11:39 AM ET Associated Press The Boston Celtics expect their unplanned weeklong hiatus because of coronavirus-related issues to end Friday, when they’re scheduled to play host to the Orlando Magic. Celtics general manager Danny Ainge, in a radio interview Thursday, said “it looks like we’re moving in the right direction.” Boston had three games that
Month: January 2021
12:39 PM ET It’s not completely impossible to acquire a game-changer in the January transfer window; Manchester United did just last year in acquiring Bruno Fernandes from Sporting CP, after all. Still, it’s pretty rare. January is often a time for fringe moves and stopgaps, with teams preparing to spend much larger sums of money
8:00 AM ET A Mickey Mantle baseball card has shattered a 5-month-old record for highest-selling sports card of all time, going for $5.2 million, PWCC Marketplace announced on Thursday. The 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle PSA 9 — PSA is a grading system that ranges from 1-10 — took the record from a one-of-one Mike Trout
News Mahmudullah XI claim victory in 40-over-per-side game against Tamim Iqbal XI Hasan Mahmud led the way with a four-wicket haul in Mahmudullah XI’s five-wicket win over Tamim Iqbal XI in Bangladesh’s first inter-squad practice match at the BKSP on Thursday. Tamim’s side were bundled out for 161 runs in 37.2 overs in the 40-overs-per-side
11:36 AM ET The Detroit Lions are expected to hire Los Angeles Rams director of college scouting Brad Holmes as the team’s new general manager, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Holmes becomes the second Black general manager in team history, following Martin Mayhew, who was the team’s general manager from 2009-15. The Rams will
11:33 AM ET Dallas Cowboys linebacker Jaylon Smith will undergo left wrist surgery Thursday, multiple sources told ESPN’s Todd Archer. Smith did not miss a game in 2020, leading the Cowboys with 154 tackles. He was on the injury report in Week 16 with a wrist injury but was a full practice participant. Smith should
11:21 AM ET PITTSBURGH — Following through on Mike Tomlin’s promise to make changes after a first-round exit in the playoffs, the Steelers announced Thursday that offensive coordinator Randy Fichtner is out. The Steelers will not renew his contract or the contracts of offensive line coach Shaun Sarrett and defensive backs coach Tom Bradley. The
10:07 AM ET BEREA, Ohio — While on the road recruiting seven years ago, Bob Stoops kept hearing the same strange rumor — that Baker Mayfield, then a freshman at Texas Tech, was transferring to Oklahoma. “I’m like, well, he hadn’t called me, I hadn’t heard from him,” Stoops recalled. “And then I asked my
5:23 AM ET Former world No. 1 Andy Murray has tested positive for COVID-19, STV said on Thursday, adding that he is still in good health. The Scottish broadcaster said Murray was self-isolating and still had hopes of competing in the Australian Open next month. Murray is a three-time Grand Slam champion who has slipped
7:00 AM ET After a season ravaged by the coronavirus pandemic, amidst a precedent-setting, slow-moving free-agency period, against the backdrop of MLB revenues in sharp decline, with multiple clubs nakedly dumping payroll and a bitter CBA fight on the horizon, baseball could use a purely positive story. Fernando Tatis Jr., the emphatic, electrifying, marketable 22-year-old