9:18 AM ET The future of the NBA is bright. The short list of emerging basketball superstars age 22 and under includes Luka Doncic, Ja Morant, Zion Williamson, Jayson Tatum and Trae Young. But while four of those guys are playing meaningful games right now, Young and his Atlanta Hawks teammates are careening toward the
Month: March 2020
7:00 AM ET The rookie hype this preseason rightfully surrounded the top two picks of the most recent NHL draft. Jack Hughes and Kaapo Kakko were the two new stars of the biggest media market in the world, so it was only natural they were going to get most of the attention. Yet as we
2:01 PM ET In an extraordinary move due to the coronavirus outbreak, the International Ice Hockey Federation has canceled six upcoming world championship tournaments scheduled for March and April. The announcement was made on the advice of the IIHF Medical Committee at an emergency meeting of the IIHF Council on Monday in Hungary. The cancellation
2:53 PM ET Associated Press BRISTOL, Conn. — Hall of Fame third baseman Chipper Jones has joined the ESPN lineup. The former Atlanta Braves star will work as a major league analyst, primarily on weeknight and holiday games. He’ll debut on Opening Day when San Francisco plays at Dodger Stadium on March 26. Jones worked
2:02 PM ET Eric WoodyardESPN CHICAGO — After dealing with a boatload of injuries, the Chicago Bulls will have a familiar face back in the lineup on Monday night against Dallas. Otto Porter Jr. is set to play after being sidelined with a left foot fracture since Nov. 6. Although he has missed 51 total
2:45 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN BOSTON — Celtics All-Star guard Kemba Walker could return to the court Tuesday against the Brooklyn Nets after missing Boston’s first five games following the All-Star break with left knee soreness. Walker participated in the team’s practice Monday morning, and the Celtics were formally listing him as probable for the
2:22 PM GMT Leicester Tigers announced the signing of former Fiji international Nemani Nadolo from Top 14 side Montpellier on Monday. Nadolo will join the Gallagher Premiership club ahead of the 2020-21 season. The winger scored 222 points in 29 Test appearances for Fiji since his international debut in 2010. “Tigers are everything I’m looking
1:39 PM ET Dustin Johnson will skip the men’s Olympic golf tournament outside of Tokyo this summer, becoming the first highly ranked player to take a pass on the event. Johnson’s agent, David Winkle, confirmed the decision first reported by Golfweek. Ranked fifth in the world, Johnson was in line to be one of four
7:00 AM ET Only one World Series favorite entering the season actually won the World Series in the decade we just completed. Wait, let’s put that another way: A team that was one of the top five favorites entering the season won the World Series only once over the past decade. The 2019 Washington Nationals
8:00 AM ET It’s Monday night, the very first night of the 2020 NFL combine and I’m at the hotel bar. It’s late and Los Angeles Rams head coach Sean McVay, holding a water bottle, is holding court, surrounded by various media members, other coaches and members of the Rams staff. I notice Green Bay