6:40 AM ET Can anyone top the league-leading Milwaukee Bucks in the Eastern Conference? The Bucks are once again on a historic pace, with a real chance to top 70 wins. Should they be the favorites over the rest of the East field to make the NBA Finals? What are the biggest things to watch
Month: March 2020
2:24 PM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Major League Baseball does not presently plan to cancel or postpone spring training or regular-season games due to the coronavirus outbreak but has established an internal task force to deal with possible
2:39 PM ET ORLANDO, Fla. — Brandon Matthews‘ viral moment had little to do with golf, and everything to do with human decency. And it led to an opportunity this week to play in his first PGA Tour event. Matthews, 25, was faced with an 8-foot putt to extend a playoff last November at the
2:24 PM ET Princeton University students have taken issue with the school’s announcement of Marshawn Lynch as the school’s Class Day speaker. Nicknamed “Beast Mode,” Lynch is known for his bruising running style and his amusing, if not informative, clashes with the media. In their announcement of Lynch as the speaker, the Princeton Class Day
2:38 PM ET Turron DavenportESPN Close Covered Eagles for USA Today Covered the Ravens for Baltimore Times Played college football at Cheyney University NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Hours after tornadoes hit multiple areas in and around Nashville, the city’s sports teams are working to help the community recover. Starting at 11 a.m. CT, the Nashville Predators
1:17 PM ET Brooklyn Nets guard Kyrie Irving underwent arthroscopic surgery Tuesday to fix an impingement in his right shoulder. Irving was ruled out for the season in February due to the injury that previously sidelined him for 26 games earlier in the season. The 27-year-old star is expected to make a full recovery. Irving
1:16 PM ET The Detroit Pistons announced Tuesday that guard Derrick Rose will be out at least two weeks with a Grade 2 ankle sprain. An MRI on Monday confirmed the sprain. Rose will begin treatment and will be evaluated in two weeks, the team said. Rose injured the ankle Sunday in a loss to
1:56 PM ET Associated Press MANHATTAN, Kan. — Two more Kansas State players are in legal trouble after being arrested. Safety Wayne Jones, 19, and linebacker Daniel Green, 21, were arrested together Monday night on a charge of marijuana possession, Riley County police said. Green also was charged with driving while suspended, WIBW reported. The
1:31 PM ET Ohio State sophomore running back Master Teague is unavailable for the rest of spring practice, a team spokesman confirmed to ESPN on Tuesday. The team didn’t confirm an injury to Teague, but the running back didn’t appear on Ohio State’s initial status report Monday for spring practice, which included players who are
12:19 PM ET Associated Press TUCSON, Ariz. — Longtime jockey Richard Gamez died Sunday after falling from his horse and getting trampled by another horse during a race in Tucson. Gamez was leading in the fifth race at Rillito Park Racetrack when his horse stumbled and he was thrown from the saddle, according to the