7:00 AM ET In 1997, the Chicago White Sox famously made what is known as the “White Flag Trade.” Pitchers Wilson Alvarez, Danny Darwin and Roberto Hernandez were dealt to the San Francisco Giants at the trade deadline for a slew of prospects, effectively ending any chance the White Sox had at the postseason. The
Month: March 2021
2:20 AM GMT Wallabies captain Michael Hooper would love to see Japan play more international Tests, but says rugby’s various governing bodies need to be careful not to burn out players in the process. Japan hasn’t played an international since the 2019 World Cup, when they made it to the quarter-finals before being knocked out
News A handful of high-profile fixtures could be moved to help maximise ticket revenues Any changes to the domestic schedule in the 2021 English season are likely to be limited to a handful of high-value games, after the government revealed a roadmap out of lockdown last week. While the government’s roadmap does present some challenges
4:00 AM ET Even in the week leading up to a crucially important, and potentially career-defining, Madrid derby, with his team top of La Liga as they have been virtually all season, there are lessons for Atletico manager Diego Simeone to learn from former Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger. There’s a lesson to avoid becoming “satisfied”
3:26 AM ET LOS ANGELES — After beating the Lakers 114-104 on Tuesday without their leading scorer and All-Star, Devin Booker, down the stretch, the Phoenix Suns said they put a stamp of legitimacy on their season. “I think Jae Crowder said it best: We got better tonight,” said Suns coach Monty Williams after the
3:13 AM ET LeBron James will miss his first game of the season when the Los Angeles Lakers play a road game against the Sacramento Kings on Wednesday in their final game before the NBA All-Star break, the Lakers said. James did not accompany the team on its flight to Sacramento following a 114-104 loss
2:25 AM ET Nikola Jokic continues to build an MVP case by doing things that no center has done since Wilt Chamberlain. On Tuesday, Jokic collected the 50th triple-double of his career with 37 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds to help the Denver Nuggets rout the Milwaukee Bucks 128-97 at the Fiserv Forum. Jokic’s
12:13 AM ET ESPN News Services The Montreal Canadiens made another change to their coaching staff, appointing Sean Burke to take over as the director of goaltending, general manager Marc Bergevin announced after Tuesday night’s 3-1 win over the Ottawa Senators. Burke replaces Stephane Waite, who was let go after holding the position since 2013.
12:44 AM ET As James Harden prepares to face his former team for the first time since being traded to the Brooklyn Nets, the superstar guard reflected on his eight-year tenure with the Houston Rockets and said that when he enters Houston’s Toyota Center on Wednesday night (7:30 p.m. ET on ESPN), he hopes to
3:01 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 Indiana won the second of its five national championship banners in 1953, when coach Branch McCracken guided a team headed by Don Schlundt to a one-point
11:10 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — In his first interview since the infamous Lombardi Trophy toss at the Tampa Bay Buccaneers‘ Super Bowl boat parade last month, quarterback Tom Brady said on “The Late Late Show with James Corden” that he “doesn’t remember that quite as well” as everyone else who witnessed the viral video.
10:05 PM ET Following Baylor’s bounce-back win over West Virginia and considering the fact Illinois was going to be without Ayo Dosunmu heading into its game at Michigan, it looked like we would exit Tuesday night with a pretty good idea of the first three 1-seeds and a wide-open race for the fourth spot in
8:03 PM ET ESPN News Services The Toronto Raptors will have enough players to get back on the floor Wednesday, after a pair of games earlier this week were postponed for virus-related issues. But the Raptors will be seriously short-handed when they host the Detroit Pistons in Tampa, Florida, with starters Fred VanVleet, Pascal Siakam
9:19 PM ET ESPN News Services MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Coach Scott Drew jumped on Mark Vital‘s back after Baylor clinched the Big 12 championship, pointed a finger to the sky, then raced off the court ahead of his players to prepare for an even more raucous celebration. “I was able to beat them into the
7:12 PM GMT This year’s women’s Rugby World Cup in New Zealand is set to be pushed back until next year due to the uncertainties surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, World Rugby said on Tuesday. “World Rugby has made the difficult decision to recommend the postponement of Rugby World Cup 2021, scheduled to be hosted in
8:11 PM ET Associated Press Golden State’s Stephen Curry and Phoenix’s Devin Booker have been 3-point champions at NBA All-Star Weekend before, and they’ll try to win that trophy again Sunday. The league revealed the 15 players Tuesday who will be taking part in the other on-court events besides the All-Star Game in Atlanta, with
8:28 PM ET Kawhi Leonard was ruled out of Tuesday night’s game against the Boston Celtics because of back spasms that hampered the LA Clippers All-Star forward during warm-ups. Leonard warmed up but left the TD Garden court shortly before tipoff with his back not feeling right. He was replaced in the starting lineup by
News The opener played two Tests when he was far from fit but is confident ahead of his comeback for New South Wales David Warner has conceded that he rushed back too soon during the Test series against India following the groin injury he suffered during the ODIs. Warner made himself available for the last
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