thursday. The fight was scheduled to take place on Saturday’s Canelo Alvarez-Avni Yildirim card at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami. Martinez said in an Instagram post Thursday
9:46 PM ET Former two-division boxing champ Antonio Tarver will return to the ring to fight former UFC heavyweight champion Frank Mir on April 17, sources confirmed with ESPN on Thursday. Tarver, 52, will box Mir, 41, on the undercard of a pay-per-view event headlined by a boxing match between former MMA champion Ben Askren
9:08 PM ET Deion Sanders’ second game at Jackson State will have to wait. Days after the Tigers’ first-year head coach got his first win with the program, Jackson State announced it has postponed its game Saturday because of a positive COVID-19 test on Mississippi Valley State and subsequent quarantining of student-athletes within the Delta
8:42 PM ET TEMPE, Ariz. — Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray donated 60,000 meals to the North Texas Food Bank after the state experienced crippling winter weather last week. Murray, who’s from the Dallas area, experienced the effects of the storm first-hand. His power went in and out and he didn’t have hot water, he
6:34 PM ET Associated Press WASHINGTON — Henrik Lundqvist said Thursday he’s months away from making a decision about his hockey-playing future after returning to the ice less than two months after open-heart surgery. The 38-year-old goaltender posted videos to social media earlier this week of himself in goalie gear taking shots in net. That
7:56 PM ET Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. — Annika Sorenstam doesn’t remember golf being this difficult. She still managed plenty of smiles Thursday when the most dominant player of her era played her first LPGA Tour event in more than 12 years. With one birdie and one bad hole, Sorenstam had a 3-over 75 in
10:52 AM ET Thierry Henry signed a two-year deal to coach Montreal in November. David Kirouac/Icon Sportswire Arsenal and France legend Thierry Henry has stepped down as coach of MLS side CF Montreal, the club announced on Thursday. “It is with a heavy heart that I’ve decided to take this decision,” Henry said in a press
6:05 PM ET Bronny James suffered a torn meniscus in his knee at a practice earlier this month and had surgery to repair it, sources confirmed to ESPN on Thursday. James, the son of the Los Angeles Lakers‘ LeBron James, told followers on Twitch this week that he had suffered a knee injury. James is
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