9:38 AM ET LeBron James‘ injury and an impressive stretch by the Brooklyn Nets without Kevin Durant have upended the NBA betting market. The Nets have surpassed the Los Angeles Lakers at multiple sportsbooks and are now the consensus favorites to win the NBA title. Brooklyn has won 15 of its past 17 games and
1:26 PM ET NEW YORK – Kyrie Irving will not travel with the Nets on their upcoming three-game road trip while he attends to a family matter, the team announced on Monday morning. Irving will miss Brooklyn’s games against the Trail Blazers, Jazz and Pistons. The Nets are already shorthanded. Kevin Durant has been sidelined
7:56 AM ET In May 2018, Manchester United executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward gave what he described as a “very simple and candid” response to a question about whether success on the pitch made a difference to the club’s earning power off it: “Playing performance doesn’t really have a meaningful impact on what we can do
11:02 AM ET The U.S. Soccer Federation announced on Monday several updates to the United States men’s national team roster that will take on Jamaica and Northern Ireland in friendlies during the coming week. Caen‘s Nicholas Gioacchini has been readmitted to the side, while Werder Bremen‘s Joshua Sargent, Borussia Dortmund‘s Giovanni Reyna and Hoffenheim‘s Chris
1:06 PM ET New York City FC acquired defender Chris Gloster from Dutch side PSV Eindhoven, the club announced Monday. The 20-year-old New Jersey native signed a deal through the 2023 season with an option to extend for two additional seasons. – Beckham: Miami will attract stars like Ronaldo, Messi, Neymar– Oral history of the
12:47 PM ET One of the first things new Detroit Lions defensive lineman Michael Brockers did when he went in to sign his new contract last week was find his old-and-new quarterback, Jared Goff, to apologize. Soon after the Lions traded Matthew Stafford to the Los Angeles Rams for Goff, a 2021 third-round pick and
1:28 PM ET Despite winning the 2020 Heisman Trophy, Alabama receiver DeVonta Smith has been faced when one central question throughout this draft process: his weight. After several questions from reporters Monday, Smith revealed that he weighs 170 pounds. Smith said he plans to officially weigh in for teams Tuesday at Alabama’s pro day, but
11:32 AM ET Associated Press The Rocket Mortgage Classic made its debut on the PGA Tour in 2019 and won the inaugural “Fair Way Award” for diversity and inclusion by leaning on minority-owned vendors at Detroit Golf Club and having a volunteer base that reflected the community. Turns out that was just the start. The
8:06 AM ET LAS VEGAS — It was early 2017, and UFC president Dana White was giving a tour of the promotion’s headquarters to Endeavor CEO Ari Emanuel, whose entertainment and media agency had recently purchased the UFC’s parent company, Zuffa. While walking down a second-floor hallway, the Hollywood agent turned and looked out an
11:54 AM ET The U.S. made an improbable run to the medal round at the 2000 Olympic Games in Australia. Tony Quinn When the United States U23 men’s national team kicked off in the Olympic qualifying tournament, it did so understanding that the only meaningful way to measure success would be simple: qualify. Anything short of