3:07 PM ET LA Clippers rookie point guard Jason Preston underwent surgery on his right foot Thursday and is expected to miss a significant portion of this season, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Preston suffered the injury in a workout prior to the team opening its training camp. He was traded to the Clippers after
Month: October 2021
10:56 AM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Eighteen former NBA players have been charged with defrauding the league’s health and welfare benefit plan out of about $4 million, according to an indictment Thursday in New York. Federal prosecutors planned a news conference for noon ET Thursday to describe the case that was brought in
1:50 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN Los Angeles became the third NBA city to pass a sweeping COVID-19 vaccine mandate that will impact its NBA teams, joining New York and San Francisco. The ordinance, which was both passed by the Los Angeles City Council and was signed by Mayor Eric Garcetti Wednesday, will go into effect
News “We know that he heals quickly. He has proved that last year,” Morgan said of Russell’s fitness When the IPL stopped midway earlier this year, Kolkata Knight Riders were struggling with two wins out of seven, but in the UAE they have won five games out of seven to seal a place in the
1:29 PM ET Liverpool and Manchester City will, predictably, be two of the four genuine title contenders all season long. But what about the rest of the league? Simon Stacpoole/Offside/Offside via Getty Images Seven matches don’t tell us much in a 38-match season. It’s the equivalent of about three NFL games: enough to help us define
2:23 PM ET Brazil national team coach Tite said on Wednesday that there is deep-rooted systemic prejudice against Black managers in Brazil. The Brazilian top flight currently has one Black coach, Marcao, of Fluminense, after he replaced Roger Machado at the post this past summer. In 2019, they were the only two Black coaches in
2:40 PM ET EAGAN, Minn. — Minnesota Vikings running back Dalvin Cook is still dealing with the ankle injury he suffered in Week 2 but vows to keep playing, with Minnesota facing the Detroit Lions on Sunday. “That’s the plan,” Cook said Wednesday. “I don’t feel like I’m getting worse. I don’t feel like I’m
2:24 PM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson said Thursday that he isn’t looking for any special treatment from referees. This comes three days after Jackson retweeted fans who complained that the 2019 NFL MVP was not getting flags for some late hits in Sunday’s 23-7 win in Denver. “I just
1:40 PM ET FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. — Atlanta Falcons receiver Calvin Ridley will not travel to London for Sunday’s game against the New York Jets because of an undisclosed personal matter, the team announced Thursday afternoon in a statement. “We are in support of Calvin during this time and will respect his privacy on the
11:29 AM ET Montreal Canadiens goaltender Carey Price has left the team to voluntarily enter the NHL/NHLPA player assistance program. The Canadiens had indicated Price was unlikely to be ready for the season opener against the Toronto Maple Leafs on Oct. 13. Coach Dominique Ducharme said Wednesday that Price was “not doing well right now.”