6:34 PM ET San Antonio Spurs guard Devin Vassell will undergo an arthroscopic procedure on his left knee next week and is out indefinitely, the team announced Thursday. Vassell has been dealing with knee soreness that kept him out of three of the Spurs’ past four games. He’s set to undergo surgery on Jan. 11
6:00 AM ET EAGAN, Minn. — A season-long debate about the Minnesota Vikings is nearing an end, and here’s the best we can say: They have produced a season unlike any other in modern NFL history. Their performance has shocked analysts who track metrics that usually reflect reliable outcomes, and it has left supporters to
4:27 PM ET The televised debut of Dana White’s Power Slap League has been delayed by one week, less than four days after White admitted to a physical altercation with his wife on New Year’s Eve. A UFC official told ESPN that the Power Slap League will now debut Jan. 18 on TBS, rather than
3:48 PM ET Pete ThamelESPN Sam Hartman, widely regarded as the top transfer quarterback this offseason, is heading to Notre Dame. He announced his decision on social media Thursday and will spend his final year of college eligibility with the Irish. Hartman’s decision to pick Notre Dame had been expected since he entered the transfer
4:38 PM ET Amid reports that Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh would have interest in NFL coaching jobs, Harbaugh and Michigan released a statement on Thursday saying he expects to coach the Wolverines in 2023. The statement is similar to what Harbaugh told reporters prior to the College Football Playoff game against TCU on Saturday. He
2:34 PM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Bill Belichick, who in his 48th overall season is the NFL’s longest-tenured coach, said Thursday that he has reached out to Buffalo Bills coach Sean McDermott and Cincinnati Bengals coach Zac Taylor to express his support on behalf of the New England Patriots. Belichick also shared that he was
4:02 PM ET Washington Wizards guard Bradley Beal will be out at least a week after being diagnosed with a low-grade left hamstring strain, the team announced Thursday. Beal had made his return to the lineup Tuesday after missing three games with what was described as a sore hamstring. But he didn’t play in the
3:23 PM ET Associated Press BALTIMORE — The Baltimore Orioles designated first baseman Ryan O’Hearn for assignment Thursday, two days after acquiring him in a trade with Kansas City. They also claimed infielder Lewin Díaz off waivers from Atlanta after trading him to the Braves last month. The Orioles acquired O’Hearn from the Royals for
2:04 PM ET FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — When the New York Jets drafted quarterback Zach Wilson second overall in 2021, they handed him the starting job with no competition. In retrospect, that was a mistake, according to offensive coordinator Mike LaFleur. “In hindsight, it probably would’ve benefited [him] just to sit back and learn a
1:35 PM ET CINCINNATI — The show of support around Cincinnati for Damar Hamlin now includes a large effort involving the wife of Bengals coach Zac Taylor. Sarah Taylor is leading the charge of grade-school students in Cincinnati who are writing get-well cards for the Bills safety, who remains hospitalized at the University of Cincinnati
2:47 PM ET ESPN News Services AUSTIN, Texas — Texas fired basketball coach Chris Beard on Thursday while he faces a felony domestic family violence charge stemming from a Dec. 12 incident involving his fiancée. Beard had five years left on a seven-year guaranteed contract that includes a provision he could be fired for cause
1:33 PM ET Pete ThamelESPN Longtime collegiate and professional sports executive Oliver Luck has been brought on as the executive director of the new football partnership between the ASUN Conference and the Western Athletic Conference, the conferences announced on Thursday. Luck is joining the league as a consultant and will start start immediately. He’s the
1:36 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers and Kevin Durant of the Brooklyn Nets might be headed toward yet another NBA All-Star Game rematch. James is the overall leader in All-Star balloting, and Durant leads all Eastern Conference players in early voting returns — putting them on
1:03 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — The NBA has hired Lesley Slaton Brown as its new chief diversity, equity and inclusion officer, a role that she will begin Feb. 1. She comes to the NBA from HP, where she was a vice president and oversaw diversity. Her role at the NBA will be
1:05 PM ET Associated Press LAKE CHARLES, La. — McNeese has renamed its basketball court for Basketball Hall of Famer Joe Dumars, the two-time NBA champion player who scored a record 2,607 points in his four seasons at the school. Joe Dumars Court was being unveiled Thursday, part of “Joe Dumars Day” at the school.
12:21 PM ET NEW YORK — The Yankees are adding another veteran executive to their baseball operations department. Former New York Mets general manager Omar Minaya is joining the team as an adviser to baseball operations. The move to hire Minaya comes two days after the Yankees brought former San Francisco Giants general manager Brian
Jafer Chohan, a 20-year-old legspinner, has joined Yorkshire on a rookie contract until the end of the 2023 season. Chohan, who came through the ranks at Middlesex and played in the Berkshire side that won last season’s National Counties 50-over competition, has since impressed at the South Asian Cricket Academy (SACA) and will link up
The American Andretti Global team have joined forces with US car giant General Motors with the intention of entering Formula 1. A joint statement said that GM would be represented by its luxury Cadillac brand should their bid be successful. Andretti Global chairman Michael Andretti said: “We are well suited to be a new team for