3:53 AM GMT Alex Malcolm Former Australia T20 player and Perth Scorchers batsman Michael Klinger has been named the Melbourne Renegades coach for the upcoming BBL season. Klinger replaces title-winning coach Andrew McDonald who resigned after taking a role as Australia’s assistant coach. Klinger, 39, retired from the BBL last season as the competition’s all-time
10:05 AM ET You are forgiven if you got lost somewhere amid the morass of NBA semantics surrounding Kawhi Leonard missing nationally televised games against the Utah Jazz on Oct. 30 and the Milwaukee Bucks on Nov. 6 — both part of back-to-backs. To review: When it became public that the LA Clippers would sit
10:29 PM ET ESPN News Services TORONTO — Pascal Siakam scored 25 points, Fred VanVleet added 24 and the Toronto Raptors held Joel Embiid scoreless for the first time in his career in a 101-96 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers on Monday night. Embiid shot 0 for 11 against the Raptors, missing all four of
10:10 PM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The biggest question Cam Newton got while dishing gravy, dressing and other fixings at his annual Thanksgiving Jam on Monday night wasn’t whether he would be the quarterback of the Carolina Panthers next season. “Did I make the food?” Newton said with a smile while helping serve more than
8:59 PM ET Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO — Oklahoma City guard Hamidou Diallo will be sidelined for four to six weeks due to a hyperextension sprain in his right elbow. The Thunder announced Diallo’s status before Monday night’s road game against the Warriors at Chase Center, saying he would be reevaluated after that time frame.
8:34 PM ET FRISCO, Texas — It will not change the outcome of Sunday’s loss to the New England Patriots, but the Dallas Cowboys were informed by the league office that the two tripping penalties in the 13-9 loss should not have been called, a source told ESPN. Center Travis Frederick was flagged for tripping
8:27 PM ET ESPN News Services Free agent left-hander Rich Hill had surgery on his pitching elbow and he’s likely to miss the first half of the 2020 season, according to multiple reports. Rather than have Tommy John surgery to repair a torn ulnar collateral ligament, Hill had what is called primary revision surgery, according
9:06 PM ET ESPN News Services SEATTLE — Evan White earned a $24 million, six-year contract from Seattle Mariners before playing a game above Double-A. Seattle announced the contract Monday after the first baseman completed a physical. The agreement includes options for 2026-28 and likely will cover all the years White would be eligible for
7:48 PM ET The UFC is targeting a lightweight championship bout between Khabib Nurmagomedov and Tony Ferguson — a matchup the fight world has waited years to see — in April. The promotion is looking to book Nurmagomedov against Ferguson as the main event for a pay-per-view on April 18 inside Barclays Center in Brooklyn,
7:51 PM ET Associated Press DETROIT — The Detroit Tigers have acquired right-hander Dario Agrazal from the Pittsburgh Pirates for cash. The Tigers announced the deal Monday. The 24-year-old Agrazal made 14 starts and one relief appearance for the Pirates last season. He went 4-5 with a 4.91 ERA. The Tigers also announced they have