Month: January 2019

6:09 PM ET The Kansas City Chiefs have agreed to make Steve Spagnuolo the team’s new defensive coordinator, a source told ESPN’s Dan Graziano. Defensive coordinator Bob Sutton was fired by the Kansas City Chiefs on Tuesday, two days after Sunday’s loss to the New England Patriots in the AFC Championship Game. Spagnuolo, a former
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6:13 PM ET Brooklyn Nets guard Spencer Dinwiddie met with a specialist Thursday and expects to meet with another Friday or early next week to determine the extent of a right thumb injury and whether a procedure is necessary, league sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The Nets said in a statement that Dinwiddie has a
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8:56 AM ET NBA InsidersESPN.com Can James Harden continue his incredible scoring run? How good are the Houston Rockets with a healthy Chris Paul? Our experts answer the big questions about The Beard and this team before they face the Toronto Raptors on Friday (8 p.m. ET, ESPN/WatchESPN). 1. What do you find most interesting
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5:44 PM ET Gerry Hamilton Close ESPN Staff Writer National recruiting analyst More than a decade covering recruiting, nationally and in Texas Tom VanHaaren Close ESPN Staff Writer ESPN staff writer Joined ESPN in 2011 Graduated from Central Michigan Bru McCoy, an early enrollee at USC, has entered his name in the NCAA transfer portal,
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5:38 PM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton on Thursday underwent surgery on his right shoulder for the second time in three offseasons. Team physician Dr. Pat Connor, who repaired Newton’s partially torn rotator cuff in March of 2017, performed what the team described as arthroscopic surgery. Newton missed the final two
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5:42 PM ET Reliever Adam Ottavino started his New York Yankees career by doing something never done in team history, and that’s tough to do. In announcing the three-year deal for the 33-year-old, it was revealed that he will wear No. 0, the number he wore in Colorado. No Yankee has ever worn the number
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5:00 PM ET Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker was fined $25,000 on Thursday for escalating an on-court altercation by pushing Minnesota Timberwolves center Gorgui Dieng in the face on Tuesday. Booker and Dieng were each assessed a technical foul and ejected after the incident, which came with 5:24 remaining in the third quarter of the
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5:04 PM ET New York Knicks rookie Allonzo Trier apologized Thursday for sending a profane Twitter message to a fan after a loss to the Houston Rockets on Wednesday night. The message addressed a defensive breakdown late in the fourth quarter that led to a key 3-pointer for Houston in the Rockets’ 114-110 victory. “Getting
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