3:59 PM ET Associated Press Caron Butler can easily point to the lowest moment in his life – the days he spent as a teenager locked in a solitary confinement cell inside a juvenile prison. The former UConn star and NBA player went to Connecticut’s state Capitol on Monday to ask Gov. Ned Lamont to
1:50 PM ET Marc J. Spears Golden State Warriors and long-time assistant coach Jarron Collins have mutually agreed to part ways in his quest to pursue head coaching and associate head coach opportunities, he told ESPN’s The Undefeated on Monday. Collins joined the Warriors prior to the team’s 2014-15 NBA championship campaign as a player
5:55 PM ET Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. — The Portland Trail Blazers are compiling a list of possible candidates to replace coach Terry Stotts, and general manager Neil Olshey said Monday that he hopes to start conducting a first round of virtual interviews this week. Rumors swirled this weekend about possible candidates after Stotts was
6:55 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN The NBA announced Monday evening that Daryl Morey and the Philadelphia 76ers had each been fined $75,000 for a tweet Morey posted last week about Golden State Warriors superstar Stephen Curry. Morey, Philadelphia’s president of basketball operations, was hit with the fine because it violated the league’s anti-tampering rules, which
8:02 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN For the second time in his career, and a decade apart, Tom Thibodeau has been named the NBA’s Coach of the Year. The New York Knicks coach, who led the team he grew up watching to a 20-win improvement this season, edged out Phoenix Suns coach Monty Williams by a
6:45 PM ET Associated Press DENVER — Former Colorado Rockies sluggers Larry Walker and Vinny Castilla will play in the All-Star celebrity softball game following the Futures Game at Denver’s Coors Field on July 11 along with Cy Young Award winner CC Sabathia, former All-Star Hunter Pence and Olympic gold medal softball player Jennie Finch.
4:32 PM ET The Seattle Mariners optioned struggling rookie outfielder Jarred Kelenic, who is currently in an 0-for-39 slump, to Triple-A Tacoma on Monday. Kelenic, who is ranked as the No. 3 prospect in baseball according to ESPN’s Kiley McDaniel, is hitting just .096 with 26 strikeouts in 23 games. He also has two home
4:47 PM ET Germany scored five first-half goals on the way to a 7-1 demolition of Latvia on Monday, completing a successful dress rehearsal for their European Championship campaign starting next week. With Manuel Neuer becoming the first German keeper to reach 100 caps, the hosts were firing on all cylinders from the start and
5:39 PM ET Wisconsin and Notre Dame have rescheduled their game at Green Bay’s Lambeau Field to open the 2026 season. The Badgers and Fighting Irish will play Sept. 5, 2026 at Lambeau, which last hosted a college game in 2016 when Wisconsin and LSU opened the season there. Wisconsin and Notre Dame were set
4:52 PM ET Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Former Kansas City Chiefs assistant coach Britt Reid pleaded not guilty Monday to critically injuring a young girl in a crash, but the judge allowed him to resume driving with restrictions. The judge modified his bond during his arraignment to allow him to have a special