11:15 PM ET Andrew LopezESPN When Zion Williamson told reporters about not having any sort of restrictions on him this season, he was happy. The smile on his face was bright and his happiness shined through on the video call last week. After the New Orleans Pelicans‘ 114-92 win over the Miami Heat in their
Month: December 2020
10:37 PM ET Approximately 24 hours before UFC flyweight champ Deiveson Figueiredo defended his belt in a vicious fight-of-the-year candidate Saturday night, he was so sick, his manager didn’t think he would be able to fight at all. Figueiredo had stomach issues that sent him to the hospital on two different occasions Friday, the day
10:29 PM ET SMU will have to bow out of this weekend’s Tropical Smoothie Frisco Bowl against UTSA because of COVID-19 issues, a source confirmed to ESPN on Monday. The news was first reported by 247Sports. The status of the bowl game, scheduled to be played Saturday at Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas, has not
News The television network is claiming the summer schedule was flicked around at the behest of the BCCI Australian cricket’s broadcast battle has a court date, with March 15 now set down as the day the Federal Court will begin hearing Seven West Media’s attempt to pry extra documentation from Cricket Australia as it tries
8:00 AM ET Deiveson Figueiredo put in the work as 2020 wound down, and it has elevated him in ESPN’s pound-for-pound rankings — a small boost with huge symbolic significance. Figueiredo, who became UFC men’s flyweight champion in July with a choke-out victory over longtime contender Joseph Benavidez, defended his belt on Nov. 21 and
9:13 PM ET HOUSTON — Texans safety Justin Reid is done for the season after injuring his hand in Sunday’s loss to the Chicago Bears, a source confirmed to ESPN on Monday. NFL Network first reported the news. Reid, a third-round pick in 2018, left Sunday’s game with the hand injury near the end of
8:11 PM ET Associated Press HOUSTON — Dusty Baker isn’t sure whether he’d like to manage the Houston Astros beyond the upcoming season. “Maybe,” he said. “Depends how I feel. Depends on how the team feels about me. … You never know what changes are going to come about in life.” At 71, Baker is
8:48 PM ET Lane Kiffin has long credited Nick Saban for helping to re-energize Kiffin’s head coaching career, but that doesn’t mean Kiffin is opposed to poking fun at his old boss. In fact, Kiffin jokingly went into full Saban mode on Monday at his news conference when asked if he was a candidate for
8:44 PM ET Vanderbilt has hired Notre Dame defensive coordinator Clark Lea as its new head football coach, the school announced Monday night. Lea, a Nashville native who finished his college career as a fullback at Vanderbilt, will be introduced next week. He will continue working with No. 2 Notre Dame, which faces No. 3
2:50 PM ET The Kansas City Royals re-signed reliever Greg Holland on Monday. Sources told ESPN’s Jeff Passan that the one-year contract is worth $2.75 million. He can earn as much as $4.5 million with performance bonuses in the contract, sources told ESPN’s Buster Olney. Holland, 35, had a 1.91 ERA and was 3-0 with