Month: November 2020

6:30 PM ET FRISCO, Texas — Dallas Cowboys strength and conditioning coordinator Markus Paul, who was rushed to the hospital Tuesday morning after experiencing a medical emergency, has died, the team announced Wednesday. He was 54. Surrounded by family, Paul died Wednesday evening at Plano Presbyterian Hospital. The cause of death was not announced. “The
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3:51 PM ET Marc Gasol admits that walking away from the Toronto Raptors — the franchise that delivered him the first and only championship of his 12-year career two seasons ago — was painstaking, even if it meant he was joining the defending champion Los Angeles Lakers. “It was tough,” Gasol said Wednesday, conducting his
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5:58 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN Fresh off winning his first NBA title with the Los Angeles Lakers, Dwight Howard said Wednesday that he’s willing to do whatever he’s asked to do in order to win another with his new team, the Philadelphia 76ers. “Winning the championship was everything, and it made me realize I could
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5:56 PM ET Free-agent center Hassan Whiteside has agreed to a one-year deal with the Sacramento Kings, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Whiteside, while averaging 30.0 minutes, led the NBA with 2.9 blocks per game and finished third with 13.5 rebounds last season while with the Portland Trail Blazers. His 25.07 PER was eighth best
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5:26 PM ET ESPN News Services Golden State Warriors star guard Klay Thompson underwent surgery on Wednesday and is expected to make a full recovery from a season-ending tear to his right Achilles tendon, a source told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Dr. Richard Ferkel, a noted specialist on ankle injuries, performed the surgery in Los Angeles
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6:05 PM ET No. 18 USC will resume practice Wednesday, a day after one was canceled and its facility was closed after a player tested positive for COVID-19. Contact tracing was conducted and the players, coaches and staff underwent PCR tests in response to the positive case, the school said. One additional player tested positive
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6:07 PM ET Kentucky is without 18 players because of COVID-19 and injury issues, as well as 10 staff members, as it prepares to visit No. 5 Florida on Saturday. Wildcats coach Mark Stoops on Wednesday said the team “can’t afford any more” personnel losses as it goes through another round of COVID-19 testing on
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5:54 PM ET Backed by some big names, Oklahoma assistant head coach for offense Shane Beamer will interview for the South Carolina head coaching vacancy and is a strong candidate for the job, sources told ESPN on Wednesday. Beamer, the son of Hall of Fame coach Frank Beamer, was South Carolina’s recruiting coordinator in 2009
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4:52 PM ET Eden Hazard scored his first Champions League goal in three years as Real Madrid beat Internazionale 2-0 to go second in Group B. – Ratings: Hazard shows good signs in 8/10 night– Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only)– Champions League: How can teams still qualify for knockouts? Nacho Monreal drew
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