Feb 9, 2023 Ukrainian boxer Oleksandr Usyk urged the International Olympic Committee to ban Russia from the Olympic Games, saying any medals it wins in Paris next year would be tainted by the blood of his countrymen who have died in Russia’s war with his country. Ukraine has threatened to boycott the Games over the
6:45 AM ET One of the first things Evgeni Nabokov did after retiring from the NHL in 2015 was to fly back to Moscow so he could visit friends and watch hockey with them. There was a night when Nabokov and his friends were joined by Vladislav Tretiak — yes, the man considered to be
7:00 AM ET ESPN staff It’s never too early to start thinking about all the things we’re excited about for the 2023 college football season. From the games we’ve already marked on our calendars to players and teams we expect to have breakout seasons, to early playoff picks, here’s everything we’re expecting in 2023. The
7:00 AM ET It’s been a big week for LeBron James: first he became the NBA‘s all-time leading points scorer, and now Liverpool have unveiled the full range of their apparel collaboration with the Los Angeles Lakers superstar, who has been both a fan of and minority shareholder in the Premier League side for many
7:00 AM ET Marcel Louis-JacquesESPN Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster said he has always bet on himself, and his last remaining wager for this season will be settled Sunday. As part of the one-year, incentive-laden contract he signed in March after leaving the Pittsburgh Steelers, Smith-Schuster will earn a $1 million bonus if
6:00 AM ET SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Andy Reid’s path to becoming the head coach of the Kansas City Chiefs began 10 years ago at an airport in Philadelphia, where Reid had just been fired by the Philadelphia Eagles. The Arizona Cardinals had sent a plane to bring Reid to Phoenix for a head coaching interview.
7:00 AM ET NEW YORK — Adam Ottavino never expected The Lab to turn into this. The New York Mets reliever just wanted a place in the city to throw in the offseason, something that can be hard to find here in the winter months. Heading into the 2018 season, Ottavino — then with the
1:07 AM ET The Toronto Raptors are acquiring San Antonio Spurs center Jakob Poeltl in exchange for Khem Birch, a protected 2024 first-round draft pick and two future second-round picks, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. In Poeltl, the Raptors are bringing back the center they drafted, developed and traded for Kawhi Leonard with an intention
12:35 AM ET LOS ANGELES — About an hour after his debut with the Dallas Mavericks, Kyrie Irving took a seat at the front of the crowded visitors’ news conference room at Crypto.com Arena and was immediately asked about his former Brooklyn Nets teammate Kevin Durant being traded to the Phoenix Suns, news that broke
12:12 AM ET Associated Press DALLAS — Frances Tiafoe dominated fellow American Mackenzie McDonald on Wednesday night to advance to the quarterfinals of the Dallas Open. The second-seeded Tiafoe cruised to a 6-1, 6-3 victory in 58 minutes. Next up for the 14th-ranked player is another American in J.J. Wolf, who beat Radu Albot 6-3,