10:28 PM ET ESPN News Services Don Larsen, who pitched the only perfect game in World Series history, died Wednesday at the age of 90, his representative, Andrew Levy, tweeted Wednesday night. Levy said the former pitcher died of esophageal cancer in Hayden, Idaho. Larsen was a journeyman pitcher, playing for seven teams over a
9:14 PM ET NFL NationESPN The 2019 NFL regular season is over, and now the playoff bracket has been revealed. Similar to every week of the regular season, injuries are sure to play a major part in determining which teams win, and which head home to improve for next year. Our NFL Nation reporters have
7:00 AM ET New year, new decade, new you. The same can apply to NHL teams, as you’ll see in this week’s ESPN Power Rankings. As the calendar flips to 2020, we assigned some classic New Year’s resolutions to every team — because no matter where you are in life, you always have a chance
7:48 PM ET ORLANDO, Fla. — Alabama just completed its ninth straight 11-win season, the longest streak in college football history. Yet after its 35-16 win over Michigan in the Vrbo Citrus Bowl on Wednesday, Alabama coach Nick Saban said he felt his team needed to make a statement. Maybe that had something to do
7:25 PM ET ORLANDO, Fla. — Alabama Tide coach Nick Saban said Wednesday he had not been told whether quarterback Tua Tagovailoa will return to school or enter the NFL draft. But shortly after Saban addressed the matter after Alabama’s 35-16 victory over Michigan in the Vrbo Citrus Bowl to end the season, Tagovailoa tweeted:
7:25 AM ET Jackie MacMullan Close ESPN Senior Writer Award-winning columnist and author Recipient of Basketball Hall of Fame Curt Gowdy Media Award Joined ESPNBoston.com in 2010 Kirk Goldsberry JOEL EMBIID RELISHES the opportunities to launch 3-pointers. The execution of that shot, the 7-foot Philadelphia 76ers center believes, classifies him as a modern NBA player,
7:01 PM ET ESPN News Services The NHL has fined Blue Jackets coach John Tortorella $20,000 for comments he made ripping the officiating after the team’s overtime loss to the Blackhawks on Sunday. The league announced the fine Wednesday. Additionally, Tortorella was assessed a conditional fine of $25,000 that the league will collect if he
4:07 PM ET David Stern, the NBA commissioner who oversaw the sport’s biggest stage for three decades, has died, the league announced Wednesday. He was 77. Stern died as a result of the brain hemorrhage he suffered three weeks ago. His wife, Dianne, and their family were with him at his bedside, the NBA said.
6:40 PM ET Orlando Magic forward Jonathan Isaac suffered a hyperextended left knee during Wednesday’s 122-101 win at Washington, the team announced. He will undergo an MRI on Thursday in Orlando and then be re-evaluated. After the game, he said he felt he’d avoided a serious knee injury. “I’ve never hurt my knee before,” Isaac
11:27 PM GMT Sreshth Shah January 2: Sydney Thunder v Melbourne Stars in Sydney Our XI: Marcus Stoinis, Peter Handscomb, Glenn Maxwell, Usman Khawaja, Alex Hales, Chris Morris, Daniel Sams, Adam Zampa, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Chris Green, Dale Steyn NOTE: We might not always be able to tip you off about late injury (or other relevant