2:18 PM ET LONDON — There were no shortage of “Harry Potter” lines from Carolina Panthers players on Thursday as they played with locals on the fields at Harrow Boys School below a backdrop of rolling hills and gothic structures that could have been straight from a scene in J.K. Rowling’s fantasy novel series. So
Month: October 2019
2:41 PM ET The NBA said it does not condone stopping a reporter from asking James Harden and Russell Westbrook a question about the recent China controversy. In the news conference following the Rockets-Raptors preseason game in Tokyo, a reporter from CNN asked the pair if they would “feel differently about speaking out” on issues
1:43 PM ET The Washington Nationals overcame a slow start and long odds to reach the National League Championship Series and are now the favorites to reach the franchise’s first World Series. The Nationals stunned the Los Angeles Dodgers with a late-inning rally in Wednesday’s decisive Game 5 victory to advance to the NLCS against
12:43 PM ET ESPN News Services Atlanta Hawks point guard Trae Young is soaking up the negativity ahead of what he wants to be his first All-Star season. Young told Yahoo Sports in a story published Thursday that he goes so far as to keep negative tweets on his phone as motivation. Whether it’s shots
11:52 AM ET JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Jacksonville Jaguars owner Shad Khan said he recently had a “heart-to-heart” meeting with cornerback Jalen Ramsey and thinks the disgruntled cornerback will play against New Orleans on Sunday. Khan made those comments as part of an interview with the business website called The Street, in which he also discussed
11:52 AM ET ESPN News Services Carolina Hurricanes winger Jordan Martinook will undergo a core muscle surgery for the second time this year, general manager Don Waddell announced Thursday. The latest procedure is set for Friday. Martinook is expected to miss six to eight weeks to recover. He also underwent a procedure on a core
11:47 AM ET Showtime’s Premier Boxing Champions card on Oct. 26 has undergone a radical change with a main event fighter dropping out and the opening bout of the tripleheader being replaced entirely. Junior middleweight Erickson Lubin will face new opponent Nathaniel Gallimore in the main event of the card (Showtime, 9 p.m. ET) at
11:44 AM ET Top seed Kiki Bertens will face American teenager Coco Gauff in the Linz Open quarterfinals on Friday. The Dutchwoman beat Alison Van Uytvanck of Belgium 4-6, 6-3, 6-3, on Thursday, while no. 8 seed Ekaterina Alexandrova got through to the quarterfinals after beating Germany’s Laura Siegemund in Austria. Ekaterina Alexandrova, 24, edged
10:33 AM ET When he was introduced as Philadelphia Phillies manager in 2017, Gabe Kapler said his goal was to bring a World Series title to team owner John Middleton. After two seasons of postseason-free baseball in Philadelphia, Kapler is now out of the job, according to multiple reports. The Phillies on Thursday fired Kapler,
7:00 AM ET RALEIGH, North Carolina — The first thing you notice is the grunting. Walk by the Carolina Hurricanes‘ weight room, and there’s a good chance you’ll see the biggest gym rat on the team. “You peek your head in and see him,” says forward Jordan Martinook. “He’s got his head down, his hat