6:00 AM ET Marcel Louis-JacquesESPN BUFFALO, N.Y. — For the fourth consecutive season, the Buffalo Bills will have the same offensive coordinator (Brian Daboll), defensive coordinator (Leslie Frazier) and coach (Sean McDermott). The trio is looking to build on the Bills’ AFC runner-up finish a year ago. And as they, along with third-year special teams
1:33 PM ET A 1979 O-Pee-Chee Wayne Gretzky rookie card has sold for $3.75 million in a private sale brokered through Heritage Auctions. The card was graded a Gem Mint 10 and blew past the previous record for a hockey card, which was set this past December when the same version of the Gretzky card
1:48 PM ET Marc Spears The Sacramento Kings are hiring former guard Bobby Jackson to be the new head coach of their G League Stockton Kings, a source told ESPN’s The Undefeated. Jackson was previously an assistant coach and player-development coach for the Kings. The 12-year NBA veteran averaged 9.7 points and 3.1 assists with
1:06 PM ET The Los Angeles Lakers aren’t going anywhere, signing a 20-year extension to their lease at Staples Center. The deal with building owner AEG means the team will remain through 2041. The Lakers began play at Staples Center in November 1999 and have won six NBA titles in that span. The team and
1:55 PM ET Spain’s Usman Garuba, the No. 15 basketball prospect in the ESPN Top 100, has submitted paperwork to the league office to make himself eligible for the 2021 NBA draft, a source told ESPN on Thursday. Garuba, 19, is in the midst of a productive season competing at the highest levels of international
2:27 PM ET NEW YORK — Jeff Green has strained his plantar fascia and will be re-evaluated in 10 days, sidelining him for the remainder of the Brooklyn Nets‘ first round series against the Boston Celtics. While he is out, Green will continue to travel with the team while working on his rehab, Steve Nash
12:36 PM ET Charlotte Hornets guard LaMelo Ball will become the first athlete to enter the world of dynamic nonfungible tokens (NFTs) when he releases a set of 500 prior to the announcement of the NBA Rookie of the Year in June, ESPN has learned. NFTs are unique blockchain-based tokens that give owners specific rights
11:30 AM ET The fan who dumped popcorn on Russell Westbrook has been banned indefinitely from Wells Fargo Center and has had his Philadelphia 76ers season ticket membership revoked. The 76ers announced the punishment for the unidentified fan Thursday, one day after the incident took place during Philadelphia’s playoff game against Westbrook and the Washington
1:19 PM ET Andrew LopezESPN The New York Knicks say they have banned a fan who spit on Atlanta Hawks guard Trae Young on Wednesday night during Game 2 of their first-round playoff series. The Knicks released a statement on the matter on Thursday afternoon. “We investigated the matter and determined that this patron, who
2:26 PM ET D’Arcy MaineESPN.com Although it’s been less than eight months since Rafael Nadal and Iga Swiatek hoisted trophies at Roland Garros, the tours are already back in Paris for the 2021 French Open. After the 2020 event was held in the fall due to the coronavirus pandemic, this year’s tournament was postponed by