6:09 PM ET Andre SnellingsESPN Here are a few Monday thoughts from the Hoops Lab, as we prepare for Week 22 of the fantasy basketball season — for many of you, that means the start of the fantasy playoffs, so good luck. Let’s jump right into my five things for the week ahead. Nuggets swoon
Month: March 2023
9:32 AM ET ESPN staff Football has touchdown dances. Basketball has mean mugging after a dunk. Soccer players slide in the grass as their teammates pile on top of them. Baseball? Baseball has the bat flip. Long considered something of a faux pas in the game, the bat flip is having a bit of a
4:41 PM ET The Atlanta Falcons continued their free agent spending spree Monday, agreeing to terms with former Cincinnati Bengals safety Jessie Bates III, sources told ESPN. The deal, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter, is for four years and $64.02 million, including $23 million in the first year and $36 million over the first
5:14 PM ET SURPRISE, Ariz. — After throwing 24 pitches in a minor league contest Monday, Texas Rangers pitcher Jacob deGrom said he thinks he’ll be ready for Opening Day with his new club. “That’s up to them,” deGrom said afterward. “I’m here to help us win. If it falls that I’m on Opening Day,
Mar 12, 2023 Dallas Mavericks stars Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving will miss their second consecutive game Monday because of injuries. Doncic was ruled out of the home game against the Memphis Grizzlies a day before due to the left thigh strain that has been bothering him for a few weeks. Irving was downgraded from
5:56 PM ET Associated Press PHILADELPHIA — Temple coach Aaron McKie is out after four years and no NCAA tournament appearances and will become a special advisor to the athletic department, the school announced Monday. McKie, who starred at Temple under Hall of Fame coach John Chaney and played for the Philadelphia 76ers in a
5:39 PM ET MIAMI — Team Nicaragua lost to the Dominican Republic during pool-play at the World Baseball Classic on Monday afternoon, but one of its pitchers won in a big way. Editor’s Picks 1 Related Duque Hebbert, a 21-year-old right-hander who’s listed at 5-foot-9, struck out MLB superstars Juan Soto, Julio Rodriguez and Rafael
5:25 PM ET The San Francisco 49ers have agreed to a one-year deal with former Carolina Panthers quarterback Sam Darnold, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. He bolsters the 49ers’ depth at quarterback with Jimmy Garoppolo‘s exit to the Las Vegas Raiders and both Brock Purdy and Trey Lance returning from injuries. Darnold, 25, took
5:38 PM ET ESPN News Services The NBA on Monday fined Marcus Smart $25,000, with head of basketball operations Joe Dumars saying the veteran Boston Celtics guard initiated an on-court altercation and pulled Atlanta Hawks guard Trae Young to the floor during the teams’ game over the weekend. With 1:25 remaining and Boston leading 129-121,
3:43 PM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Former Cy Young winner Trevor Bauer is finalizing a one-year contract with the Yokohama DeNA BayStars of Nippon Professional Baseball, where he’ll rejoin professional baseball for the first time in nearly two
4:08 PM ET The Chicago Bears are giving Buffalo Bills free agent linebacker Tremaine Edmunds a four-year, $72 million contract that includes $50 million guaranteed, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. It is the largest four-year contract for an inside linebacker in the NFL. Edmunds is the second starting linebacker added by the Bears on
3:47 PM ET Associated Press TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Alabama offensive coordinator Tommy Rees and defensive coordinator Kevin Steele will each make $1.9 million next season. The two were among 11 Alabama football staffers to have new contracts approved by the compensation committee of the university’s board of trustees on Monday. Rees and Steele both received
1:47 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN George Kambosos and Maxi Hughes have agreed to terms for a lightweight fight this summer in Australia, sources tell ESPN. No site, date or American television broadcaster has been finalized yet, sources said, but the 135-pound bout is likely to take place in June. Kambosos (22-2, 10 KOs) returned to
2:06 PM ET The homecoming of Katie Taylor will have another big women’s fight on the card as well. Matchroom announced Monday that the WBA junior middleweight title fight between champion Terri Harper and former pound-for-pound No. 1 fighter Cecilia Braekhus will be on the undercard of the Katie Taylor-Chantelle Cameron undisputed junior welterweight fight
1:50 PM ET Leon Edwards started his MMA career by fighting his first nine bouts in his adopted home country of England. And in the time since Edwards, who was born in Jamaica and moved with his family to Birmingham when he was 9, joined the UFC in 2014, he has competed four more times
1:24 PM ET Philadelphia Eagles defensive tackle Javon Hargrave has reached agreement on a four-year, $84 million deal that includes $40 million guaranteed at signing with the San Francisco 49ers, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Hargrave, who turned 30 in February, posted a career-high 11 sacks for the Philadelphia Eagles this past season. He helped
2:46 PM ET When Jerry Colangelo took over a troubled USA Basketball program in 2005 he issued an edict requiring players to make multiyear commitments to Team USA if they wanted to eventually be a part of the Olympic team. Grant Hill, in his first year as the national team’s managing director after replacing Colangelo’s
1:59 PM ET Working the waiver wire is pivotal to succeeding in fantasy basketball. With so many games, injuries and endless shifts in rotations throughout the marathon campaign, we’ll need to source stats from free agency to maximize imaginary rosters. A willingness to entertain competition for the last few spots on your fantasy hoops roster
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