1:28 PM ET Associated Press PIRAEUS, Greece — Former Cleveland Cavaliers coach David Blatt has left his post as coach of Greek club Olympiakos two months after announcing he had been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. In a statement on the club website, Blatt says “after a long and respectful discussion between the owners and myself,
1:05 PM ET Associated Press NEWARK, N.J. — The New Jersey Devils have signed veteran defenseman Joe Morrow and waived him, hoping to send him to their AHL franchise. General manager Ray Shero says Morrow signed a one-year, two-way contract worth $700,000 at the NHL level and $250,000 at the AHL level. Shero said Morrow
9:53 PM ET Tampa Bay Buccaneers linebacker Shaquil Barrett needs one sack Sunday against the New Orleans Saints to position himself to cash in on a $1 million incentive, a league source told ESPN. Barrett, who leads the NFL with nine sacks through just four games, has a $1 million incentive for 10 sacks, which
8:12 AM ET IT WAS SUPPOSED to be a quiet summer night for Anthony Davis. With the rumor mill churning, he sought refuge with Keanu Reeves — just another anonymous moviegoer watching bad guys get pistol whipped in “John Wick: Chapter 3 — Parabellum.” As the film came to an end, Davis closed out his
11:48 AM ET ESPN News Services Top-seeded Austrian Dominic Thiem beat Greece’s Stefanos Tsitsipas 3-6, 6-4, 6-1 to win the China Open on Sunday. Fifth-ranked Thiem, 26, recorded his fourth title in a season in which he has defeated both Roger Federer and top-ranked Novak Djokovic. He called the match against the third-seeded Tsitsipas one
11:26 AM ET Associated Press WASHINGTON — Anibal Sanchez, not Max Scherzer, will be the Washington Nationals‘ starting pitcher for Game 3 of their NL Division Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Nationals announced the switch Sunday morning, less than nine hours before the game is scheduled to begin. Scherzer originally had been the
10:23 PM ET The Jacksonville Jaguars are so entrenched in their non-trade stance with Jalen Ramsey that one source said they wouldn’t trade their Pro Bowl cornerback at this time “for five first-round picks.” The Jaguars have received offers of two first-round picks for Ramsey, but the teams making those offers also wanted a second-round
6:36 AM ET Ben Roethlisberger‘s first game back on the Pittsburgh Steelers‘ sideline since undergoing elbow surgery was painful — in the wallet. The NFL fined Roethlisberger $5,000 for a uniform violation because the star quarterback wore an Apple Watch when the Steelers hosted the Cincinnati Bengals on Monday night, sources told ESPN. Roethlisberger is
9:47 AM BST TOKYO — Anyone still doubting the improvement and value of Tier 2 nations at the Rugby World Cup need look no further than Namibia’s brave showing against the All Blacks on Sunday. The Africans trailed by just one point after 30 minutes having taken the game right up to the two-time defending
8:33 AM ET Chris Mortensen Close NFL reporter ESPN Senior NFL Analyst Joined ESPN in 1991 George Polk Award winner; Twice nominated for Pulitzer Prize Adam Schefter Close ESPN Senior Writer ESPN NFL Insider Joined ESPN in 2009 Former president of the Pro Football Writers of America and the author of four books The Minnesota