9:53 PM ET Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo missed Friday night’s 113-106 loss to the Washington Wizards while battling a sore right quadriceps. Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo sidestepped the MVP discussion following another dominant all-around effort Wednesday that saw him score 27 points and grab a career-high 21 rebounds in a win over James Harden’s
Month: January 2019
6:25 PM ET The Bucks will be without Giannis Antetokounmpo for Friday night’s game against the Washington Wizards as the Milwaukee star battles a sore right quadriceps. Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo sidestepped the MVP discussion following another dominant all-around effort Wednesday that saw him score 27 points and grab a career-high 21 rebounds in a
6:47 PM ET Associated Press CLEVELAND — Leonys Martin feels blessed to be alive after recovering from a life-threatening bacterial infection last summer. The Cleveland Indians outfielder spoke to the media Friday for the first time since the health scare. He thanked the doctors and staff at Cleveland Clinic, where he spent nearly two weeks
5:49 PM ET Associated Press PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Casey DeSmith‘s impressive play has earned him a three-year contract extension. The deal, announced Friday, begins in the 2019-2020 season and carries an average annual value of $1.25 million. The 27-year-old DeSmith is 12-7-4 with a 2.47 goals-against average and a .924 save percentage for
5:59 PM ET PITTSBURGH — Antonio Brown made public comments about how he’s going to make public comments about the Pittsburgh Steelers‘ openness to trading him over unbecoming behavior. The All-Pro receiver took to Instagram Live on Friday in a video that appeared to feature friend Chad “Ochocinco” Johnson. Steelers president Art Rooney II told
5:55 PM ET Associated Press PHILADELPHIA — The Arizona Coyotes have acquired center Jordan Weal from the Philadelphia Flyers for a minor leaguer and a draft pick. Weal has three goals and nine points in 28 games for the Flyers this season. Over parts of four seasons, Weal had 19 goals and 42 points in
6:58 PM ET ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Gary Kubiak will not be a part of Vic Fangio’s coaching staff with the Denver Broncos, sources told ESPN on Friday. Miller knows he’s a leader of the Broncos, no matter the head coach. He is willing to take blame for some issues, but he wants to stay in
5:18 PM ET Welterweight world titlist and pound-for-pound star Terence Crawford and former unified junior welterweight titleholder Amir Khan are scheduled to appear at a news conference on Tuesday at a London hotel to announce they will meet this spring. Top Rank, Crawford’s promoter, sent out a media advisory on Friday afternoon saying that “WBO
4:00 PM ET ESPN News Services NEW YORK — NL Cy Young Award winner Jacob deGrom and the New York Mets agreed to a $17 million, one-year contract, a record raise for an arbitration-eligible player from his $7.4 million salary. The deal was agreed to Friday before the pitcher and team were to exchange proposed
4:17 PM ET Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Nashville Predators forward Austin Watson says the arrest last year that led to his 18-game suspension came when he started drinking again after 23 months of sobriety. The Predators’ Austin Watson, whose suspension for domestic violence was reduced to 18 games by an arbitrator in October, is