6:51 PM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — It’s playoff time and tight end Rob Gronkowski said there is “no room for excuses” come Sunday when the New England Patriots host the Los Angeles Chargers in an AFC divisional round game. Gronkowski has been banged up all year dealing with ankle and back injuries. His numbers reflect
Month: January 2019
8:56 AM ET NBA InsidersESPN.com How solid are the Los Angeles Lakers‘ playoff chances with LeBron James out? Should the team make a significant move? Our NBA experts answer the big questions with the Lakers on the playoff bubble and James out. 1. Which is closer to your estimate of the Lakers’ playoff chances? 538:
8:39 AM ET It’s that time: 1. Jamal Murray, popping, and the gritty Denver Nuggets Murray is perhaps the league’s most important swing player over the next three seasons. If he becomes an All-Star, the Nuggets could contend for a long time. If he tops out below that, Denver has more work to do. He’s
6:27 PM ET OAKLAND, Calif. — Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr says DeMarcus Cousins will start when he makes his season debut, likely Jan. 18 against the Clippers. Cousins, who signed a one-year deal with the Warriors last summer, will make his long-awaited return to the floor after rehabbing a torn left Achilles tendon
6:19 PM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” The New York Mets have reached a two-year, $20 million deal with free-agent infielder Jed Lowrie, league sources told ESPN on Thursday, adding a versatile veteran to an overhauled team that hopes
5:40 PM ET The Los Angeles Angels and the City of Anaheim are hoping to finalize a one-year extension to the Angels’ stadium lease, allowing the team to remain at its current facility through the 2020 season. The proposal, announced in a press release Thursday, will be voted on at a City Council meeting on
4:51 PM ET LeBron James will miss at least another week with a strained left groin, the Los Angeles Lakers announced Thursday. James, who suffered the injury Christmas Day in the Lakers’ win over the Golden State Warriors, has been sidelined for two weeks so far, with the team going 3-5 in his absence. The
5:26 PM ET Adrien Broner has won world titles in four weight classes from junior lightweight to welterweight, but his three defeats, all by decision, each came when he stepped up to face the best opponents of his career: Mikey Garcia, Shawn Porter and Marcos Maidana. But with an upset victory against legendary eight-division world
5:29 PM ET New York Jets quarterback Sam Darnold, who spoke directly to multiple candidates during the team’s head-coaching search, is convinced the Jets hired the right man in Adam Gase. “It was a tough decision, but I think Gase and the things he’s able to do, the way he’s able to lead, I think
4:35 PM ET PITTSBURGH — Antonio Brown won’t be released but “all other options are on the table” regarding his future with the Pittsburgh Steelers, team president Art Rooney II told the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Brown’s absence in Week 17 resulted in a benching for the season finale against the Cincinnati Bengals, and during the week