12:25 PM ET San Antonio Spurs assistant coach Becky Hammon and former Sacramento Kings and Memphis Grizzlies coach Dave Joerger are among more than a dozen candidates who are expected to participate in a first round of virtual interviews for the Indiana Pacers coaching job, sources told ESPN. The Pacers are embarking on a wide-ranging
1:57 PM ET Associated Press Doris Burke will reach another milestone later this month when she calls the conference finals and NBA Finals for ESPN Radio, becoming the first woman to serve as a game analyst on a network television or radio broadcast this deep into the postseason. “Doris is a trailblazer who continues to
9:46 AM ET Houston Rockets forward Robert Covington passed a concussion protocol test and does not have a broken nose, a source told ESPN. Covington left Tuesday’s Game 3 loss after a collision with Los Angeles Lakers forward Anthony Davis. Covington is expected to be available for Game 4 on Thursday, the source said Wednesday.
4:07 PM ET LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — The NBA is targeting Nov. 18 as a new date for the 2020 draft, pending discussions with league owners and general managers in separate meetings on Thursday and Friday, according to a memo obtained by ESPN. The NBA and National Basketball Players Association negotiated what the memo
2:30 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN Newly hired Brooklyn Nets coach Steve Nash said criticism that he “skipped the line” and got the opportunity to coach a presumed NBA championship contender was fair, but that his 18-season Hall of Fame career as a point guard positioned him to have success as a first-time head coach. “Well,
2:58 PM ET Brooks Koepka, who has been hampered by a knee problem for the better part of a year, withdrew from next week’s U.S. Open at Winged Foot, tweeting, “I’m looking forward to getting healthy and competing at 100% again very soon.” Koepka has won two of the past three U.S. Opens and finished
2:41 PM ET Sergio Perez has confirmed he will leave Racing Point at the end of the season, paving the way for Sebastian Vettel to join the team set to be renamed Aston Martin in 2021. Rumours linking Racing Point and Vettel have grown since Ferrari decided not to renew the four-time world champion’s contract
2:44 PM ET Oregon cornerback Deommodore Lenoir is declaring for the 2021 NFL draft, the second Ducks standout to opt out this week. Lenoir, a second-team All-Pac-12 selection in 2019 who started 27 consecutive games, announced his decision Wednesday on Twitter. Oregon offensive tackle Penei Sewell, the 2019 Outland Trophy winner and a projected top-five
3:15 PM ET After a demoralizing 55-3 loss to BYU on Monday, Navy coach Ken Niumatalolo blamed the listless performance on himself, having decided against significant contact during fall camp out of concerns about the spread of COVID-19. On Wednesday, Niumatalolo said additional coronavirus testing and the brutal result have necessitated a change in approach.
1:43 PM ET Ferrari has painted its cars in a burgundy livery for this weekend’s Tuscan Grand Prix, which will mark the team’s 1000th championship Formula One race. The team says the darker tone of red is a “faithful reproduction” of the colour used on the Ferrari 125 F1 that raced at the 1950 Monaco