7:16 PM ET Associated Press The NCAA announced penalties for the Memphis men’s basketball program Thursday in a case it said highlights a new approach to resolving infractions allegations much more quickly. The NCAA said it isn’t backing away from enforcing rules and imposing penalties for rules violations amid a host of changes to college
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5:52 PM ET An effort to legally recognize college football and basketball players at the University of Southern California as employees of their school, their conference and the NCAA took a significant step forward Thursday. The National Labor Relations Board has directed its Los Angeles regional office to pursue charges of unfair labor practices against
6:36 PM ET Associated Press LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Dodgers on Thursday acquired infielder Yonny Hernández from the Oakland Athletics in exchange for cash. The 24-year-old switch-hitter played in 12 games for Arizona last season after being traded by Texas in April. Hernández was claimed by Oakland last month and was designated for
4:54 PM ET Bella Rasmussen never could have imagined she would be hearing from star athletes Chloe Kim and Alex Morgan, or being featured on “SportsCenter” and “Today” after she became the first female high school football player to sign a name, image and likeness deal earlier this month. The senior at Laguna Beach (California)
6:16 PM ET Associated Press LONDON — Chilean tennis player Barbara Gatica Aviles has been banned from the sport for three years after admitting she was paid to deliberately lose a match in 2016, the International Tennis Integrity Agency said Thursday. The 26-year-old Gatica Avilés, whose career-best WTA ranking is No. 158, was also fined
6:01 PM ET Associated Press EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — Los Angeles Kings forward Trevor Moore agreed to a five-year contract extension worth $21 million on Thursday. Moore, a Southern California native acquired in a trade with Toronto in February 2020, is now under contract through the 2027-28 season at an average annual value of $4.2
5:14 PM ET Boston Celtics center Robert Williams III will make his season debut against the Orlando Magic on Friday, agent Kevin Bradbury told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The Celtics upgraded Williams to questionable for the game in Thursday’s injury report. Williams underwent surgery on his left knee in September to “remove loose bodies and address
4:17 PM ET FRISCO, Texas — Dallas Cowboys linebacker Micah Parsons knows how Philadelphia must feel about him. “I’m pretty sure they hate me,” Parsons said. Appearing on “The Voncast” with Von Miller recently, Parsons asked, “When you look at the Eagles, is it [Jalen] Hurts or the team?” When Miller responded, “I think it’s
5:17 PM ET Offensive tackle Samson Okunlola committed to Miami on Thursday. The 6-foot-5, 300-pound Okunlola, from Thayer Academy in Braintree, Massachusetts, is No. 16 overall in the 2023 ESPN 300 and the cycle’s third-best offensive tackle. “Miami, generally, just kind of the class they’re building right now and the educational part, too,” Okunlola told
4:32 PM ET ESPN News Services The Detroit Tigers have bolstered their rotation by agreeing to a one-year contract with right-hander Michael Lorenzen, according to multiple reports. Lorenzen reportedly will make $8.5 million and can earn $1.5 million in performance bonuses based on innings pitched. Lorenzen was 8-6 with a 4.24 ERA in 18 starts
4:42 PM ET NEW YORK — The Brooklyn Nets have been fined $25,000 “for failing to comply with league policies governing injury reporting,” the NBA announced Thursday. The fine comes in the wake of the Nets resting Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving and a slew of other players on Dec. 10, the second night of a
5:09 PM ET Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Tyler Boyd said his finger injury wasn’t a normal dislocation. The bone came through the skin, he said, which prompted him to miss nearly all of Sunday’s victory over the Cleveland Browns. But despite the injury, he has been able to practice in a limited capacity all week
5:10 PM ET Associated Press ATLANTA — Atlanta Hawks center Clint Capela is expected to be out for one to two weeks after suffering a strained right calf in Wednesday night’s 135-124 loss at Orlando. The Hawks on Thursday said an MRI revealed the strain. Capela left the game with what was described as tightness
4:52 PM ET EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — New York Giants running back Saquon Barkley said he’s feeling “way better” after being limited with a neck injury in a 38-22 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday. Barkley popped up on the injury report last week after suffering a stinger in practice on Dec. 7. He
4:17 PM ET ESPN News Services The Baltimore Orioles have reached a one-year, $8 million deal with free agent second baseman/outfielder Adam Frazier, it was announced Thursday. Frazier struggled to a .238 batting average with the Seattle Mariners in 2022 but set career highs in games played (156) and stolen bases (11). He’s versatile in
2:20 PM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Tyler Huntley has been cleared from the concussion protocol, which makes him the obvious choice to start at quarterback for the Baltimore Ravens in Saturday’s game at Cleveland. Huntley carries no injury designation for Saturday’s game, while Lamar Jackson, Baltimore’s No. 1 quarterback who hasn’t practiced since suffering
5:07 PM ET Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. — Twenty years have passed since Padraig Harrington first faced Tiger Woods on the weekend at a major, and he has kept a close watch ever since. He doesn’t think Woods is finished. Harrington says Woods can win another major if he can just get to the final
3:54 PM ET FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — The playoff-contending New York Jets play their biggest December game in seven years on Sunday, and quarterback Mike White — nursing a sore rib — has no doubt he will be ready to play. “No, no, none at all,” he said Thursday. White has spent the past few