Month: September 2022

6:25 PM ET EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — With the Los Angeles Lakers ‘ preseason debut fast approaching, the first signs of new coach Darvin Ham’s impact on the team are beginning to reveal themselves. For starters, Ham said Friday that guard Kendrick Nunn and center Damian Jones have joined LeBron James, Anthony Davis and Russell
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Journalist David Walsh reported on Lance Armstrong’s doping for over 12 years, claims the champion cyclist strongly denied. Walsh and The Sunday Times even faced being sued for libel for the claims. It wasn’t until 2013 that Armstrong finally admitted he did use performance enhancing drugs and promised TV presenter Oprah that he would apologise
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2:38 PM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — The Baltimore Ravens will have Jason Pierre-Paul to go after Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen after all. Shortly after Ravens coach John Harbaugh declined to talk about Pierre-Paul’s availability, the three-time Pro Bowl pass-rusher said Friday that he will be suiting up against Buffalo. Pierre-Paul signed a one-year
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5:14 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 COSTA MESA, Calif. — Los Angeles Chargers wide receiver Keenan Allen has been ruled out of Sunday’s game against the Houston Texans because of a hamstring injury.
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5:13 PM ET The independent law firm probe into Boston Celtics coach Ime Udoka found that he used crude language in his dialogue with a female subordinate prior to the start of an improper workplace relationship with the woman, an element that significantly factored into the severity of his one-year suspension, sources told ESPN. Those
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5:01 PM ET NEW YORK — The Yankees activated infielder DJ LeMahieu off the injured list, a move that could play a major role in the postseason fate of the club. LeMahieu has dealt with a lingering toe inflammation, which has sapped his power and landed him on the injured list in early September. While
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12:23 PM ET Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Spain boss Jorge Vilda was adamant that he wouldn’t resign from his role. Photo by Jose Breton/Pics Action/NurPhoto via Getty Images Spain’s women’s team coach Jorge Vilda said he hasn’t considered resigning after 15 players refused to play for the side while he remains in charge, calling the situation
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4:04 PM ET ESPN News Services New England Patriots quarterback Mac Jones has been ruled out of Sunday’s game against the Green Bay Packers because of his left ankle injury. Jones was ruled out after making a surprise return to the practice field Friday. His injured ankle was wrapped tightly as he moved gingerly during
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3:17 PM ET ESPN News Services MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa underwent additional testing Friday and remained in the concussion protocol a day after hitting his head against the turf. Tagovailoa had a headache Thursday night and Friday morning, Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel said. The team was waiting for results from
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1:24 PM ET Associated Press TAMPA, Fla. — The Tampa Bay Lightning and team owner Jeff Vinik are donating $2 million toward Hurricane Ian relief efforts. The NHL team announced Friday that $1 million each will be donated by the Tampa Bay Lightning Foundation and the Vinik Family Foundation. “This is a tragic situation for
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3:30 PM ET NEW YORK — Brooklyn Nets star forward Kevin Durant wants to “move past” an offseason that was consumed by his trade request and his future with the organization. “Can we move on past that at some point?” Durant said after Friday’s practice. “I know it’s an interesting story. I know that it
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1:42 PM ET Pete ThamelESPN UCF‘s home game against SMU in Orlando, Florida, has changed dates for a second time because of the damage caused by Hurricane Ian this week. The Knights will now host the Mustangs on Wednesday (7 p.m. ET, ESPN2), the schools announced. The game had originally been pushed back from Saturday
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1:58 PM ET BEREA, Ohio — Myles Garrett said that he’s “definitely grateful” to be alive after his single-car crash Monday and that he’s “recovering pretty quickly” from the left shoulder and right biceps injuries he suffered in the accident. “Definitely grateful to be here,” the star Cleveland Browns pass-rusher said Friday. “With what I
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1:17 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN The Errol Spence Jr.-Terence Crawford undisputed welterweight championship fight is in jeopardy because of a lingering dispute regarding the contract, sources told ESPN. If the pay-per-view fight set for Las Vegas is finalized, it won’t take place on the targeted date of Nov. 19 but rather in December or even
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1:17 PM ET Congress has allowed another layer of legal antitrust protection related to college athletics to expire this Friday. The law, which is officially removed at the end of the day Friday, previously granted an exemption to Ivy League schools that allowed them to prohibit merit-based scholarships to all students, including their athletes. Without
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1:13 PM ET Minnesota Vikings tailback Dalvin Cook has been cleared to play Sunday in London against the New Orleans Saints, coach Kevin O’Connell told reporters Friday. Cook suffered a subluxation of his left shoulder in the third quarter of the Vikings’ 28-24 victory in Week 3 over the Detroit Lions. He sat out the
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1:17 PM ET Congress has allowed another layer of legal antitrust protection related to college athletics to expire this Friday. The law, which is officially removed at the end of the day Friday, previously granted an exemption to Ivy League schools that allowed them to prohibit merit-based scholarships to all students, including their athletes. Without
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12:16 PM ET Ebanie Bridges will make the first defense of her IBF bantamweight title on Dec. 10 when she takes on Shannon O’Connell in Leeds, England. The fight will be on the undercard of the Josh Warrington-Luis Alberto Lopez IBF featherweight title fight. Bridges (8-1, 3 KO) last fought in January, when she defeated
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