10:33 AM ET Nick DePaulaESPN With nearly 60 NBA players as clients and a viral online following, thanks in part to his All-Star-laden summer pickup games, New York-based basketball trainer Chris Brickley has blurred the lines of coaching, social media influence, style and hoops culture in recent years. Now, he’s signed an exclusive sneaker deal
Month: February 2019
11:15 AM ET We’re fast approaching the crossroads of the 2018-19 regular season. The trade deadline serves that purpose on the NHL’s annual calendar, becoming an inflection points for teams by which they need to answer some important questions. How good is our team right now as currently constructed? What are we realistically trying to
10:03 AM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Shortstop Jorge Polanco and the Minnesota Twins are finalizing a contract extension that will cover seven years and guarantee around $25 million, a league source with knowledge of the deal told ESPN
10:39 AM ET Jeremy WillisESPN.com Can’t you feel the love around the NFL? It’s Valentine’s Day, of course, and NFL teams are certainly in the spirit. Whether you think the holiday is a corporate creation or the day to share your deepest affections and sentiment, we can all enjoy a candy heart and a cheesy
11:00 AM ET Steve KimESPN The last we saw of welterweight standout Marcos Maidana was in 2014, when he went 24 rounds over two bouts with Floyd Mayweather. While he lost both fights, he earned a measure of respect in pushing Mayweather to the brink. Maidana then walked away from the sport, which at the
12:00 AM ET It’s fitting that the Baltimore Ravens are trading quarterback Joe Flacco to Denver, the site of his most famous pass — the “Mile High Miracle.” Flacco’s playoff success ultimately defines his legacy with the Ravens. After arriving from Delaware — the minor leagues of football, Flacco would say — in 2008, he
9:08 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff In six out of the eight editions of the BBL, the team finishing top of the table has fallen at the semi-final. Here’s a brief history of the curse of dominating the group stage ESPNcricinfo Ltd BBL02: Brisbane Heat 3 for 183 beat Melbourne Renegades 9 for 168 by 15
9:19 AM ET The NFL has rescinded Louisiana Tech DE Jaylon Ferguson‘s invitation to the combine after a background check turned up an old battery conviction, a league source confirms to ESPN. A running back rising. Four new names to know. It’s Kiper’s latest ranking of the top prospects for April’s draft. According to NFL
8:54 AM ET The 2019 NBA All-Star Game is almost here, and our team of experts is making its picks for all the weekend’s activities in Charlotte, North Carolina. Rising Stars: Friday, 9 p.m. ET (TNT) Experts’ picks: Rising Stars Rising Stars Winner Rising Stars MVP Kevin Arnovitz World Luka Doncic Ian Begley USA Ben
9:30 AM ET The trigger that sets off Jacob deGrom‘s full competitive fury, in the eyes of his pitching coach, Dave Eiland, seems to be the arrival of a runner at third base. As Eiland related last summer in the midst of deGrom’s incredible season of zeros, the pitcher’s face hardens whenever a runner somehow