12:11 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN As the NBA continues to deal with the reality of attempting to play the 2020-21 regular season amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the league sent a memo to teams Wednesday night detailing plans to try to supplement the testing already in place for players and referees with localized gameday testing
Month: January 2021
1:52 AM ET The Los Angeles Lakers finished off an unblemished road trip Wednesday, winning the three games by a combined 64 points, and they set at a franchise record in the process by beginning the season 7-0 away from home. After Lakers coach Frank Vogel informed the team their 128-99 win over the Oklahoma
9:56 PM ET The UFC is looking to get involved with research into psychedelic drugs as a therapy for fighters’ brain health. The promotion has been in contact with Johns Hopkins University about its psychedelics studies with an eye toward seeing if the drugs can be helpful for fighters dealing with brain issues, UFC president
10:33 PM ET Alabama coach Nick Saban on Wednesday was named the winner of the Paul “Bear” Bryant Coach of the Year Award for the 2020 season. It’s the second time he has won the national honor in its 35-year history, and the first time he has done so at Alabama. He also won in
10:20 PM ET Alabama is finalizing a deal with former Houston Texans coach Bill O’Brien to be the Crimson Tide’s next offensive coordinator, sources told ESPN. O’Brien was in the Alabama football complex on Wednesday. He also spent some time around the team last week leading up to the College Football Playoff national championship game.
9:06 PM ET Ian Fitzsimmons Adam Rittenberg Close ESPN Senior Writer College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Texas is set to hire Alabama assistant and former Rutgers coach Kyle Flood as its new offensive coordinator and offensive line coach under Steve Sarkisian, sources confirmed to ESPN. Flood has spent the
News The opener, who made a half-century on debut at the SCG, has been sidelined with a shoulder injury Will Pucovski has been ruled out of the final Test against India due to the shoulder injury he sustained at the SCG with Marcus Harris, the Victoria left hander, confirmed as his replacement. Pucovski landed heavily
6:22 PM ET Marc-Andre ter Stegen was the hero as Barcelona needed a penalty shootout to beat Real Sociedad (1-1) on Wednesday and book their place in the final of the Spanish Supercopa. Riqui Puig scored the winning penalty to set up a meeting with Real Madrid or Athletic Bilbao on Sunday but only after
7:05 PM ET Shaun Reynolds The transfer window opened in early January, and speculation is heating up about potential deals. Check out the latest gossip below, and see all official deals here. Barcelona’s Firpo ‘surplus to requirements’ Barcelona are on the lookout for another left-back after Junior Firpo was deemed surplus to requirements, reports Marca.
2:31 PM ET Bayer Leverkusen have signed versatile Netherlands defender Timothy Fosu-Mensah from Manchester United on a three-year contract, the Bundesliga club said on Wednesday. United did not disclose the transfer fee, but British media reported that the German club paid around £1.5 million for the Netherlands international. – Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+