5:00 PM ET The Minnesota Vikings have claimed running back Ameer Abdullah off waivers, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Wednesday. On Tuesday, the Lions had waived Abdullah, the team’s leading rusher last season and their former second-round pick, in order to sign wide receiver Bruce Ellington. Abdullah’s role had diminished greatly this season
Month: November 2018
4:32 PM ET Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green has a sprained toe and will be out for Thursday’s game against the Milwaukee Bucks, the team announced. Green left Monday night’s win over the Memphis Grizzlies after injuring his right foot in the first half. X-rays were negative. Warriors coach Steve Kerr said Wednesday he
4:16 PM ET Adrian WojnarowskiESPN Toronto Raptors guard Norman Powell is expected to miss four to six weeks with a subluxation of his left shoulder, a league source told ESPN on Wednesday. Powell, 25, one of the top reserves for the first-place Raptors, suffered the injury in a victory over Utah on Monday night. In
3:53 PM ET A planned middleweight bout between rising star Paulo Costa and former title contender Yoel Romero is off again, sources told ESPN. The UFC had hoped to book the fight as the main event for its Jan. 19 card in Brooklyn, New York, but sources said the fight was recently canceled after Costa
3:46 PM ET EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — LeBron James enjoyed picking his All-Star squad with Steph Curry last season and doesn’t see a downside to watching that process play out on television this season. ESPN confirmed that the NBA and NBA Players Association have agreed to televise the two All-Star captains selecting their squads for
3:36 PM ET Associated Press CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Virginia coach Bronco Mendenhall says sixth-year linebacker Malcolm Cook has decided to end his playing career. Mendenhall says the oft-injured Cook will have a medical procedure for a sports hernia that would cause him to miss the remainder of the season. Cook has appeared in four games
3:04 PM ET Associated Press ATLANTA — Braves shortstop Dansby Swanson is expected to be ready for spring training following surgery on his left wrist. The Braves said Wednesday Swanson had a procedure on Monday to remove a “loose body” in the wrist. The 24-year-old Swanson hit .238 with 14 home runs and 59 RBIs
11:37 AM GMT Manu Tuilagi’s return to the England fold ahead of their clash with New Zealand has helped settle down Eddie Jones’ team, according to team-mate Ben Youngs. Tuilagi has made the 25-man squad for Saturday’s Quilter international against the All Blacks at Twickenham after recovering from a minor groin strain. He had been
3:00 AM ET Toss: New Zealand chose to bat v Pakistan Kane Williamson and Trent Boult at a practice session Getty Images On a hot November afternoon and what looks like a flat track, New Zealand opted to set a total for Pakistan to chase. Looking to come back from a whitewash in the T20I series,
8:27 PM ET NFL Nation reporters assess the biggest injuries across the league for Week 10. Scan through all 32 teams by division, or click here to jump ahead to your favorite team: AFC EAST Bills QB Josh Allen (elbow) was limited in Wednesday’s practice and has not been ruled out for Sunday’s game at