5:00 PM ET Miami Heat guard Victor Oladipo has opted to have season-ending surgery on his right quadriceps tendon, the team announced Wednesday. Oladipo will have the surgery Thursday in New York, and the team said there currently is no timetable for his recovery and return to play. Oladipo has been out since injuring his
5:57 PM ET The Detroit Pistons have agreed to a contract extension with coach Dwane Casey through the 2023-24 NBA season. Casey had two years left on his original five-year deal and will now be extended for one more season. “Dwane’s ability to adapt and lead us through a challenging but very exciting year of
5:04 PM ET Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James says he’s “getting close” to returning from an ankle injury, but he will not be in the lineup against the Houston Rockets on Wednesday night. “Getting close but I won’t be in the lineup tonight but more importantly I will be there to put that CHAMPIONSHIP
6:29 PM ET NEW YORK — James Harden returned to the Brooklyn Nets‘ lineup on Wednesday against the San Antonio Spurs after missing more than a month with a hamstring strain. Still, the Nets will have to wait, once again, to see their Big Three in action. Kyrie Irving was not playing in Wednesday’s game
6:36 PM ET LONDON — Perhaps Chelsea felt they didn’t have enough to play for as it is. Either side of this weekend’s FA Cup final and the Champions League final at the end of the month, the Blues now face a needlessly nervous end to their Premier League campaign after slipping to a 1-0
7:54 PM ET ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — In the wake of Ja’Wuan James‘ season-ending injury, the Denver Broncos on Wednesday signed Bobby Massie to play right tackle. According to Massie’s representatives, Massie agreed to a one-year, $4 million deal. The 31-year-old has started 110 games in his career and figures to be the Broncos’ starter at
7:49 PM ET Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS — Jerry Burns, the colorful character who took over as the Minnesota Vikings‘ coach in a time of turmoil and led the team to three playoff berths, has died. He was 94. The team announced Burns’ death. Vikings spokesman Bob Hagan said Burns’ son-in-law informed him of Burns’ death
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9:00 PM ET The 2021 NFL schedule was released on Wednesday. Can quarterback Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers repeat as champs? Brady kicks off the NFL season Thursday, Sept. 9 with the Dallas Cowboys at the Buccaneers. ESPN’s Monday Night Football opener is Sept. 13 will feature the Las Vegas Raiders hosting the
8:43 PM ET Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. — An appeals officer ruled Wednesday that JR Motorsports did not violate any rules when NASCAR disqualified Noah Gragson at Darlington Raceway. The decision restored the fourth-place finish Gragson earned Saturday in the Xfinity Series race and he can collect the $100,000 Dash 4 Cash bonus he’d won.