1:30 PM ET The NBA board of governors approved Marc Lore and Alex Rodriguez as limited partners with the Minnesota Timberwolves and Minnesota Lynx in a vote on Tuesday, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Lore and Rodriguez join Glen Taylor’s ownership group as part of an anticipated succession plan that includes a 2½-year pathway to
12:52 PM ET Twenty players have received invitations to attend the 2021 NBA draft and sit in the green room, sources told ESPN. Cade Cunningham, Jalen Green, Evan Mobley, Jalen Suggs, Jonathan Kuminga, Scottie Barnes, Davion Mitchell, James Bouknight, Keon Johnson, Franz Wagner, Josh Giddey, Jalen Johnson, Corey Kispert, Moses Moody and Kai Jones received
4:23 PM ET The Detroit Pistons, owners of the No. 1 pick in the 2021 NBA draft, are conducting individual workouts with some of the top prospects in the draft pool this week, sources told ESPN. The Pistons hosted Cade Cunningham for a light workout in Detroit on Tuesday, and are slated to bring Jalen
3:49 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN MILWAUKEE — As Chris Paul and the Phoenix Suns prepare for Game 6 of the NBA Finals Tuesday night, they do so knowing they’ll see a very familiar face when the game begins. Scott Foster, who has officiated 11 straight postseason losses in games Paul has played in, will be
9:27 AM ET In June, the United States men’s national team defeated Mexico 3-2 in the CONCACAF Nations League final. It was a moment to savor for U.S. Soccer, lifting a trophy at the expense of its biggest rival. But there were countless more headlines written about what followed: Defender Mark McKenzie was subjected to
10:07 AM ET Caitlin Murray The players don’t seem to particularly enjoy when reporters ask about it, but the possibility hangs over the Tokyo Olympics all the same: For the icons of the U.S. women’s national team, this might be their last hurrah before they hang up their cleats for good. It’s a possibility that
3:00 PM ET The Tampa Bay Buccaneers visited the White House on Tuesday to celebrate their victory in Super Bowl LV — the team’s first visit with the president since the Bucs did not go to Washington, D.C., following their 2003 Super Bowl win. How did the ceremony go for Tom Brady & Co.? Players
3:48 PM ET Reigning Giro d’Italia champion Egan Bernal is the latest rider to pay tribute to Julian Gomez, a 13-year-old cycling fan who was killed in a road traffic collision in Colombia at the weekend. Gomez made the news in 2019 when an image circulated of him crying as Bernal became the first Colombian
10:53 AM ET AC Milan CEO Ivan Gazidis has been diagnosed with throat cancer. Jonathan Moscrop/Getty Images AC Milan CEO Ivan Gazidis has been diagnosed with throat cancer, the Serie A side announced on Tuesday. Milan said doctors expected Gazidis to “make a full recovery” and that he will continue working in his role as he
3:11 PM ET Atlanta United striker Josef Martinez said he has fully recovered from a “minor heart issue” resulting from his bout with COVID-19, and remains so committed to the Five Stripes’ cause that he wants to finish his career with the club. Speaking to reporters on a Zoom call ahead of Wednesday’s match against