8:27 PM ET LAS VEGAS — Kawhi Leonard reached out to Kyle Lowry to personally break the news that he was leaving Toronto to join the LA Clippers. And despite losing an All-Star partner for the second straight offseason, Lowry was thrilled for Leonard and his decision to return home to Los Angeles. While Leonard’s
Month: August 2019
8:39 PM ET LAS VEGAS — Gregg Popovich on Sunday night gathered his newly formed Team USA for its first practice in the six-week journey toward the World Cup in China. He’d been preparing for this gathering in one way or another for almost four years, since he was named as Mike Krzyzewski’s successor in
8:16 PM ET Associated Press PHILADELPHIA — Pedro Martinez had signed his autograph on the sweet spot of the baseball when he grabbed it by the seams and pointed out that his middle and pointer fingers should not have been touching on the ball. The Hall of Fame pitcher used the demonstration to show why
4:31 PM ET Melinda Farrell Close Melinda Farrell is a presenter with ESPNcricinfo On the first morning of the Test they were primed. This was Fortress Edgbaston after all, a fortress that has long felt like a football ground; Tim Paine had dismissed, dismissed this as the 16th-most hostile venue in the world. The first
7:39 PM ET ESPN News Services Miami Marlins prospect Isan Diaz picked a perfect time to get his first big league hit in his MLB debut Monday afternoon against the New York Mets. Moments after his parents were asked if this was an emotional day for them on the Marlins broadcast, Diaz rocketed a 422-foot
6:10 PM ET Brady HendersonESPN RENTON, Wash. — Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll said All-Pro middle linebacker Bobby Wagner is “going to get a little break here just to get right” after having “a little procedure done.” Carroll spoke in vague terms and didn’t even specify which body part Wagner had treated, only saying
6:03 PM ET Former two-division world titleholder Carl Frampton suffered a broken metacarpal in his left hand in a freak, non-boxing incident Monday, forcing him to withdraw from his fight against Emmanuel Dominguez. Frampton was due to have the first fight of his newly signed co-promotional deal with Top Rank in the 10-round featherweight main
6:03 PM ET Former two-division world titleholder Carl Frampton suffered two broken bones in his left hand in a freak, non-boxing incident Monday, forcing him to withdraw from his fight against Emmanuel Dominguez. Frampton was due to have the first fight of his newly signed co-promotional deal with Top Rank in the 10-round featherweight main
5:54 PM ET Zack Godley has been designated for assignment by the Diamondbacks, ending a disappointing season with Arizona for the former 15-game winner. The 29-year-old right-hander was just 3-5 with a 6.39 ERA this season — significant dips from a 2018 campaign that saw him go 15-11 with a 4.74 ERA. Most notably, Godley’s
5:47 PM ET WESTFIELD, Ind. — The Indianapolis Colts claimed former Houston Texans running back D’Onta Foreman off waivers on Monday. Houston released Foreman, a third-round pick by the Texans in 2017, on Sunday because the team felt he needed a new start and a chance to grow up, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Foreman