2:30 PM ET OAKLAND, Calif. — Kevin Durant, who began his professional career in the Pacific Northwest, believes the NBA should bring a team back to Seattle. Kevin Durant plans to be transparent about the process as free agency looms after this season. NBA general managers expect LeBron James to win an MVP award with
Month: October 2018
9:25 PM ET ESPN News Services A franchise-record 115 losses were too many for Baltimore Orioles manager Buck Showalter and executive vice president of baseball operations Dan Duquette to keep their jobs. His run ended with a 115-loss swoon. But he did more for the Orioles than almost any other skipper not named Earl Weaver.
1:28 PM ET ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Delicia Cordon, the ex-girlfriend of Buffalo Bills running back LeSean McCoy, claimed McCoy physically abused her in an amended lawsuit filed Tuesday in a Georgia court. Cordon had not previously accused McCoy of physical abuse against her, but she said during a news conference last week that other
1:38 PM ET The remarkable parity in the upper reaches of women’s tennis these days has many upsides, one of them being the fall season has become that much more important. For the second consecutive year, the No. 1 ranking could be decided at the WTA Championships in Singapore. The chance of that happening received
12:54 PM ET Boston College running back AJ Dillon will be a game-time decision against NC State on Saturday with an ankle injury. Who has been the best player so far for each Top 25 team? Alabama’s choice is an easy one, but some others may surprise. Coach Steve Addazio said Wednesday on the ACC
12:55 PM ET Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. — Center Jack Eichel has been selected captain of the Buffalo Sabres. The team announced the decision Wednesday, a day before its season opener against Boston. Eichel becomes the Sabres’ 16th full-time captain, and first to wear the “C” since Brian Gionta handled the role from 2014-15 to
2:30 PM ET Nick DePaulaESPN As he casually strolled into the Los Angeles Lakers practice facility during the week leading up to the start of NBA training camp this fall, Kobe Bryant was clad in his usual black Nike trackpants and tee, wearing an unlaced pair of his latest low-cut Kobe AD sneakers. It was
1:01 PM ET A franchise-record 115 losses were apparently too many for Buck Showalter to keep his job. The 62-year-old manager will not return to the Baltimore Orioles in 2019 after nine seasons leading the team, a source confirmed to ESPN. None were worse than 2018, as Baltimore went 47-115 and became just the fifth
12:25 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Edwin Jackson is the only starting pitcher included on the Oakland Athletics‘ roster for their AL wild-card game against the New York Yankees. The Yankees are going with 1B Luke Voit, who had 14 homers and 33 RBIs since he was acquired July 29, over Greg Bird
2:19 PM ET In the aftermath of another convincing Ryder Cup victory, the European Tour released a video that was shown to the team on the eve of the competition in Paris, an inspirational, motivating piece that no doubt had players ready to charge to the first tee in darkness. It is only 2 minutes,