7:48 PM ET Ben Olsen has been fired as manager of D.C. United, and will take on another role within the organization that is to be determined, the club announced on Thursday. Assistant coach Chad Ashton will take over on an interim basis for the remainder of the 2020 campaign with the club at the
Month: October 2020
3:46 PM ET The Miami Heat are one game away from elimination in the NBA Finals, but they remain as confident as ever about their chances to get back into the series against the Los Angeles Lakers and climb out of a 3-1 series hole in Game 5 on Friday night. “We think it’s a
3:56 PM ET LA Clippers president of basketball operations Lawrence Frank has been honored with the NBA Executive of the Year Award, it was announced Thursday. Frank, who helped orchestrate the franchise’s biggest offseason by signing Kawhi Leonard as a free agent and trading for Paul George in July 2019, received 10 first-place votes and
6:40 PM ET It wasn’t long after LeBron James signed with the Los Angeles Lakers in 2018 that murals popped up around town — only to be vandalized. It was presumed his prompt elevation to the “King of LA” had rubbed some in the loyal Lakers fan base the wrong way. Now one victory away
7:00 PM ET Associated Press AUBURN, Ala. — Auburn All-Southeastern Conference linebacker K.J. Britt will undergo thumb surgery. Team spokesman Kirk Sampson said Thursday that Britt is scheduled to undergo surgery on Friday, a day before the 13th-ranked Tigers host Arkansas. It wasn’t immediately clear how long Britt will be out. Britt is leading the
7:19 PM ET Navy’s Brigade of Midshipmen can attend Saturday’s home game between Navy and Temple at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium after state and local officials in Maryland lifted some attendance restrictions in place because of the coronavirus, Navy announced on Thursday. No fans, families or guests are allowed, but this is the first time
6:53 PM ET ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — The Denver Broncos game against the New England Patriots will be moved from Sunday to Monday, team sources confirmed to ESPN. The game was originally scheduled for Sunday — a 4:25 p.m. ET kickoff — and the Broncos players were informed of the move to Monday after Thursday afternoon’s
7:03 PM ET The Titans-Bills game scheduled for Sunday is being moved to Tuesday at 6 p.m. ET as long as there are no more positive tests with Tennessee, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Thursday. The Bills-Chiefs game, which was scheduled for next Thursday, will instead be moved to Sunday, Oct., 18, as long
6:26 PM ET Philadelphia Eagles safety Rodney McLeod called the lack of support by some team owners in respect to the Black Lives Matter movement “sad and disheartening” and expressed disappointment that the NFL’s advocacy campaign hasn’t matched the NBA’s in terms of organization and strength. “The NBA, I think they had a tight organization
6:17 PM ET Brady HendersonESPN RENTON, Wash. — Seattle Seahawks running back Chris Carson didn’t mince words Thursday when asked about the play by Dallas Cowboys defensive tackle Trysten Hill that injured his leg in Week 3. “Kind of like what everybody thought of it: I thought it was kind of a bull—- -ass play,”