4:17 PM ET Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS — Injured star Karl-Anthony Towns is expected to return to action “in the coming weeks,” the Minnesota Timberwolves announced Wednesday. Minnesota’s game against Boston on Wednesday night marks the 49th consecutive game missed by the three-time All-Star big man with a severely strained right calf muscle. Towns suffered the
Month: March 2023
4:10 PM ET Associated Press BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Alabama star Brandon Miller was accompanied to the NCAA tournament by an armed security guard Wednesday because of threats directed at him, Crimson Tide coach Nate Oats said. “If you guys saw some of what I’ve seen sent his way, I think you would understand why that’s
2:58 PM ET Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. — NASCAR levied the largest combined fine on one team in series history Wednesday, hammering Hendrick Motorsports for modifying air-deflecting pieces last weekend at Phoenix Raceway. Hendrick was issued a combined $400,000 in fines — $100,000 to each of its four crew chiefs, along with four-race suspensions for
3:35 PM ET FRISCO, Texas — The Dallas Cowboys will release Ezekiel Elliott, making the running back a free agent, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Elliott was set to count $16.7 million against the salary cap with a $10.9 million non-guaranteed base salary. Elliott will be designated a post-June 1 cut, per sources, which
12:51 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Sacramento Kings forward Trey Lyles was suspended one game without pay and Milwaukee Bucks center Brook Lopez was fined $25,000 for their involvement in an altercation at the end of a game Monday night, the NBA announced Wednesday. Milwaukee’s Giannis Antetokounmpo was dribbling out the clock in
11:56 AM ET Former No. 1 pick Baker Mayfield and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers have reached agreement on a one-year contract worth up to $8.5 million, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Wednesday. Mayfield’s deal starts at $4 million, a source told ESPN’s Jenna Laine. The Buccaneers needed a veteran quarterback with the ability to
2:41 PM ET After leaving a counseling program in Florida, Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant met with NBA commissioner Adam Silver in New York on Wednesday and now awaits the league’s findings in a probe into his handling of a firearm at a suburban Denver nightclub earlier this month, sources told ESPN. Once the league
2:00 PM ET LEXINGTON, Kentucky — Rex Chapman couldn’t stop laughing. It was 1986 during his first practice with Kentucky, where he starred for two seasons before he was the eighth pick in the 1988 NBA draft. Former coach Eddie Sutton had walked onto the Rupp Arena floor with a large jewelry box. Inside, there
2:31 PM ET DES MOINES, Iowa — Coach Bill Self was not with the Kansas Jayhawks for Wednesday’s public practice and assistant Norm Roberts said Self’s availability to work Thursday’s NCAA tournament opener was in question. “We’re hopeful,” said Roberts, who filled in for Self during the Jayhawks’ three Big 12 tournament games last week.
2:30 PM ET Associated Press AUGUSTA, Ga. — Masters champion Scottie Scheffler finally decided on his menu when he hosts the Masters Club dinner, and it wasn’t a big surprise — meat, fish and chocolate chip cookies. Scheffler said he would serve steak and cheeseburger sliders with family-styled side dishes. He said he isn’t big
Royal Challengers Bangalore 136 for 5 (Ahuja 46, Ghosh 31*) beat UP Warriorz 135 all out (Harris 46, Perry 3-16, Devine 2-23, Asha 2-27) by five wickets Finally, Royal Challengers Bangalore have won a match in the Women’s Premier League. After five matches and countless questions, Smriti Mandhana and Co got their first win, beating
12:47 PM ET The United States men’s national team will play the March CONCACAF Nations League matches without injured Leeds United midfielder Tyler Adams but with Borussia Dortmund winger Giovanni Reyna, along with 12 other players from European club rosters, U.S. Soccer said on Wednesday. The matches at Grenada on March 24 and against El
1:07 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — New York Yankees owner Hal Steinbrenner values his relationship with slugger Aaron Judge and asks the new captain about various team-related issues, such as possible renovations of the team’s spring training facility. Recently, he picked Judge’s brain about Anthony Volpe, the dynamic prospect who is competing to be the
1:27 PM ET Quarterback Aaron Rodgers said Wednesday on “The Pat McAfee Show” that he intends to play for the New York Jets this season. Rodgers said he made that decision on Friday, and he is not holding up a trade, which still isn’t finalized. The two teams and Rodgers remain in contact, sources said,
David Warner will lead Delhi Capitals in the 2023 IPL, replacing the injured Rishabh Pant. ESPNcricinfo has learned that head coach Ricky Ponting and the management agreed Warner was the best man to be appointed interim captain as Pant gradually builds on his recovery having survived a horrific car crash in December. With Pant ruled
12:15 PM ET Associated Press TOKYO — Cuba earned a 7,500-mile flight to Miami for a trip to the World Baseball Classic semifinals for the first time since 2006. “Cuban baseball fans are so emotional right now. They have been waiting for a long time at the moment,” manager Armando Johnson said after a 4-3
11:14 AM ET Associated Press New coaches often spend their first several months dwelling on the need to instill a different culture into their programs. Consider Wisconsin’s Luke Fickell an exception. Fickell says the Badgers already have what he calls a “really good footprint,” something backed up by Wisconsin’s 21 consecutive bowl appearances. The former
11:36 AM ET Florida State and Georgia Tech will open the 2024 season in Ireland, the schools announced Wednesday. The game is scheduled to be played Aug. 24 in Aviva Stadium in Dublin, Ireland. This is the first international game in program history for Florida State. Georgia Tech played in Ireland in 2016, beating Boston
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