11:46 PM ET LOS ANGELES — In their first game back in Los Angeles against their old team, Brandon Ingram, Lonzo Ball and Josh Hart were welcomed by the Lakers with a highlight video Friday night. The New Orleans Pelicans had played at Staples Center earlier this season against the LA Clippers, but this was
Month: January 2020
11:19 PM ET Associated Press KAPALUA, Hawaii — The only thing that resembled paradise to Xander Schauffele at Kapalua was his name atop the leaderboard Friday at the Sentry Tournament of Champions. Through bursts of rain and gusts that topped 30 mph, Schauffele managed to go bogey-free for the second straight day with a 5-under
7:15 AM ET (Not such) a long time ago, in a galaxy (not so) far away, there was a football coach named William Swinney. People called him Dabo. On the very first day of his very first head coaching job, Dabo promised he would not fail. Truthfully, a lot of people thought he would. Dabo
8:55 PM ET ESPN News Services MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin running back Jonathan Taylor is headed to the NFL. The record-setting junior announced Friday on Twitter and Instagram that he will forgo his senior season with the Badgers and enter the draft. 2 Related The two-time Doak Walker Award winner and two-time unanimous first-team All-American
8:33 PM ET It’s rarely boring with the New York Mets. The latest example: a wild boar and Yoenis Cespedes. The New York Post reported Friday that the fractured ankle Cespedes suffered in the spring came after a bizarre incident the injury-plagued outfielder had with the animal at his ranch in Port St. Lucie, Florida.
7:59 PM ET ESPN News Services WASHINGTON — Washington point guard Isaiah Thomas was ejected in the first quarter of the Wizards’ game against the Portland Trail Blazers on Friday night for making contact with an official. Thomas was tied up along the sideline by Portland’s Carmelo Anthony with 10:32 left in the quarter. As
12:05 AM GMT New Zealand’s injury- and illness-ravaged tour of Australia gained another casualty at the SCG with X-rays confirming Matt Henry had suffered a broken left thumb on the opening day of the final Test. Henry was struck by a drive from Joe Burns in the first session of the Test and left the
6:46 PM ET The NFL has suspended Raiders cornerback Nevin Lawson for one game without pay for using his helmet as a weapon in Sunday’s 16-15 loss to the Broncos. 2 Related Lawson will miss the first game next year as a result of the suspension. He was ejected before the final play of the
6:14 PM ET Miami is expected to hire SMU offensive coordinator Rhett Lashlee for the same position, sources told ESPN on Friday. Lashlee, who has led SMU’s offense the past two seasons, will replace Dan Enos, fired after just one season with the Hurricanes. The hire likely will be announced next week. The Miami Herald
6:08 PM ET Georgia running back D’Andre Swift has decided to skip his senior season and enter the NFL draft. He announced the decision on social media Friday evening. ❤️ SE7EN ERA pic.twitter.com/a3J1KmQzCM — SWIFT7️⃣ (@DAndreSwift) January 3, 2020 ESPN NFL Draft expert Mel Kiper Jr. lists Swift as the No. 1 draft-eligible running back