1:36 AM ET LOS ANGELES — Second-year guard Talen Horton-Tucker‘s outstanding second game of the preseason already has Los Angeles Lakers coach Frank Vogel scratching his head about his rotation. “It’s going to make my job difficult for sure,” Vogel said when asked how he’ll find a role for Horton-Tucker after he dominated the LA
Month: December 2020
11:27 PM ET NEW YORK — After a year and a half of Achilles rehabilitation, Kevin Durant returned to the basketball court for the first time on Sunday night for the Brooklyn Nets preseason game against the Washington Wizards. “I was anxious, nervous,” Durant said afterward. “I visualized this moment for so long. Nine, ten
12:51 AM ET Northwestern athletic director Jim Phillips has emerged as the leading candidate to become the next ACC commissioner, sources told ESPN on Sunday night. Phillips, who has led Northwestern’s athletic department since April 2008, is expected to replace John Swofford, set to retire as ACC commissioner in June after 24 years leading the
11:20 PM ET After more than a century, the Cleveland Indians are changing their nickname. Sources told ESPN’s Jeff Passan an announcement is expected this week that Cleveland’s baseball team will drop a name that has come under fire for being racially insensitive. Here are answers to some of the questions about the change. When
11:39 PM ET Marcel Louis-JacquesESPN ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Do you believe in the Buffalo Bills now? Playing on national television for the second straight week, the Bills handed the Pittsburgh Steelers their second loss of the season in a 26-15 victory that wasn’t as close as the final score suggests. According to ESPN’s Football
10:55 PM ET LAS VEGAS — The Las Vegas Raiders fired defensive coordinator Paul Guenther on Sunday night, less than three hours after a dismal 44-27 loss to the Indianapolis Colts all but ended the Raiders’ playoff hopes and dropped their record to 7-6. It marked Las Vegas’ third defeat in four games. The team
9:57 PM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” The Cleveland Indians plan to drop the nickname they have used for more than a century, becoming the latest professional sports franchise to shed its Native American imagery amid accusations that its
News Starc’s bowling will provide ample rough stuff outside the right-handers’ off stump, a key consideration given India lack the left-handers Lyon has feasted on of late Nathan Lyon will welcome Mitchell Starc‘s return into the Australian camp on Monday following compassionate leave ahead of the Test series against India. More specifically, he will welcome
8:34 PM ET Jeremy WillisESPN.com At least Florida Gators corner Marco Wilson has some company. The Gators cornerback made a big tackle on LSU Tigers tight end Kole Taylor that would have had the Tigers facing a long fourth down late in the fourth quarter of Saturday’s game in Gainesville, Florida. To celebrate, Wilson threw
9:07 PM ET DETROIT — Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford exited Sunday’s 31-24 loss to the Green Bay Packers after injuring his ribs in the fourth quarter, the second time this season he was forced from a game due to injury. Stafford underwent X-rays on his ribs after the game, and coach Darrell Bevell said