4:44 PM ET Portland Trail Blazers star Damian Lillard will be reevaluated in 10 days after an MRI confirmed he has lower abdominal tendinopathy, the team announced Wednesday. Lillard sat out Tuesday’s 110-92 win over the Detroit Pistons to manage the injury, which he has been dealing with since playing for Team USA at the
Month: December 2021
12:12 PM ET After a four-month investigation, the NBA has punished the Chicago Bulls and Miami Heat with the loss of second-round draft picks because of premature discussions into the free agency of guards Lonzo Ball and Kyle Lowry, the league announced Wednesday. Chicago and Miami will lose their next available second-round pick after the
3:20 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN Miami Heat All-Star center Bam Adebayo will undergo surgery to repair a torn ulnar collateral ligament in his left thumb, the team announced Wednesday. Sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski that Adebayo is expected to be out for four to six weeks, which would cause him to miss between 15 to
2:15 PM ET Associated Press CHICAGO — LaMarr Hoyt, who won the 1983 American League Cy Young Award with the White Sox, has died. He was 66. The White Sox announced his death Wednesday. The team said he died Monday in his hometown of Columbia, South Carolina, following a lengthy illness. The White Sox send
2:25 PM ET PHILADELPHIA – Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts is dealing with an ankle sprain but said he’ll be “ready to go” this Sunday against the New York Jets. “You guys obviously know I’m dealing with a little something, but it’s business as usual,” he said. Hurts injured his ankle against the New York Giants
2:16 PM ET EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — The New York Giants and quarterback Daniel Jones are holding out hope he can play Sunday against the Miami Dolphins despite a neck injury. Jones confirmed Wednesday he suffered a neck strain — nothing more — in Sunday’s 13-7 win over the Philadelphia Eagles. He’s keeping open the
3:20 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — Buccaneers wide receiver Antonio Brown is expected to remain sidelined for at least two more weeks, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Brown has been out since suffering an ankle injury in Week 6 at the Philadelphia Eagles, but Wednesday, coach Bruce Arians said the wide receiver is actually
3:37 PM ET Associated Press TUCSON, Ariz. — Arizona has hired UCLA defensive line coach Johnny Nansen as its defensive coordinator. Nansen replaces Don Brown, who left to become the head coach at Massachusetts. Nansen spent the past two seasons coaching the Bruins’ defensive line and has coached in the Pac-12 since 2009. He previously
2:57 PM ET BATON ROUGE, La. — Brian Kelly said on Wednesday that he entered this season with no plans to leave Notre Dame, but that the opportunity to become the head coach at LSU was too exciting to let pass by. On Tuesday, LSU made the bombshell announcement that it had signed Kelly to
12:40 PM ET HOUSTON — Texans safety Justin Reid will play Sunday against the Indianapolis Colts after he was held out of Houston’s game in Week 12 for disciplinary reasons, head coach David Culley said Wednesday. Reid was suspended for the game against the New York Jets after he challenged Culley’s coaching in a team