2:20 AM ET After two thrilling first-round Game 7s, the NBA’s conference semifinals are finally set. The Houston Rockets edged the Oklahoma City Thunder to set up a meeting with the top-seeded Los Angeles Lakers, while the Denver Nuggets outdueled the Utah Jazz to clinch a matchup with the LA Clippers. The Eastern Conference semis
Month: September 2020
11:22 AM ET Associated Press MONT AIGOUAL, France — Kazakh rider Alexey Lutsenko earned his first stage victory in his fifth Tour de France with a solo effort up Mont Aigoual on Thursday, and Adam Yates of Britain kept the overall race lead. Yates and the Tour’s top contenders were still racing far behind the
11:38 AM ET Paula Lavigne Close ESPN Staff Writer Data analyst and reporter for ESPN’s Enterprise and Investigative Unit. Winner, 2014 Alfred I. duPont Columbia University Award; finalist, 2012 IRE broadcast award; winner, 2011 Gannett Foundation Award for Innovation in Watchdog Journalism; Emmy nominated, 2009. Mark Schlabach Close ESPN Senior Writer Senior college football writer
10:28 AM ET ESPN News Services All NFL facilities will be closed on Election Day, Tuesday Nov. 3, “to ensure that every member of the NFL family has an opportunity to exercise the precious right to vote,” the NFL and NFLPA announced Thursday in a joint statement. In addition, the NFL and its union said
11:50 AM ET TAMPA, Fla. — The Tampa Bay Buccaneers just signed former fourth overall draft pick Leonard Fournette, who was waived by the Jacksonville Jaguars on Monday, but coach Bruce Arians said Ronald Jones is the team’s starting running back and indicated that veteran LeSean McCoy will still occupy a spot on the roster.
11:16 AM ET Brady HendersonESPN The Seattle Seahawks have re-signed suspended wide receiver Josh Gordon, his agent, David Canter, confirmed Thursday. Gordon, 29, applied for reinstatement in mid-June after he was suspended indefinitely in December for violations of the league’s policies on performance-enhancing substances and substances of abuse. A source told ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler that
8:00 AM ET ESPN staff IN EARLY 2018, Major League Baseball needed a little help. Commissioner Rob Manfred’s office wanted to get a bill passed to keep MLB from having to pay the federal minimum wage or overtime to minor league players. League officials asked minor league owners, who run the teams but don’t pay
9:49 AM ET Hall of Fame guard Steve Nash has signed a four-year contract to become the next coach of the Brooklyn Nets, sources told ESPN. The Nets announced the hiring Thursday afternoon. In recent weeks, Nets owner Joe Tsai and general manager Sean Marks have been aggressive in recruiting Nash to make the leap
8:15 AM ET Moises Llorens Rodrigo Faez Barcelona remain eager to fight for Lionel Messi‘s future at the club and are still holding out hope he will honour the final year of his contract following a meeting with the Argentina forward’s father, sources have told ESPN. On Wednesday, Jorge Messi met with president Josep Maria
9:55 AM ET Cristiano Ronaldo‘s attempt to score 100 goals for Portugal could be put on hold with a toe infection forcing the Juventus forward to miss training ahead of Saturday’s UEFA Nations League clash with Croatia. The former Manchester United and Real Madrid star goes into this weekend’s fixture in Portugal on 99 goals