2:37 PM ET MIAMI — Jimmy Butler said he knows that many inside the NBA world don’t believe the seventh-seeded Miami Heat can again make it all the way through the Eastern Conference playoffs this season, but he doesn’t care. As he prepares to take the organization into its first play-in game against the No.
1:43 PM ET Minnesota Timberwolves center Rudy Gobert has been hit with a one-game suspension, sources tell ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, for his verbal and physical altercation with a teammate in Sunday’s win over the New Orleans Pelicans. Gobert will not travel to Los Angeles with the team and will not play against the Lakers on
1:55 PM ET World No. 3 Rory McIlroy withdrew from this week’s RBC Heritage, the PGA Tour announced Monday. The tournament begins Thursday at Harbour Town Golf Links in Hilton Head, S.C. No reason was specified for the 33-year-old Northern Ireland star’s withdrawal. McIlroy missed the cut at last week’s Masters after carding a 5-over
1:19 PM ET Washington Capitals forward T.J. Oshie is finished for the season because of an upper-body injury. Coach Peter Laviolette confirmed Monday that Oshie will miss this week’s final three games. The Capitals did not make the playoffs. Oshie, 36, last played March 30. He finishes his 15th NHL campaign with 35 points (19
12:23 PM ET The Washington Commanders settled a lawsuit filed by the District of Columbia attorney general’s office, requiring them to pay more than half a million dollars for how they handled season-ticket security deposits in the past. Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb announced that the franchise must pay $200,000 to impacted residents and another
11:18 AM ET Dwayne Haskins was drugged on the night of his death as part of an alleged “blackmail and robbery conspiracy” against the former NFL quarterback, according to a lawsuit filed by his family. The lawsuit, filed last month in Broward County, Florida, lists four individuals, two restaurants, a golf driving range and a
12:08 PM ET At least six teams have inquired with the Arizona Cardinals about trading up for the third overall pick in the upcoming NFL draft, league sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Monday. The Cardinals still are mulling whether to move the pick or make it, sources told ESPN. The Carolina Panthers and Houston
11:46 AM ET Pride Nights have extra meaning for Luke Prokop. In 2021, the Nashville Predators prospect became the first active player under NHL contract to come out as gay. This year, he has watched as Pride Nights in the NHL have met with player boycotts and teams lowering their levels of participation. “I share
Dayal spoke to his father late on Sunday night after the bowler conceded the highest number of runs (31) in the final over of a chase to lose an IPL game. He said that he he struggled to grip the ball due to wet conditions. “It was a nightmare yesterday,” Chandrapal Dayal told PTI on
6:00 AM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — It only took a couple of hours after wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. reached a one-year agreement with Baltimore on Sunday night for him to make his first connection with quarterback Lamar Jackson as a Raven. On his Instagram, Jackson posted a screenshot of him FaceTiming with Beckham