8:19 PM ET ESPN.com news services SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — Vlade Divac won an Olympic silver medal with Yugoslavia and another with Serbia after the country broke apart in a civil war, but in his Basketball Hall of Fame induction speech Friday, he focused on how the sport brought people together. “The people of the Balkans
Month: September 2019
8:19 PM ET Associated Press SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — Vlade Divac is leading off the festivities at the Basketball Hall of Fame’s 2019 enshrinement ceremonies. The former Los Angeles Lakers star was the first to be inducted Friday night at Springfield’s Symphony Hall. He would be joined later by Jack Sikma, Sidney Moncrief, Paul Westphal, Bobby
8:12 PM ET MILWAUKEE — Chicago Cubs shortstop Javy Baez will get an MRI on his left thumb Saturday as he continues to remain out of the lineup after jamming it on a headfirst slide last Sunday. “When he came in today [Friday] he tried to swing,” manager Joe Maddon said. “It still didn’t feel
7:46 PM ET Tyler Glasnow, who was leading the majors leagues in wins and ERA before a strained forearm sidelined him in May, will rejoin the Tampa Bay Rays on Sunday. The right-hander, out since May 11, is expected to open against the Blue Jays at Tropicana Field and pitch about two innings, manager Kevin
7:32 PM ET Los Angeles Dodgers starter Hyun-Jin Ryu, who has been struggling lately, will miss a start in the rotation to get some rest, manager Dave Roberts said Friday. Ryu will miss a scheduled start in Baltimore, and should get 9-10 days off in a row. Ryu boasted a major-league leading ERA of 1.45
7:27 PM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Major League Baseball and the MLB Players Association have had initial conversations about randomly testing players for opioids following an autopsy report that showed oxycodone and fentanyl in the blood of late
6:39 PM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — Tramon Williams was not channeling his inner Charles Woodson with his comment about Chicago Bears quarterback Mitchell Trubisky after Williams and the Green Bay Packers won 10-3 at Soldier Field in Thursday night’s season opener. It was back in 2012 when Woodson ripped then-Bears quarterback Jay Cutler and
7:00 PM ET Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina transfer tight end Nick Muse‘s eligibility waiver was granted by the NCAA on Friday, clearing him to play this season for the Gamecocks. Muse’s father tweeted out the news on social media and the school confirmed Muse’s status. Muse is a 6-foot-3, 232-pound junior who
6:58 PM BST Springboks legend Chester Williams has died at the age of 49, SA Rugby has confirmed. Williams, who played on the wing in South Africa’s 1995 World Cup winning side, died suddenly of a heart attack in Cape Town on Friday. He played 27 Tests for the Springboks in a career between 1993
6:43 PM ET The Louisiana Supreme Court dismissed a New Orleans Saints fans’ lawsuit against the NFL over the infamous “no call” in the NFC Championship Game on Friday, meaning commissioner Roger Goodell and game officials will no longer be required to testify. The lawsuit was claiming fraud and conspiracy over the officials’ failure to