Apr 28, 2023 ESPN staff In 2017, Billy Preston was a five-star recruit by University of Kansas basketball, poised to be a one-and-done. He planned to spend a season starting for the Jayhawks, then head to the NBA. But before he ever played a regular-season game, a minor car accident set Preston on a different
Month: April 2023
8:12 AM ET Associated Press INCHEON, South Korea — The Korea Championship has a home player atop the leaderboard after Park Sang-hyun‘s 25-foot putt for birdie to finish his second round Friday. Park shot a 3-under 69 and joined Yannik Paul (68) at 8 under overall at Jack Nicklaus Golf Club. “I want to prove
8:00 AM ET Gilbert Burns sat at the podium of the UFC 287 postfight press conference on April 8 and issued the UFC an ultimatum: Book him a title fight next or just release him from his contract. “I’m not asking, I’m demanding,” said Burns, who had just beat Jorge Masvidal in the main event
7:00 AM ET It could be said that no one stands to benefit more from the College Football Playoff’s imminent expansion than whoever seizes control of the new-look American Athletic Conference. Sure, plenty of others also will benefit. Multi-loss champions of conferences such as the Pac-12 and Big 12 will get not only guaranteed seats
8:58 PM ET At the outset of Thursday evening, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell stepped to the microphone and announced, “With the first pick in the NFL draft, the Carolina Panthers select Bryce Young, quarterback, Alabama.” And with that, the race was on. The 2023 draft, as expected, featured a flurry of picks at the game’s
DOMANTAS SABONIS IS the funnel through which the NBA’s best offense flows, and it all begins when he grabs a defensive rebound and dribbles up the court, his 7-foot body proceeding with its uniquely equine gait. He generally picks up his dribble near the top of the key, holding the ball in one hand away
8:00 AM ET In a move that is perhaps both game-changer and tipping point, the Phoenix Suns and Phoenix Mercury have struck a deal that removes their long-held television rights from cable. Starting with their next seasons, the teams’ games will be broadcast for free over-the-air and streamed online on a new direct-to-consumer service. The
7:49 AM ET Associated Press ROME — Former Wimbledon runner-up Matteo Berrettini withdrew from the upcoming Italian Open on Friday as he continues to recover from a stomach muscle tear. “I have been holding on to the hope of being able to compete in Rome, a tournament that means so much to me and where
6:42 AM ET LONDON — Former world No. 1 Simona Halep has called on tennis’ anti-doping organization to give her the chance to clear her name after she was provisionally suspended by the International Tennis Integrity Agency in October. In an interview with Tennis Majors, Halep’s first since learning of her failed drug test at
6:20 AM ET Associated Press GENEVA — Qatar is going to host another World Cup. The International Basketball Federation (FIBA) has picked Qatar to host the 2027 edition of its marquee men’s World Cup. It did not say whether there were any other bidders. Doha will stage all games in the 32-team event, FIBA said,
Red Bull’s Max Verstappen pipped Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc to fastest practice time at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix before qualifying on Friday. Verstappen was 0.037 seconds ahead, with his team-mate Sergio Perez third and Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz fourth. Lando Norris was fifth for McLaren as the team introduce a major car upgrade. Mercedes drivers Lewis Hamilton
1:06 AM ET For the second time in three years, the Vegas Golden Knights are back in the second round. The Golden Knights continued their offensive assault on the Winnipeg Jets with a commanding 4-1 clinching win in Game 5 of their first-round series Thursday at T-Mobile Arena. This will be the fourth time the
3:24 AM ET Associated Press SINGAPORE — Brooks Koepka, British Open champion Cam Smith and Sergio Garcia were among those tied for the first-round lead at 5-under when storms suspended play at the LIV Singapore tournament at Sentosa Golf Club on Friday. Talor Gooch, the winner of last week’s tournament at Adelaide, Australia, was also
11:27 PM ET Eric WoodyardESPN Jahmyr Gibbs was chatting with friends Thursday night during the NFL draft when his phone rang unexpectedly. Feeling like many Detroit Lions fans, Gibbs admitted to being “shocked” when he received the call that he was being selected 12th overall by Detroit as the second running back taken in the
12:58 AM ET The Dallas Cowboys did something in the NFL draft’s first round Thursday they have not done since early in Jerry Jones’ tenure as owner and general manager — select a defensive tackle. With the 26th overall pick, the Cowboys selected Michigan run stopper Mazi Smith, the first defensive tackle Dallas has taken
12:07 AM ET TEMPE, Ariz. — The Arizona Cardinals made three trades Thursday night, two of which reshaped the top of the NFL draft, but none of them involved moving star receiver DeAndre Hopkins. It’s likely Hopkins won’t be going anywhere, actually. Cardinals general manager Monti Ossenfort said after the Cardinals were done with their
12:08 AM ET Kentucky quarterback Will Levis, widely expected to be a first-round pick in the 2023 NFL draft, was not picked among the 31 selections made on Thursday night. ESPN draft analysts Mel Kiper Jr. and Todd McShay both had Levis being selected by the Indianapolis Colts in their final mock drafts. The Colts,
10:09 PM ET ESPN staff We tracked every first-round trade involving the 2023 NFL draft, which has seen eight of the first 15 picks change hands — including the No. 1 pick, which the Chicago Bears dealt to the Carolina Panthers. These trades date back more than two years, when the Los Angeles Rams sent
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