1:03 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — The NBA has hired Lesley Slaton Brown as its new chief diversity, equity and inclusion officer, a role that she will begin Feb. 1. She comes to the NBA from HP, where she was a vice president and oversaw diversity. Her role at the NBA will be
1:36 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers and Kevin Durant of the Brooklyn Nets might be headed toward yet another NBA All-Star Game rematch. James is the overall leader in All-Star balloting, and Durant leads all Eastern Conference players in early voting returns — putting them on
4:02 PM ET Washington Wizards guard Bradley Beal will be out at least a week after being diagnosed with a low-grade left hamstring strain, the team announced Thursday. Beal had made his return to the lineup Tuesday after missing three games with what was described as a sore hamstring. But he didn’t play in the
3:23 PM ET Associated Press BALTIMORE — The Baltimore Orioles designated first baseman Ryan O’Hearn for assignment Thursday, two days after acquiring him in a trade with Kansas City. They also claimed infielder Lewin Díaz off waivers from Atlanta after trading him to the Braves last month. The Orioles acquired O’Hearn from the Royals for
2:27 PM ET Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin has scored so many of his 808 career goals from the left faceoff circle that it’s been dubbed “The Ovi Spot” by NHL fans. Now, that spot will appear on Washington area ice rinks in celebration of his career milestones. The Capitals Youth Hockey Development team is
2:34 PM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Bill Belichick, who in his 48th overall season is the NFL’s longest-tenured coach, said Thursday that he has reached out to Buffalo Bills coach Sean McDermott and Cincinnati Bengals coach Zac Taylor to express his support on behalf of the New England Patriots. Belichick also shared that he was
2:04 PM ET FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — When the New York Jets drafted quarterback Zach Wilson second overall in 2021, they handed him the starting job with no competition. In retrospect, that was a mistake, according to offensive coordinator Mike LaFleur. “In hindsight, it probably would’ve benefited [him] just to sit back and learn a
1:35 PM ET CINCINNATI — The show of support around Cincinnati for Damar Hamlin now includes a large effort involving the wife of Bengals head coach Zac Taylor. Sarah Taylor is leading the charge of grade-school students in Cincinnati who are writing get-well cards for the Bills safety, who remains hospitalized at the University of
Jan 4, 2023 Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester City are eight points behind in the Premier League title race, but Pep Guardiola’s reigning champions are still convincing favourites to lift the trophy for the fifth time in six years. Why? Because they’ve been there and done it, and even with Arsenal setting the pace at the top
9:32 AM ET Tor Kristian-Karlsen Chelsea have wasted little time in this January transfer window. Promising 18-year-old striker David Datro Fofana has completed a move to Stamford Bridge, prodigious 18-year-old Vasco da Gama midfielder Andrey Santos is already in London waiting to finalise his transfer, and now 21-year-old AS Monaco centre-back Benoit Badiashile has signed