8:02 PM ET The Houston Rockets have agreed to trade Russell Westbrook to the Washington Wizards for John Wall and a first-round draft pick, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Westbrook, as well as fellow Rockets star James Harden, had expressed concern about the direction of the Houston franchise in the wake of the departures of
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6:00 AM ET KANSAS CITY, Mo. — When Eric Bieniemy was a free-agent running back in 1999, he had some relatively lucrative contract offers with other teams. He instead signed a deal for the minimum salary with the Philadelphia Eagles so he could play for their new head coach, an obscure former assistant by the
8:07 PM ET CHICAGO — The Chicago Cubs non-tendered 2016 World Series hero Kyle Schwarber on Wednesday, making him a free agent after six seasons with the team, while tendering a contract to 2016 National League MVP Kris Bryant. Schwarber, 27, was in his final year of arbitration, but the team let him go rather
8:26 PM ET Snoop Dogg is coming to boxing on a more permanent basis. The legendary rapper announced Tuesday he is partnering with Triller, an entertainment and music platform that put on Saturday’s Mike Tyson-Roy Jones Jr. fight, to create a new boxing league called The Fight Club. The league will have multiple events per
6:00 AM ET ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — On Sunday night, the Kansas City Chiefs will try to win their 11th consecutive game against the Denver Broncos (8:20 p.m. ET, NBC) as they roar toward a fifth straight AFC West title. Since Peyton Manning tossed four interceptions against Kansas City in 2015, Chiefs’ coach Andy Reid has
7:55 PM ET NFL NationESPN Daniel Jones, the starting quarterback for the NFC East-leading New York Giants (4-7), leads a host of players whose status is in doubt entering Week 13 of the 2020 NFL season. Jones, who suffered a hamstring injury last week, was not on the practice field Wednesday in the portion open
5:05 PM ET Nick Parkinson Close •Reports on boxing for ESPN.co.uk, as well as several national newspapers•Has been reporting on British boxing for over 15 years•Appears on BoxNation’s Boxing Matters show Anthony Joshua says he believes he’s more likely to face Oleksandr Usyk in 2021 than his rival world heavyweight champion Tyson Fury. Promoters of
6:52 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN The NBA and the National Basketball Players Association jointly announced Wednesday night that there were 48 positive tests for COVID-19 out of the 546 players tested from Nov. 24-30. This was the initial round of tests for players as they returned to their teams’ markets ahead of the start of
5:17 PM ET HOUSTON — Houston Texans wide receiver Will Fuller was suspended for six games for violating the NFL’s policy on performance-enhancing substances, but quarterback Deshaun Watson said Wednesday that he thinks it’s “very important” that the receiver, playing on his fifth-year option, is back in Houston in 2021. “Will knows that we all
6:56 PM ET The Atlanta Braves have non-tendered veteran outfielder Adam Duvall, sources told ESPN. The 32-year-old Duvall, who is coming off a 16-homer season in 57 games for the Braves, is now a free agent. Before a two-plus-year tenure with Atlanta, the former All-Star spent most of four seasons with the Cincinnati Reds, including
5:55 PM ET Associated Press CHICAGO — The Chicago White Sox declined to offer 2021 contracts to right fielder Nomar Mazara and pitcher Carlos Rodon on Wednesday, sending the pair into free agency. The White Sox also announced they had reached a one-year deal with reliever Jace Fry worth $862,500. Fry, 27, went 0-1 with
6:43 PM ET A bout of COVID-19 issues within Liberty‘s football program has put the AP Top 25 matchup between the Flames and Coastal Carolina on Saturday in jeopardy, sources told ESPN. Liberty officials expect to know by Thursday if the Flames will be able to play in the game after conferring with medical officials.
6:53 PM ET The Las Vegas Bowl became the latest postseason bowl game to be canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic, ESPN Events announced Wednesday. The Las Vegas Bowl, which was scheduled to match a Pac-12 team against an SEC opponent, was slated to be played for the first time at Allegiant Stadium, the home
5:32 PM ET Golden State Warriors star guard Stephen Curry is confident that new center James Wiseman can have an immediate impact for his team this season. “For sure,” Curry said during a videoconference call with reporters. “What that means — obviously he’s a second [overall] pick so the expectations are usually high comparing him
4:36 PM ET LAKE FOREST, Ill. — The Chicago Bears are sticking with quarterback Mitchell Trubisky for Sunday’s home game against the Detroit Lions, head coach Matt Nagy announced Wednesday. Trubisky, 26, returned to the starting lineup at Green Bay last week after a hip injury to Nick Foles rendered the 31-year-old inactive. Trubisky passed
5:00 PM ET University of North Dakota players Jasper Weatherby and Jacob Bernard-Docker took a knee during the national anthem before their game against Miami (OH) on Wednesday, in what is believed to be the first such demonstration against racial injustice during an NCAA Division I men’s hockey game. The game was held in an
4:53 PM ET Reuters Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email Neymar scored twice as Paris Saint-Germain beat 10-man Manchester United 3-1 at Old Trafford on Wednesday to throw Champions League Group H wide open. United, PSG and RB Leipzig are all on nine points heading into next week’s final round of games in which the
4:35 PM ET Associated Press The U.S. Tennis Association has canceled its National Winter Championships in Arizona and Florida because of the coronavirus pandemic. The youth tournaments were supposed to run from Dec. 28 to Jan. 3. The USTA said Wednesday that it took into account recent CDC recommendations to limit interstate travel and problems