Month: December 2019

1:54 PM ET Houston Rockets guard Eric Gordon is expected to play in Sunday’s game against the New Orleans Pelicans after missing nearly seven weeks because of a knee injury. Gordon practiced with the Rockets on Friday, but coach Mike D’Antoni said Gordon would not play Saturday against the Brooklyn Nets — the first game
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8:14 AM ET Kayla Harrison left the cage, her head sank and tears welled up in her eyes. She stopped to hug one of her coaches, and then her manager, Ali Abdelaziz, escorted her backstage with his arm slung over her shoulder. For those who watched the 20-second clip on social media, it looked like
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12:00 PM ET The highly anticipated Feb. 22 rematch between heavyweight world titleholder Deontay Wilder and lineal champion Tyson Fury is now official with a site deal complete and tickets ready to go on sale on Saturday. Top Rank and Premier Boxing champions announced on Friday that the fight, as expected, will take place at
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11:35 AM ET The Miami Hurricanes fired offensive coordinator Dan Enos on Friday, one day after being shut out in historic fashion by Louisiana Tech in the Walk-On’s Independence Bowl. On Thursday, Miami athletic director Blake James gave head coach Manny Diaz a vote of confidence, but he said “changes are necessary” after the Hurricanes
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11:23 AM ET Orlando Magic forward Al-Farouq Aminu suffered a setback in his recovery from a knee injury and will be reevaluated, according to coach Steve Clifford. Aminu, who has a torn meniscus in his right knee but opted against surgery, has been sidelined since late November. Clifford told reporters Friday that Aminu’s knee locked
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11:17 AM ET PHILADELPHIA — Eagles tight end Zach Ertz has been ruled out of Sunday’s regular-season finale at the New York Giants with back and rib injuries. Ertz suffered a fractured rib, a source said, when he took a hit from safety Xavier Woods in the first quarter against the Dallas Cowboys last week.
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11:17 AM ET PHILADELPHIA — Eagles running back Jordan Howard has been medically cleared to return from a shoulder stinger and is “good to go” for Sunday’s regular-season finale against the New York Giants, coach Doug Pederson said Friday. Howard, who served as the Eagles’ primary back before the injury, has not played since Week
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8:00 AM ET Bradford Doolittle Close ESPN Staff Writer Sports reporter, Kansas City Star, 2002-09 Writer, Baseball, Baseball Prospectus Co-author, Pro Basketball Prospectus Member, Baseball Writers Association of America Member, Professional Basketball Writers Association Sam Miller Close ESPN.com ESPN baseball columnist/feature writerFormer editor-in-chief of Baseball ProspectusCo-author of “The Only Rule Is It Has To Work”
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10:57 AM ET Associated Press Elbert Dubenion, a receiver who played key roles in the Buffalo Bills winning consecutive American Football League championships in the mid-1960s, has died. He was 86. The Bills said Dubenion died Thursday, 55 years to the day of Buffalo winning its first AFL title with a 20-7 victory over the
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