9:55 PM ET Andrew LopezESPN CHICAGO — New Orleans Pelicans All-Star forward Brandon Ingram left Thursday night’s 125-119 win against the Chicago Bulls with a sprained right ankle. Ingram injured the ankle when he stepped on Bulls forward Chandler Hutchison‘s foot on a drive to the basket late in the second quarter, but he stayed
Month: February 2020
9:27 PM ET South Carolina announced the signing of five-star defensive end Jordan Burch on Thursday. After not submitting his national letter of intent on Wednesday, Burch is now officially part of the Gamecocks’ 2020 class. Burch, ranked No. 4 in the ESPN 300, announced his commitment to the Gamecocks in December but never signed
9:49 PM ET Youngstown State is expected to hire Cincinnati assistant Doug Phillips as its next head coach, a source told ESPN. Phillips, who has coached Cincinnati’s running backs the past two seasons and been on staff the past three, will replace Bo Pelini, who left YSU to become defensive coordinator at LSU. Phillips, 51,
8:58 PM ET Associated Press Former Astros manager AJ Hinch isn’t dismissing the idea that Houston’s 2017 World Series championship has been tainted by the sign-stealing scandal that cost him his job. “It’s a fair question,” Hinch said in an interview with MLB Network. “And I think everyone’s going to have to draw their own
8:31 PM ET NBA All-Star Weekend is Feb. 14-16 in Chicago, and this is the third consecutive year in which captains participated in a fantasy draft and selected their own teams, compared to the traditional East vs. West format. All-Star captains LeBron James and Giannis Antetokounmpo have made their draft picks. All-Star Saturday night participants
8:25 PM ET Associated Press PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. — Nick Taylor opened with an eagle, closed with two birdies and made a gorgeous day feel even better with an 8-under 63 at Monterey Peninsula that gave him the lead Thursday in the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. Most of the interest over the three courses in
8:00 AM ET The Miami Heat have risen so far over the past two-plus years, and came so, so close before Thursday’s trade deadline to building a team that would have really caught the attention of the three juggernauts in Milwaukee and Los Angeles. A little over three years ago, with the Heat at 11-30,
11:33 AM ET Jeff Wagenheim Jon Jones was just 23 years old when he became light heavyweight champion in 2011, making him the youngest belt holder in UFC history. He looked unbeatable and the sky was the limit, it seemed. But it has been a bumpy road for “Jonny Bones” ever since, with a mixture
7:38 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN Giannis Antetokounmpo and LeBron James divvied up the remaining 22 All-Stars taking part in next weekend’s NBA All-Star Game on Thursday night. The two leading vote-getters from the Eastern and Western Conferences went back and forth in selecting which players would be on their respective teams. James, who was wearing
6:24 PM ET When it comes to sports statistics, we make do with what we’ve got. In college football, we’ve got more than ever before — better and more detailed passer and pass-rushing data, better predictive analytics, etc. But when it comes to measuring team experience, we’ve been stuck primarily with one measure: returning starters.