9:21 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN Toronto Raptors guard Terence Davis was arrested in New York City on Tuesday night on charges of assaulting a woman and criminal mischief, police said. The incident happened shortly before 10 p.m. in an apartment building on the East Side of Manhattan, police said. A 20-year-old woman told police she
11:50 AM ET The Miller family has entered into an agreement to sell the Utah Jazz and Vivint Smart Home Arena to Qualtrics founder Ryan Smith for $1.66 billion, sources told ESPN. Smith, 40, is a lifelong Utah resident and Jazz fan who built software company Qualtrics before it sold for a reported $8 billion.
12:59 PM ET Former Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey is finalizing a deal to become the Philadelphia 76ers‘ new president of basketball operations, sources told ESPN. A formal announcement is expected as soon as this week, sources said. General manager Elton Brand is expected to remain in his current position, and new coach Doc
3:15 PM ET The NBA’s revenue dropped 10% to $8.3 billion for the 2019-20 season amid losses because of the coronavirus pandemic, according to financial numbers shared with teams and obtained by ESPN. The balance of the finances included an $800 million loss in gate receipts and a $400 million loss in sponsorships and merchandise,
5:01 PM ET Dallas Mavericks assistant Stephen Silas is finalizing a deal to become the next head coach of the Houston Rockets, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski on Wednesday. The Rockets were sold on Silas’ offensive ingenuity, his pedigree with Mavericks head coach Rick Carlisle, Steve Clifford and his father, Paul Silas, sources said. Silas
3:56 PM ET The Washington Nationals on Wednesday declined their club options for the 2021 season on outfielder Adam Eaton and right-hander Anibal Sanchez. Washington also declined their portion of mutual options on infielder Howie Kendrick and Eric Thames. Eaton’s option was worth $10.5 million, and the Nationals will pay him a $1.5 million buyout.
3:18 PM ET Major League Baseball on Wednesday said it is beginning an investigation into the actions of Los Angeles Dodgers infielder Justin Turner, who was pulled from Game 6 of the World Series after testing positive for COVID-19 but still took the field after the game to celebrate the title with his teammates. In
4:43 PM ET ESPN News Services The American Hockey League moved its projected start of next season back to Feb. 5 because of the COVID-19 pandemic, president and CEO Scott Howson announced Wednesday. The AHL’s board of governors finalized that projected start date during a brief conference call. The AHL is the top minor league
4:18 PM ET Associated Press VIENNA — Novak Djokovic saved four set points in a 7-6 (11), 6-3 win over Borna Coric on Wednesday to reach the Erste Bank Open quarterfinals and move one step closer to sealing the year-end No. 1 ranking. Djokovic can lock up the top position by winning the title on
4:25 PM ET Shaun Reynolds Chelsea made light work of Krasnodar in front of a crowd of 10,000 in southwest Russia in their Champions League Group E fixture on Wednesday night, winning 4-0. Up 1-0 courtesy a fortuitous Callum Hudson-Odoi goal, Frank Lampard‘s triple change with 20 minutes remaining appeared to kill any chance the