6:46 PM ET Associated Press Jamahl Mosley first got noticed as someone with NBA coaching potential when he was hired by the Denver Nuggets as a development coach 16 years ago. Also in Denver at the time: an assistant general manager named Jeff Weltman, now the basketball operations president of the Orlando Magic. And Weltman
Month: July 2021
6:10 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — A New York judge was sympathetic Monday to horse trainer Bob Baffert’s claims that his May suspension by the New York Racing Association — after Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit failed a postrace drug test — was unconstitutional. U.S. District Judge Carol Bagley Amon at a Brooklyn
Formula 1 great Lewis Hamilton says helping motorsport become more diverse will be “the most valuable” thing he has achieved in his career. Hamilton said he hoped the findings of a study he commissioned into improving the representation of minorities in the industry would be “part of my legacy”. The report was conducted in partnership
6:09 PM BST South Africa captain Siya Kolisi and flyhalf Handre Pollard could both return to the squad after COVID-19 infections in time for the Springbok’s first test against the British & Irish Lions, South Africa Director of Rugby Rassie Erasmus said on Monday. Both are among a group of six players who remained behind
6:08 PM ET Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Penny Hardaway has wanted Larry Brown to coach with him ever since Hardaway took over at his alma mater. Three years later, they have that chance at Memphis. “I’ve always wanted to be around greatness,” Hardaway said Monday after Brown’s first practice as his assistant. “It doesn’t
5:08 PM ET Associated Press Jacob Steinmetz’s blazing fastball helped make him a baseball draft trailblazer. The New York native is believed to be the first known practicing Orthodox Jewish player to be selected by a major league team, going in the third round — 77th overall — to the Arizona Diamondbacks on Monday. The
3:05 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Joe Smith Jr. is lining up not just his first title defense, but a major fight in early 2021. The light heavyweight titleholder is in the process of finalizing a two-fight deal, sources tell ESPN, that would see Smith fight mandatory challenger Umar Salamov in the fall followed by a
1:10 PM ET The boxing match between Jake Paul and Tyron Woodley now has a location. Paul, the YouTube-star-turned-prizefighter, will fight Woodley in Paul’s hometown of Cleveland, Ohio on Aug. 29, it was announced Monday. The venue will be Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse. Woodley is the former UFC welterweight champion and represents the toughest challenge yet
3:34 PM ET Associated Press SEATTLE — The Mariners reinstated left-hander Yusei Kikuchi from the injured list Monday, making him eligible to participate in the All-Star Game. Kikuchi was selected to the American League All-Star team for the first time in his career and is Seattle’s lone representative. The Mariners placed Kikuchi on the injured
3:28 PM ET The Pittsburgh Pirates selected outfielder Lonnie White Jr. and pitcher Chandler Bubba in the MLB draft, both of whom are college football recruits from the 2021 class. White Jr. was taken in the competitive balance round B and taken No. 64 overall, out of Mavern Prep School in Malvern, Pennsylvania. White Jr.
1:45 PM ET SANDWICH, England — After spending more time on Twitter and talking about his media feud than his actual golf game, Phil Mickelson is ready to get back to work this week at The Open. Mickelson said Monday during a practice round at Royal St. George’s that he wanted to move on from
2:24 PM ET Los Angeles Angels two-way phenom Shohei Ohtani will get a chance to show off all he can do at this year’s All-Star festivities as the man seeded first in Monday night’s Home Run Derby will also be the American League’s starting pitcher and leadoff hitter for Tuesday night’s game. A first-time All-Star,
2:42 PM ET Former Denver Broncos offensive line coach Alex Gibbs, a key part of the staff that helped the Broncos win back-to-back Super Bowls in the late ’90s, had died at the age of 80, the team announced. The Broncos said Gibbs died from complications from a stroke and was surrounded by his family
2:43 PM ET Tad Brown has agreed to become the CEO of the Philadelphia 76ers and New Jersey Devils, both holdings of Harris Blitzer Sports and Entertainment, sources told ESPN. Brown spent the past 15 years as CEO of the Houston Rockets, where he was the franchise’s representative on the NBA’s board of governors. Brown
Report Hampshire openers add 174 for first wicket to leave hosts in danger of missing top flight Hampshire 270 for 5 (Weatherley 78, Holland 74) lead Gloucestershire 229 (Phillips 47, de Grandhomme 4-31) by 41 runs Joe Weatherley and Ian Holland put Hampshire on top at Cheltenham with a 174-run opening stand as their side
1:39 PM BST The British & Irish Lions will make a decision on whether Wales lock Alun Wyn Jones will re-join the squad in South Africa in the next 24 hours after coach Warren Gatland described his recovery from a dislocated shoulder as “remarkable.” Jones has been training with Wales in the last few days
7:30 AM ET Euro 2020 ended on Sunday with Italy lifting the trophy at Wembley after beating England 3-2 on penalties after a 1-1 draw after extra time. The last month has been full of highs and lows, triumph and despair; our writers look back at the tournament. News, features | Results | Stats |
10:50 AM ET Ron Francis and Dave Hakstol didn’t know they were participating in a four-week audition. They bonded at the 2019 IIHF world championships in Austria and Slovakia, where Francis was part of Team Canada’s management brain-trust and Hakstol was a member of the men’s team coaching staff. “I got to know him as
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