Month: December 2021

2:16 PM ET Jamal Collier CHICAGO — Bulls coach Billy Donovan said he was hopeful that the team would be cleared by the NBA to resume activities in the next few days, giving the Bulls some practice time before they host the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday night. The Bulls have not gathered as a
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4:30 PM ET Dave McMenamin Close ESPN Staff Writer Lakers and NBA reporter for ESPN. Covered the Lakers and NBA for ESPNLosAngeles.com from 2009-14, the Cavaliers from 2014-18 for ESPN.com and the NBA for NBA.com from 2005-09. Adrian Wojnarowski Close Senior NBA Insider Host of The Woj Pod Joined ESPN in 2017 MINNEAPOLIS — Los
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4:37 PM ET The NCAA board of governors on Thursday unanimously agreed to accept the final recommendations from its constitution committee, moving the organization another step closer to a new constitution to govern college sports. One of the changes is clarifying language that ensures “to the greatest extent possible” that any imposed penalties do not
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3:44 PM ET Michigan State junior running back Kenneth Walker III announced Thursday that he’s entering the NFL draft and will forgo playing in the Chick-Fil-A Peach Bowl on Dec. 30. Walker finished the season with 1,636 rushing yards and 18 touchdowns, which represented the fourth-most rushing yards and the fifth-most rushing touchdowns in a
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3:54 PM ET FRISCO, Texas — Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott says he feels fine. “I’m fully healthy, 100% healthy,” he said. “Thank you, though.” And he doesn’t believe he is in a slump, which even owner and general manager Jerry Jones indicated on Tuesday speaking on 105.3 The Fan in Dallas. “I do realize
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2:36 PM ET Brady HendersonESPN SEATTLE — The Seahawks have placed wide receiver Tyler Lockett and running back Alex Collins on the reserve/COVID-19 list, the team announced Thursday. Both players are vaccinated, a source told ESPN, but they could be in jeopardy of missing Sunday’s game against the Los Angeles Rams. The NFL on Thursday,
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3:52 PM ET The NFL and the NFL Players Association have negotiated changes to the league’s COVID-19 protocols, some of which are being put in place immediately and could help teams whose rosters have been decimated this week. Effective immediately, all 32 NFL teams will be placed in intensive COVID-19 protocols until the conclusion of
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3:26 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — Jake Paul has already acted as a disruptor in boxing, becoming one of the most talked-about fighters in that sport this year out of nowhere. Now, he’s saying he could one day make the move to the cage. The YouTuber-turned-prizefighter said Thursday that there is a “100 percent” chance
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11:18 AM ET Former UFC champion Jon Jones has taken a plea deal in his domestic battery case in Nevada and will serve no jail time, according to online court records. Jones pleaded nolo contendere to a lesser charge, misdemeanor destroying the property of another, in Las Vegas Justice Court on Tuesday, stemming from a
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3:01 PM ET Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah State University police chief has resigned after a recording came to light of him telling the school’s football players that some religious women may say sex was not consensual because they regret it. Utah State called his comments “reprehensible.” Chief Earl Morris stepped down
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