2:43 PM ET Despite having not yet announced where they’ll play next season, and after some embarrassing lapses in payments to the city of Glendale and the state of Arizona, Bettman said “there’s no issue” with the Arizona Coyotes and that the team is not a threat to relocate. “[Owner] Alex Meruelo is committed to
Month: December 2021
1:33 PM GMT France scrum-half Antoine Dupont has been named World Rugby Men’s Player of the Year, it was announced on Friday, beating out Australia’s Michael Hooper and Samu Kerevi, as well as England’s Mauro Itoje, to the award. The 25-year-old enjoyed a stunning year, notably completing a superb European Champions Cup and Top 14
10:44 AM ET PORTLAND, Ore. — On a rainy Thursday at Providence Park, the Portland Timbers‘ home venue has all the trappings of base camp on Mount Everest. Shelters have been constructed. Sleeping bags and blankets are everywhere. Propane canisters and space heaters provide little additional warmth against the December chill. Adult beverages are expected
3:13 PM ET Virginia has hired Clemson offensive coordinator Tony Elliott as its next head coach, the school announced Friday. A full-time member of Dabo Swinney’s staff since 2011, Elliott was the Tigers’ co-offensive coordinator on their 2016 and 2018 national championship teams. He was named the Broyles Award winner in 2017 as the country’s
1:54 PM ET Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Jim Fregosi Jr., a special assistant in the Kansas City Royals‘ front office and a son of the longtime major league manager, has died. He was 57. Fregosi died Thursday in Los Angeles, the Royals said. He spent 17 seasons with the Philadelphia Phillies as an
12:40 PM ET Center/power forward Christian Wood calls the Houston Rockets‘ historically unprecedented seven-game winning streak “a little surprising,” but he’s adamant that the recent success is representative of the team’s potential. According to the Elias Sports Bureau, the Rockets are the only team in NBA history to have a losing streak of at least
11:00 AM ET Indiana Pacers coach Rick Carlisle will miss multiple games after returning a positive PCR test for COVID-19, sources told ESPN’s Tim MacMahon. Due to the positive test, Carlisle will miss his first matchup against the Dallas Mavericks — the team he coached for 13 seasons before resigning this past offseason — on
2:06 PM ET Former Phoenix Suns employees who had signed nondisclosure agreements have begun scheduling and participating in interviews with the lawyers leading the NBA’s investigation into the team, multiple former employees said. Over the past week, the lawyers informed the former employees that they would be released from the agreements in order to speak
2:11 PM ET Steve Kerr, a three-time NBA championship coach with the Golden State Warriors, has been selected as the next coach for Team USA, sources told ESPN. Kerr will replace Gregg Popovich and lead a reshaped USA coaching staff into the 2023 World Cup and 2024 Paris Olympics. Kerr’s coaching staff will include Phoenix
12:15 PM ET LAS VEGAS — One of the best lightweight matchups in UFC history is official. UFC lightweight champion Charles Oliveira weighed in at 155 pounds and challenger Dustin Poirier hit the scale at 154.5 pounds Friday during the UFC 269 weigh-ins at the UFC Apex. Oliveira will make his first title defense against