7:32 PM ET ESPN News Services CLEVELAND — Steve Kerr doesn’t like being the bad guy, and empathizes with fans who get upset when NBA teams rest star players. Golden State’s coach has a solution — less games. Following the Warriors’ overtime loss in Boston on Thursday night, Kerr sat superstar Stephen Curry along with
11:43 PM ET Kendra AndrewsESPN CLEVELAND — Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr was irate with Jordan Poole after Poole got called for a delay of game — the team’s second — with seven seconds to go in the third quarter of their eventual 120-114 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Friday night. “Jordan!”
5:40 PM ET Los Angeles Lakers All-Star Anthony Davis continues to make pain-free progress on his right foot and there’s optimism for a return to the lineup as soon as late next week, sources told ESPN on Friday. The Lakers start a five-game trip Jan. 28 in Boston. Davis, who has been out with a
4:42 PM ET Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich took the lead but had to settle for a 1-1 draw at RB Leipzig on Friday following a toothless second half, as the league resumed after a two-month break. Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting put the visitors in front in the 38th minute following a strong first half but Leipzig
5:42 PM ET Chelsea have completed the signing of winger Noni Madueke from PSV Eindhoven, the Premier League club announced Friday. Madueke, 20, signed a seven-and-a-half-year contract, with a club option to extend for a further year. Reports suggest the total transfer fee is around €35 million ($38m). – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more
5:14 PM ET The U.S. men’s national team will have a very different look at the top as it heads into the new year. Brian McBride will not return as general manager of the program, sources have told ESPN. McBride, who scored 30 goals in 95 appearances for the U.S. as a player, became the
4:08 PM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” The Marlins and Twins executed a long-rumored trade Friday, with American League batting champion Luis Arraez heading to Miami for right-hander Pablo Lopez and a pair of prospects, it was announced. The
5:03 PM ET ESPN News Services Two of the Pittsburgh Penguins‘ key players rejoined the roster Friday as starting goaltender Tristan Jarry was activated from injured reserve and defenseman Jeff Petry was activated from long-term injured reserve. In corresponding moves, the Penguins reassigned goaltender Dustin Tokarski and defenseman Taylor Fedun to AHL affiliate Wilkes-Barre/Scranton. The
Australia 336 for 9 (Mooney 133, Lanning 72, Sana 3-53) vs Pakistan Beth Mooney‘s highest score in international cricket has helped Australia post 336 for 9 in the third and final ODI against Pakistan in North Sydney. In a brutal display of hitting, Mooney monstered 133 off 105 balls as Meg Lanning also capped off
7:56 PM ET Associated Press PHOENIX — Ronnie Gajownik has been hired as manager of the Hillsboro Hops, becoming the first woman to manage a minor league Class High-A team, the Arizona Diamondbacks announced Friday. The 29-year-old Gajownik (pronounced Gah-jow-nick) served as video coordinator for the Hops in 2021. She was on the coaching staff