8:54 AM ET Associated Press PHILADELPHIA — The Philadelphia 76ers officially named Daryl Morey president of basketball operations and extended the contract of general manager Elton Brand on Monday. Morey stepped down as GM of the Houston Rockets this month after blockbuster moves that failed to lead the franchise to the NBA Finals. The Rockets
Month: November 2020
8:00 AM ET He may be in his 40th year, but Zlatan Ibrahimovic is sitting pretty at the top of the Serie A goal-scoring charts after finding the net for AC Milan in typically acrobatic fashion on Sunday. The veteran striker popped up with a vital 87th-minute winner in Milan’s 2-1 victory at Udinese (stream
8:31 AM ET Clemson star quarterback Trevor Lawrence is no longer the favorite to win the Heisman Trophy at multiple sportsbooks. Alabama quarterback Mac Jones has moved into the role of Heisman Trophy favorite at DraftKings, followed closely by Ohio State quarterback Justin Fields. Jones and Fields are co-favorites at FanDuel’s sportsbook. Lawrence, the odds-on
7:00 AM ET The 2019-20 NHL season started on Oct. 2, 2019, and didn’t finish until Sept. 28, 2020, thanks to a pause of nearly five months due to the COVID-19 pandemic. While we’d usually be discussing our first-month takeaways on Nov. 2, we’re instead smack dab in the middle of the offseason, with the
7:00 AM ET According to ESPN’s Stats and Information Group, there are currently 11 teams with at least a 4% chance at reaching the College Football Playoff: Alabama (88%), Ohio State (85%), Clemson (72%), Wisconsin (40%), Georgia (27%), Notre Dame (25%), Oregon (18%), USC (15%), BYU (14%), Cincinnati (5%) and Florida (4%). Even though we’re
7:15 AM ET EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — The surgery on New York Giants running back Saquon Barkley‘s right knee came on Friday, 40 days after it gave out while he was trying to break a tackle in a game against the Chicago Bears on Sept. 20. It was considered a success with the ACL being
6:35 AM ET ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — It rained here all morning, snowed as night fell, and in between, the Patriots’ 2020 season turned to mud and slid into nearby Lake Erie. Yes, the Bills (6-2) beat the Patriots (2-5) on Sunday, which is no small thing. They play twice a year, and this was
5:23 AM ET Daniel Ricciardo was surprised to be joined by race winner Lewis Hamilton in a celebratory podium champagne ‘shoey’ on Sunday after the Australian finished third in Sunday’s Emilia Romagna Grand Prix. After winning at Imola, Lewis Hamilton suggest its no certainty he will be on the grid next year. Is the soon-to-be
12:37 PM IST South Australia 200 and 8 for 384 (Head 151, Hunt 80, Scott 61, Boland 6-61) drew with Victoria 3 for 564 dec (Pucovski 255*, Harris 239) South Australia batted out the final day – and 160 overs in total – to secure their second backs-to-the-wall draw in consecutive matches. Travis Head made
6:42 PM ET Nick JuddTransfer writer The coronavirus pandemic made the summer transfer market unlike any before it, but there were still plenty of deals done, and you can check out the major ones here. The window might be closed across the top leagues in Europe, but here are the best rumours from around the