4:31 PM ET Of the four coaches in the NHL’s conference finals, the Dallas Stars‘ Rick Bowness is the only one serving on an interim basis. But Stars general manager Jim Nill said the team’s playoff success has affected his view on the future of Dallas’ head-coaching position. “For what he’s done right now, he’s
Month: September 2020
3:54 PM ET ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Denver Broncos coach Vic Fangio wouldn’t officially say linebacker Von Miller‘s season is over, but he said Wednesday that Miller will “soon” have surgery to repair an ankle tendon and that it’s important the team figure out how to play without its most decorated player for an extended period
Sep 7, 2020 Doug KezirianESPN Close ESPN Sports Betting Analyst Host of Daily Wager Behind The Bets podcast host What kind of impact will a lack of fans — or no fans at all — have on NFL games? AP Photo/Charlie Riedel The sports betting community is set to handicap an NFL season that will look
6:45 AM ET The 2020 NFL season is about to start, which, for those of us who feel we’ve spent the past eight months writing about nothing but collective bargaining agreement talks and COVID-19 protocols, is a startling realization. Don’t get me wrong — I’m as excited about the start of actual football games as
12:25 PM ET San Antonio Spurs assistant coach Becky Hammon and former Sacramento Kings and Memphis Grizzlies coach Dave Joerger are among more than a dozen candidates who are expected to participate in a first round of virtual interviews for the Indiana Pacers coaching job, sources told ESPN. The Pacers are embarking on a wide-ranging
1:57 PM ET Associated Press Doris Burke will reach another milestone later this month when she calls the conference finals and NBA Finals for ESPN Radio, becoming the first woman to serve as a game analyst on a network television or radio broadcast this deep into the postseason. “Doris is a trailblazer who continues to
9:46 AM ET Houston Rockets forward Robert Covington passed a concussion protocol test and does not have a broken nose, a source told ESPN. Covington left Tuesday’s Game 3 loss after a collision with Los Angeles Lakers forward Anthony Davis. Covington is expected to be available for Game 4 on Thursday, the source said Wednesday.
4:07 PM ET LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — The NBA is targeting Nov. 18 as a new date for the 2020 draft, pending discussions with league owners and general managers in separate meetings on Thursday and Friday, according to a memo obtained by ESPN. The NBA and National Basketball Players Association negotiated what the memo
2:30 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN Newly hired Brooklyn Nets coach Steve Nash said criticism that he “skipped the line” and got the opportunity to coach a presumed NBA championship contender was fair, but that his 18-season Hall of Fame career as a point guard positioned him to have success as a first-time head coach. “Well,
2:58 PM ET Brooks Koepka, who has been hampered by a knee problem for the better part of a year, withdrew from next week’s U.S. Open at Winged Foot, tweeting, “I’m looking forward to getting healthy and competing at 100% again very soon.” Koepka has won two of the past three U.S. Opens and finished