2:59 AM ET Minnesota Timberwolves All-Star shooting guard Jimmy Butler formally requested a trade Wednesday — and that set off a series of events that eventually involved former NBA player Stephen Jackson, Minnesota small forward Andrew Wiggins and Andrew’s brother Nick Wiggins. Butler and Andrew Wiggins have been teammates for only one season, as Minnesota
3:40 AM ET LOS ANGELES — Yasiel Puig couldn’t decide which celebration fit best, so he basically used all of them. He rubbed his fingers and flexed his biceps, clapped his hands and raised them to the sky, crossed his arms on his chest and brought them to his helmet, all while rounding third base
2:02 AM ET The Cleveland Browns have suspended their sideline reporter on radio broadcasts for eight games after he yelled at an official during the Browns’ 21-18 loss to the New Orleans Saints on Sunday. Nathan Zegura, employed by the team as senior media broadcaster, will not work a game until Nov. 25. Zegura also
1:14 AM ET Associated Press MONTREAL — Florida Panthers goalie Roberto Luongo said Max Domi‘s sucker punch on Aaron Ekblad was “gutless.” Domi was given a match penalty for punching Ekblad in the nose in the third period in the Panthers’ 5-2 exhibition victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Wednesday night. Ekblad left the game,
12:21 AM ET Unified middleweight champion Canelo Alvarez might be back in the ring in short order following his narrow majority decision win to claim the world title from Gennady Golovkin in the year’s biggest fight on Saturday night at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Alvarez eked out the victory 115-113, 115-113 and 114-114 in
9:00 AM ET The first few months of 2013 were an embarrassing time for the Los Angeles Dodgers. It was the first full year under their new ownership, the first year they were spending more than any other team in the National League. And at the end of June they were in last place. “Smart
10:14 PM ET ESPN News Services Three NBA stars who grew up in North Carolina — Golden State‘s Stephen Curry, Houston‘s Chris Paul and Washington‘s John Wall — have teamed to support Hurricane Florence reliefs effort with a fundraising website. Paul, a native of Winston-Salem who attended Wake Forest, donated $25,000 to get the donations
9:39 PM ET Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. — A New York prison artist who never played golf but became known for drawings of lush courses he could only imagine was set free Wednesday after authorities agreed that another man committed the murder that put him behind bars for nearly three decades. Valentino Dixon walked out
8:12 PM ET UFC star Jon Jones could be eligible to return to competition by Oct. 28 — fifteen months after failing the second drug test of his illustrious career. The United States Anti-Doping Agency announced Wednesday it has suspended Jones for 15 months, for testing positive for metabolites of an anabolic steroid on July
8:23 PM ET Associated Press SAN JOSE, Calif. — Erik Karlsson was handed a teal San Jose Sharks sweater and immediately proclaimed: “It fits.” Karlsson’s first day with the Sharks went off without a hitch Wednesday. He paired up with Marc-Edouard Vlasic on defense in practice, took part in 3-on-3 drills with fellow Norris Trophy