5:16 PM ET Adrian WojnarowskiESPN As part of a seismic organizational overhaul, the Memphis Grizzlies fired coach J.B. Bickerstaff and reassigned general manager Chris Wallace on Thursday. Wallace and vice president of basketball operations John Hollinger were demoted to scouting and senior advisory roles, respectively. The Grizzlies are elevating Jason Wexler to president, overseeing basketball
Month: April 2019
4:23 PM ET JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Jaguars running back Leonard Fournette was arrested Thursday afternoon after a traffic stop and charged with knowingly driving with a suspended or revoked license, according to Jacksonville jail records. Fournette paid a $1,508 bond and was released after spending less than 30 minutes at the Duval County Jail. The
4:04 PM ET Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. — There’s a part of Kemba Walker that wants to play his entire career with the Charlotte Hornets. There’s another part that wants to compete for an NBA championship before he’s too old. With the Hornets not ready to compete with teams such as the Golden State Warriors,
4:24 PM ET Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) _ All-Star second baseman Ozzie Albies and the Atlanta Braves have agreed to a $35 million, seven-year contract, a deal that includes a pair of team options that could make it worth $45 million for nine seasons. The agreement announced Thursday supersedes a one-year contract signed last month
3:02 PM ET Second baseman Dee Gordon, with a sixth-inning blast on Thursday, pushed the Seattle Mariners into the record books for the longest season-opening home run streak in MLB history. Gordon’s solo shot to right field extended the Mariners’ streak to 15 games with a home run to open this season, surpassing the mark
2:39 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Major League Baseball will play the 2026 All-Star Game in Philadelphia to mark the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, according to The Associated Press. A news conference is scheduled for Tuesday and is set to include commissioner Rob Manfred, Phillies owner John Middleton, Pennsylvania Gov.
2:05 PM ET Associated Press CHICAGO — Chicago Bulls forward Lauri Markkanen has been cleared to resume full basketball activities after missing the final two weeks of the season because of a heart problem. The Bulls announced Thursday that he was cleared after examinations by cardiologists at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago and Johns
8:00 AM ET The NFL draft can be relentless, maddening, career-defining or career-crushing. For scouts and general managers, so much rides on getting things right. And there are very few sure things. So when the opportunity or necessity comes around to draft a pass-rusher, it can be met with a sigh of relief. Every industry
1:16 PM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — The Baltimore Ravens reached a one-year extension with seven-time Pro Bowl guard Marshal Yanda, a league source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. This officially ends speculation that this year would be the final one for Yanda, who was entering the final year of his four-year, $32 million contract. Yanda,
12:40 PM ET AUGUSTA, Ga. — Tiger Woods began his 22nd Masters on Thursday morning just two years after believing he was done with competitive golf. Although Woods has acknowledged previously that he was in bad shape physically due to back issues when he attended the 2017 Champions Dinner at Augusta National, he dropped a