5:54 PM ET Adrian WojnarowskiESPN With no ongoing discussions about Carmelo Anthony rejoining the Houston Rockets, his representatives spent Monday gathering information from NBA front offices about a potential landing spot for the 10-time All-Star forward, league sources told ESPN. Both Anthony and front office officials around the league are privately expressing surprise at the
8:58 PM ET Shohei Ohtani became the fourth Japanese-born player to win Rookie of the Year, as the Los Angeles Angels‘ two-way sensation beat New York Yankees duo Miguel Andujar and Gleyber Torres to the American League award. Ohtani earned 25 of 30 first-place votes to run away with the award. The other five votes
5:49 PM ET Associated Press SEATTLE — The potential owners of an NHL expansion franchise in Seattle remain confident arena renovations will be completed in time for the 2020-21 season. NHL Seattle said Monday that ownership recognizes the ability to start play in 2020 is dependent on KeyArena renovations being finished on time. The group
5:56 PM ET ALAMEDA, Calif. — A day after Oakland Raiders owner Mark Davis gave Jon Gruden a vote of confidence, calling Gruden’s hiring as coach the “endgame” for him, Gruden reciprocated the feeling. In a wide-ranging interview with ESPN after a 20-6 loss to the Chargers on Sunday, Raiders owner Mark Davis accepted blame
5:00 PM ET The Bottom 10 inspirational thought of the week: We were high (’til when it’s all good)We were low (’til when it’s all bad)But I promise I will never let you go(now what you call that)Said I got I got I got I got your back, boy(you got my back right?)I got I
5:32 PM ET LOS ANGELES — Starting pitcher Hyun-Jin Ryu has accepted the Los Angeles Dodgers‘ qualifying offer, but starting catcher Yasmani Grandal has declined it. Ryu will return on a one-year, $17.9 million contract while Grandal will venture into the free-agent market, giving the Dodgers draft pick compensation. The Dodgers will likely seek a
5:45 PM ET Simon Cambers There is good news and bad news for Roger Federer as he prepares for his second round-robin match at the Nitto ATP Finals on Tuesday. The good news? Victory will get him back on track after his opening-match defeat by Kei Nishikori. And the bad news: His opponent, Dominic Thiem,
6:13 PM ET COSTA MESA, Calif. — Winner of six straight games, the Los Angeles Chargers got some bad news on Monday: Linebacker Denzel Perryman is out for the season because of a left knee injury that will require surgery. Chargers coach Anthony Lynn confirmed an earlier report by the NFL Network that Perryman suffered
4:43 PM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Any doubt there might have been that Christian McCaffrey can be an every-down back in the NFL was erased on Monday when the Carolina Panthers waived running back C.J. Anderson. The Panthers signed Anderson to a one-year, $1.75 million deal during the offseason as insurance for McCaffrey, the eighth
4:40 PM ET How badly do Golden State Warriors fans want to just get into the building for a home game? We’ll soon find out. The team sent an email to its fans on Monday offering a monthly “In The Building Pass.” The pass simply gets a fan into the team’s Oracle Arena for every