3:55 PM ET Associated Press Gregg Popovich has been at the Hall of Fame enshrinement ceremony many times over the years, always there to show support for someone on the stage. Next year, he might be there in a different capacity. The NBA’s all-time winningest coach — who has quietly declined overtures from the Hall
4:51 PM GMT A Black Italian rugby player accused his teammates of racism on Wednesday after they gave him a “rotten banana” during a Secret Santa anonymous gift exchange. Cherif Traore wrote on Instagram that he received the unwanted present, inside a rubbish bag, during a Christmas dinner for Benetton Treviso players. “Apart from finding
4:06 PM ET Paolo UggettiESPN USC wide receiver Jordan Addison has likely played his last college snap. On a day when USC added two of the top wide receivers in the 2023 recruiting class (Zachariah Branch and Makai Lemon), coach Lincoln Riley announced that the 2021 Biletnikoff Award winner will not play in the Trojans’
1:25 PM ET ESPN Fantasy Right now, there is a window to go out and make your fantasy basketball team better. So which players are the ones to trade for before their fantasy value rises? Here are André Snellings, Eric Moody, Eric Karabell, Jim McCormick and John Cregan with their favorite picks. Anthony Edwards, SG/SF,
9:30 AM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” In a stunning turn of events, free agent Carlos Correa is headed to the New York Mets — and not the San Francisco Giants. The 28-year-old shortstop agreed to terms on a
10:00 AM ET It all looked a little suspicious Tuesday when the Giants canceled a news conference in which they were expected to introduce Carlos Correa. Then overnight it was followed by the stunning news that the $350 million agreement between San Francisco and the infielder had indeed fallen apart, and Correa is headed to
1:53 PM ET Associated Press DALLAS — Dallas Stars forward Denis Gurianov is taking an indefinite leave of absence for unspecified family reasons. The team said Wednesday when announcing the leave that it would not provide further details on 25-year-old Gurianov’s absence. Gurianov is in his sixth season with the Stars. He is one of
1:23 PM ET FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. — Atlanta Falcons defensive coordinator Dean Pees said Wednesday he was briefly hospitalized following a pregame on-field collision in New Orleans because of blood thinner medication he has been on. Doctors, he said, told him because of the medication and the collision, there was a chance he could have
2:43 PM ET Arizona Cardinals quarterback Colt McCoy is still in the concussion protocol and won’t play on Christmas night against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, coach Kliff Kingsbury announced Wednesday. Trace McSorley will make his first NFL start on Sunday night with McCoy sidelined. McCoy, who was starting in place of the injured Kyler Murray,
2:29 PM ET It’s rare to see package deals — where teammates commit to the same school — work out in college football recruiting, but Alabama pulled it off Wednesday, landing five-star teammates Jaquavious Russaw and James Smith. The 2023 recruits had the same top list of schools, including Alabama, Auburn, Florida, Georgia, Ohio State