6:46 PM ET Associated Press Jamahl Mosley first got noticed as someone with NBA coaching potential when he was hired by the Denver Nuggets as a development coach 16 years ago. Also in Denver at the time: an assistant general manager named Jeff Weltman, now the basketball operations president of the Orlando Magic. And Weltman
Month: July 2021
7:27 PM ET Andrew LopezESPN Phoenix Suns assistant Willie Green has emerged as the strong frontrunner and the New Orleans Pelicans‘ choice to be the franchise’s next head coach, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski on Monday evening. A 12-year NBA veteran, the 39-year-old Green has been an assistant with the Suns for the past two
5:03 PM ET A commission set up by seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton to increase the representation of Black people in U.K. motorsport has delivered its recommendations to bring about change in the industry. Working alongside the Royal Academy of Engineering, the Hamilton Commission was launched last year with the aim of understanding why a
6:10 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — A New York judge was sympathetic Monday to horse trainer Bob Baffert’s claims that his May suspension by the New York Racing Association — after Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit failed a postrace drug test — was unconstitutional. U.S. District Judge Carol Bagley Amon at a Brooklyn
6:09 PM BST South Africa captain Siya Kolisi and flyhalf Handre Pollard could both return to the squad after COVID-19 infections in time for the Springbok’s first test against the British & Irish Lions, South Africa Director of Rugby Rassie Erasmus said on Monday. Both are among a group of six players who remained behind
Report West Indies have brought in Obed McCoy for the injured Fidel Edwards Australia won the toss and decided to bat against West Indies Australia have rung the changes and will also take a different approach as they aim to keep the series alive in St Lucia. Alex Carey and Ashton Turner come into a
4:36 PM ET Associated Press CHICAGO — An attorney who represents a former Chicago Blackhawks player who alleges he was sexually assaulted by a then-assistant coach in 2010 is open to the possibility of her client participating in the team’s review of the accusations under the right conditions. A former federal prosecutor has been hired
3:49 PM ET Associated Press NOVI, Mich. — Police in Michigan have turned over their investigation into the fireworks death of Columbus Blue Jackets goaltender Matiss Kivlenieks to a prosecutor for review. The Novi Police Department has not requested charges in Kivlenieks’ Fourth of July death, Lt. Jason Meier said Monday. “Due to the high-profile
3:05 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Joe Smith Jr. is lining up not just his first title defense, but a major fight in early 2021. The light heavyweight titleholder is in the process of finalizing a two-fight deal, sources tell ESPN, that would see Smith fight mandatory challenger Umar Salamov in the fall followed by a
3:28 PM ET The Pittsburgh Pirates selected outfielder Lonnie White Jr. and pitcher Chandler Bubba in the MLB draft, both of whom are college football recruits from the 2021 class. White Jr. was taken in the competitive balance round B and taken No. 64 overall, out of Mavern Prep School in Malvern, Pennsylvania. White Jr.