9:25 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN The NBA announced Monday evening that it will be playing preseason games in Japan for the first time in more than a decade next season. The Houston Rockets and Toronto Raptors will play games on Oct. 8 and Oct. 10 at Saitama Super Arena outside Tokyo. It will mark the
Month: March 2019
10:11 PM ET Associated Press MIAMI — Dwyane Wade now has more blocked shots than any guard in NBA history. The Miami Heat star swatted away the 1,052nd shot of his career Monday night, blocking an attempt by Atlanta’s B.J. Johnson. When factoring in regular-season and playoff games, that’s one more block than Michael Jordan
8:39 PM ET Associated Press BOCA RATON, Fla. — NHL general managers came to Florida at this time last year looking for clarity and consistency on goalie interference. They got it when the decision was made to hand the final call on the coach’s challenges to the league’s hockey operations department instead of referees. While
8:53 PM ET Former Texas A&M quarterback Nick Starkel is transferring to Arkansas, he announced Monday. Starkel, who made five starts as a redshirt freshman in 2017 and served as the backup to Kellen Mond for the Aggies in 2018, will join the Razorbacks this summer as a graduate transfer and will be immediately eligible
4:08 AM ET It was the fall of 1981 and Magic Johnson was not happy. The Los Angeles Lakers had just won five in a row, but Johnson was feeling constrained by the new offense head coach Paul Westhead had installed. Westhead met with his star point guard over what he called a “lack of
7:52 PM ET Associated Press FORT MYERS, Fla. — Jose Berrios will be Minnesota’s Opening Day starter, the first such assignment for the 24-year-old right-hander. Twins manager Rocco Baldelli announced the decision to reporters on Monday, a natural honor for the team’s only All-Star last season. Berrios posted a career-best 3.84 ERA last year, his
7:20 PM ET Edmonton Oilers forward Jesse Puljujarvi had hip surgery Monday and is expected to be recovered in time for training camp in the fall, the team announced. Puljujarvi, 20, who hadn’t played since Feb. 15 because of the injury, was the fourth overall pick in the 2016 draft. He has four goals and
6:54 PM ET Bryce Harper has overthrown the King. According to retailer Fanatics, Harper’s new Philadelphia Phillies jersey set a company record by becoming the top online seller in any sport for any player during the first 48 hours after its launch. The previous record belonged to LeBron James and his Los Angeles Lakers jersey,
6:34 PM GMT South Africa lock Lood de Jager will most of the Super Rugby season and will be a doubt to make September’s World Cup with his shoulder injury being worse than first thought. The Bulls captain sustained the injury 15 minutes into their 27-12 defeat to Jaguares in Buenos Aires a fortnight ago
8:55 AM ET Christopher Mast/Icon Sportswire Who are the players we’re excited about seeing this spring football season on each of college football’s Top 25 teams? New quarterbacks like Jalen Hurts at Oklahoma, Jacob Eason at Washington and Justin Fields at Ohio State lead the way, along with some much-hyped recruits like Kayvon Thibodeaux at