5:53 PM ET As the NBA trade deadline looms within a week, the Lakers‘ immediate pursuit of Pelicans All-Star forward Anthony Davis is fraught with obstacles — including that New Orleans appears in no rush to trade Davis to the Lakers or anywhere else before Thursday’s trade deadline, league sources told ESPN. Pelicans general manager
11:33 AM ET As the NBA trade deadline looms within a week, the Lakers‘ immediate pursuit of All-Star forward Anthony Davis is fraught with obstacles — including the fact that New Orleans Pelicans general manager Dell Demps has yet to return a call to Lakers GM Rob Pelinka, league sources told ESPN. The sluggish response
1:45 PM GMT Ireland coach Joe Schmidt has named his team to face England in Dublin on Feb. 2. The match is the final game of the first round of the Six Nations. Leinster fly-half Johnny Sexton starts, having recovered from a knee tendon injury, and Robbie Henshaw is a surprise starter at full-back, having
10:05 AM ET New Baltimore Ravens general manager Eric DeCosta ripped reports of conflict with John Harbaugh and praised the coach for his friendship, vision and conviction during his introductory news conference Wednesday. Eric DeCosta (left) took over for former GM Ozzie Newsome (middle, with Ravens owner Stephen Bisciotti) as GM. He denied reports of
Jan 29, 2019 WBO light heavyweight world titleholder Eleider Alvarez of Colombia will face Russia’s Sergey Kovalev in a rematch of their August bout on Saturday. The fight will air live on ESPN+ in the United States at midnight ET from the Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas. Alvarez (24-0, 12 KOs) won
12:00 AM ET MOBILE, Ala. — One day after the San Francisco 49ers‘ 2018 season came to an end, coach Kyle Shanahan was asked whether he anticipated changes to his coaching staff. Pleased with what he had in place and aware that nothing is set in stone when it comes to the NFL, Shanahan said
12:00 AM ET No football player on this planet has a better appreciation for Kevin Mawae than Curtis Martin. From 1998-2005, Martin ran more than 2,400 times behind a Mawae-led offensive line. On many of those plays, including the New York Jets‘ patented toss sweep, Mawae led the way, with the freakishly athletic center blocking
12:00 AM ET ALAMEDA, Calif. — Tom Flores laughed an uneasy laugh after he was named a first-time finalist for the Pro Football Hall of Fame a few weeks ago. Sure, he was ecstatic and honored to be so close to that elusive gold jacket and bronze bust reserved for the game’s immortals. But the
1:07 AM ET METAIRIE, La. — Not only did Sean Payton stand by his decision to go for a touchdown in the final two minutes of the New Orleans Saints‘ season-ending loss to the Los Angeles Rams instead of running down the clock and settling for a field goal, he said Wednesday that it was
4:32 PM ET Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Russia — Kiki Bertens and Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova are set for a rematch of their Australian Open encounter after both reached the St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy quarterfinals Thursday. Bertens easily beat Belgian qualifier Ysaline Bonaventure 6-4, 6-2 in their second-round match, while Pavlyuchenkova saved five of six break points