Month: February 2022

8:52 PM ET MIAMI — Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant says he doesn’t feel that former teammate James Harden owes him an explanation for wanting to leave the organization. Harden was the centerpiece of a blockbuster trade to the Philadelphia 76ers on Thursday that sent Ben Simmons, Seth Curry, Andre Drummond and two future first-round
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7:56 PM ET The San Antonio Spurs and Goran Dragic are expected to negotiate a contract buyout in the coming week, clearing the way for a formidable list of free-agent suitors for Dragic that now includes the Los Angeles Lakers and Golden State Warriors, sources told ESPN. The Lakers and Warriors are planning to join
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7:37 PM ET Associated Press BUENOS AIRES — Top-seeded players Casper Ruud and Diego Schwartzman will play in Sunday’s final of the Argentina Open. The Norwegian Ruud, No. 8 in the ATP rankings, and the Argentinian Schwartzman, ranked No. 15, won the 2020 and 2021 editions of the clay court tournament, respectively. Ruud beat Argentinian
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7:14 PM ET ESPN News Services The Las Vegas Raiders have hired New England Patriots wide receivers coach Mick Lombardi as their offensive coordinator, league sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The Raiders also hired former Patriots offensive line coach Carmen Bricillo for the same job in Las Vegas, a source said. Lombardi, 33, replaces Greg
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7:25 PM ET Hawks forward John Collins is expected to miss all three of Atlanta’s remaining games before All-Star break after an MRI on Saturday revealed a right foot strain. Collins left the 136-121 loss to the San Antonio Spurs on Friday with pain in his right heel. The Hawks are set to play the
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News Bangladesh’s new batting coach arrived in the country last week Bangladesh’s new batting coach Jamie Siddons has tested positive for Covid-19. Jalal Yunus, the BCB’s cricket operations committee chairman, confirmed to the Dhaka-based Prothom Alo that Siddons has mild symptoms. The 57-year-old Australian, who arrived in Dhaka last week, didn’t initially have a role
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2:10 PM ET Chelsea won the FIFA Club World Cup after securing a 2-1 victory over Palmeiras after extra-time at Abu Dhabi’s Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium on Saturday. Kai Havertz scored a penalty in the 117th minute as the Premier League giants won the competition for the first time in the club’s history. – ESPN+
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2:23 PM ET Major League Baseball tweaked its proposal regarding the competitive balance tax in its meeting with the players’ association Saturday. The change eliminates draft pick penalties for teams exceeding the first threshold while raising the threshold from previous offers in the final three years of the deal, sources familiar with the deal told
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1:34 PM ET Associated Press WACO, Texas — Baylor forward Jonathan Tchamwa Tchatchoua suffered a gruesome left knee injury in the 10th-ranked Bears’ game against Texas on Saturday. Tchamwa Tchatchoua was going down the court after a missed shot by the Bears when his left leg turned awkwardly and he crumbled to the floor near
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12:13 PM ET The Denver Broncos are expected to hire Morgan State coach Tyrone Wheatley, a former Michigan and NFL running back, to coach running backs, sources told ESPN. Wheatley, 50, has led Morgan State, an HBCU program, the last three years, although the team did not play in 2020 because of the coronavirus pandemic.
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After last season’s dramatic finish, Formula 1 teams have gone back to the drawing board over the winter and are now unveiling their new designs for the 2022 season, due to start in Bahrain on 18 March. There are substantial rule changes for car design this year, which could shake up the competitive order. But
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