Month: August 2019

11:52 AM ET Brooklyn Nets forward Wilson Chandler has been suspended 25 games without pay after testing positive for the performance‐enhancing drug Ipamorelin, the league announced Thursday. The positive test violates the terms of the NBA/NBPA Anti-Drug Program. Chandler, 32, averaged 6.0 points and 4.2 rebounds while playing in 51 games for the Philadelphia 76ers
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11:38 AM ET New Orleans Pelicans forward Darius Miller is expected to miss seven to eight months after suffering a ruptured right Achilles tendon, a source told ESPN’s Malika Andrews. The Pelicans announced Thursday that Miller had undergone Achilles surgery in New York earlier in the day. The source told Andrews that Miller suffered the
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11:31 AM ET The season opener between Florida State and Boise State has been moved from Jacksonville to Tallahassee because of the impending threat of Hurricane Dorian, Broncos coach Bryan Harsin confirmed Friday. Dorian is expected to impact the east coast of Florida, and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has already declared a state of emergency.
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11:31 AM ET The season opener between Florida State and Boise State is expected to be moved from Jacksonville to Tallahassee because of the impending threat of Hurricane Dorian, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Thursday. Dorian is expected to impact the East Coast of Florida, and DeSantis has already declared a state of emergency. The
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7:30 AM ET Kevin SeifertNFL Nation Close ESPN.com national NFL writer ESPN.com NFC North reporter, 2008-2013 Covered Vikings for Minneapolis Star Tribune, 1999-2008 The NFL maintains a thick wall around its referees, limiting their public exposure to occasional pool reports and once-per-year training camp visits with reporters. Only when they retire can officials speak freely
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Aug 29, 2019 Veteran defenseman Ben Lovejoy is retiring from the NHL after an 11-year career, announcing his decision on NHL Network on Wednesday night. Lovejoy, 35, was a Stanley Cup winner in 2016 during his second stint with the Pittsburgh Penguins, with whom he began his career. In December 2017, he became the first
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10:12 AM ET Veteran defenseman Ben Lovejoy is retiring from the NHL after an 11-year career, announcing his decision on NHL Network on Wednesday night. Lovejoy, 35, was a Stanley Cup winner in 2016 during his second stint with the Pittsburgh Penguins, with whom he began his career. In December 2017, he became the first
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9:31 AM ET Alabama or Clemson? The debate over which team is superior has divided sportsbooks across the United States. At New Jersey sportsbooks, Clemson is the betting favorite to win the national championship, while in Las Vegas, Alabama sits atop oddsboards at several casinos. Caesars Sportsbook and MGM, two bookmakers who operate in both
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9:26 AM ET SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium — Kimi Raikkonen has pulled a muscle ahead of the Belgian Grand Prix this weekend, forcing Alfa Romeo reserve driver Marcus Ericsson to miss an IndyCar race after being placed on stand-by. On Thursday morning, the Schmidt Peterson IndyCar team confirmed American driver Conor Daly will stand-in for Ericsson for
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