4:14 PM ET The Cleveland Cavaliers say forward Larry Nance Jr. will miss 1-2 weeks due to left knee soreness. Nance missed Cleveland’s win against Atlanta on Dec. 23, due to the knee, but had played in the Cavs’ four games since. The team said he underwent further testing on Friday and now will undergo
Month: January 2020
3:39 PM ET Nebraska on Friday dismissed Maurice Washington and said the running back likely will enter the NCAA’s transfer portal. Washington had been away from the team since October for an unspecified team rules violation. Nebraska coach Scott Frost had said Washington’s removal was not related to his ongoing criminal case in California. Washington
3:33 PM ET Fresh off winning a flyweight world title in action-packed fashion, Julio Cesar Martinez will be back in the ring quickly to defend his belt for the first time Feb. 29. Martinez will square off with European champion Jay Harris on the undercard of the Mikey Garcia-Jessie Vargas welterweight fight that headlines the
3:25 PM ET Former Dallas Stars coach Jim Montgomery is entering rehab for alcohol abuse, he said in a statement on Friday. Montgomery, who was abruptly fired on Dec. 10 due to “unprofessional conduct,” called his dismissal a “wake-up call.” “It was also the appropriate call,” Montgomery said. “I let the team’s front office, staff
3:11 PM ET The Detroit Pistons and Atlanta Hawks have been engaged in talks on a trade centered around Andre Drummond, league sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. No deal is imminent, but Detroit is talking to Atlanta and several other teams on Drummond, sources said. Drummond has a $28 million player option for next season
8:32 AM ET We really aren’t asking for a lot. We want good on good, as coaches say. We want the best playing the best. We want blueblood on blueblood, too. We want recognizable names, traditional powers. OK, we’re asking for a lot, at least based upon what we’ve gotten. History tells us that we
2:57 PM ET Associated Press BERKELEY, Calif. — Longtime NFL assistant Bill Musgrave was hired Friday to become the new offensive coordinator at California. Coach Justin Wilcox announced Musgrave will replace Beau Baldwin next season for the Golden Bears. Baldwin left to become head coach at Cal Poly. “Bill Musgrave has a brilliant offensive mind
8:12 AM ET Predictions, like resolutions, are an essential part of looking ahead toward a new year. Also like resolutions, most predictions are doomed to fail. So why not take a swing at them as hard as a Justin Gaethje right cross? With a big UFC pay-per-view slate already set up to start the first
2:46 PM ET ESPN News Services NEW YORK — Boston’s Bruce Cassidy, Craig Berube of the St. Louis Blues, Washington’s Todd Reirden and Gerard Gallant of the Vegas Golden Knights will be coaches at NHL All-Star Weekend later this month. 2 Related Cassidy’s Bruins (.702, 24-7-11), Berube’s Blues (.690, 26-10-6), Reirden’s Capitals (.720, 27-9-5) and
2:25 PM ET Former Miami Hurricanes running back Lorenzo Lingard is transferring to play for the Florida Gators, he announced Friday. Lingard, considered one of the top recruits in the country in 2018, never saw much playing time with the Hurricanes after a knee injury sidelined him for most of his career. He had 17