9:00 AM ET The NBA has created a new award in honor of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, the league’s all-time leading scorer and a noted civil rights activist, that will recognize a player who best embodies his strive for social justice and racial equality, the league announced Thursday. The winner of the inaugural Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Social Justice
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3:07 PM ET Boston Celtics All-Star guard Jaylen Brown underwent successful wrist surgery Wednesday and is expected to return to basketball activities in approximately three months, the team announced Thursday. This timeline for Brown would have him ready to return to the court in time for training camp. The Celtics announced Monday that Brown, who
3:10 PM ET ESPN News Services Minnesota Timberwolves owner Glen Taylor has reached a verbal agreement on a $1.5 billion sale of the team to former baseball star Alex Rodriguez and e-commerce mogul Marc Lore, sources told ESPN, confirming multiple reports. NBA approval of the deal was still pending, and neither side has publicly announced
2:08 PM ET When the NCAA committee decided to cancel the women’s golf regional tournament in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on Wednesday, it left participating coaches and players perplexed as to how the decision was made. The University Club golf course had taken on seven inches of rain over three days and had standing water on
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9:42 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Pep Guardiola has revealed the best part of Manchester City‘s Premier League 2020-21 title celebrations was the pizza. Players and staff held an impromptu party on Tuesday after Manchester United‘s defeat to Leicester City confirmed City’s third Premier League title in four years. – Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+
1:40 PM ET Adriana Garcia Barcelona coach Ronald Koeman met with club president Joan Laporta on Thursday with the club’s board uncertain over the Dutchman’s future. The meeting took place in a restaurant in Barcelona’s city centre and lasted over two hours. Koeman still has one year left on his contract at the Camp Nou,
12:43 PM ET A league source tells ESPN that the LA Galaxy aren’t looking to sell midfielder Efrain Alvarez, despite a report that Liga MX side Chivas are interested in the 18-year-old. Goal.com reported that Chivas are interested in acquiring Alvarez, with an expected transfer fee “of at least $12 million.” It added that no
2:48 PM ET CONCACAF announced the venues for the 2021 Gold Cup, with the United States men’s national team playing all three of its group stage games at Children’s Mercy Park in Kansas City, Kansas. – Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only)– ESPN+ viewer’s guide: Bundesliga, Serie A, MLS, FA Cup and more
9:24 AM ET Cristiano Ronaldo‘s mother, Dolores Aveiro, told Sporting CP supporters she will try to convince her son to return to his boyhood club this summer. While Ronaldo leads the way in the Serie A goalscoring charts this term, scoring his 100th Juventus goal in his side’s 3-1 win at Sassuolo on Wednesday, his