3:40 PM ET Associated Press LAS VEGAS — Golden State Warriors assistant coach Ron Adams is the winner of this year’s Tex Winter Assistant Coach Lifetime Impact Award, presented by the National Basketball Coaches Association. Adams has spent more than 50 years in coaching and is entering his 30th year in the NBA. He is
Month: July 2022
5:17 PM ET Associated Press BOSTON — Malcolm Brogdon and Danilo Gallinari both grew up surrounded by Boston Celtics fandom. As a kid in Italy, Gallinari was an admirer of Larry Bird. And when he was drafted by the New York Knicks in 2008, he remembers watching the Hall of Famer’s highlights daily on a
7:27 PM ET Andrew LopezESPN LAS VEGAS — New Orleans Pelicans second-round pick E.J. Liddell suffered a torn ACL in his right knee during Monday’s Summer League contest and will be out indefinitely. Liddell went down in the third quarter of the game against the Atlanta Hawks when his right knee buckled underneath him. In
5:16 PM ET As Brittney Griner’s wrongful detention in Russia has galvanized the sports world in support of the WNBA star’s return to the United States, Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James questioned why Griner would want to return to a country that has taken so much time to aid in a resolution for her.
5:48 PM ET After shutting down inquiries about All-Star guard Donovan Mitchell, rival teams say the Utah Jazz are now showing a willingness to listen on possible trade scenarios, sources tell ESPN on Tuesday. The asking price appears to be steep, but in the wake of Utah’s recent Rudy Gobert blockbuster deal to Minnesota, the
7:08 PM ET Le’Veon Bell said Tuesday that he won’t be playing in the NFL this season as he shifts his focus to boxing. The running back made the announcement at a news conference held by Social Gloves to promote his upcoming fight against fellow star running back Adrian Peterson at Crypto.com Arena in Los
4:20 PM ET Netherlands forward Vivianne Miedema has tested positive for COVID-19 and has gone into isolation ahead of their second European Championship group game against Portugal, the Dutch team announced on Tuesday. Miedema led the Netherlands to the title after scoring four goals in the 2017 edition, including a double in the final. The
2:08 PM ET Wayne Rooney has been appointed as manager of D.C. United, the Major League Soccer club announced on Tuesday. Rooney, 36, resigned as manager of Derby County last month after suffering relegation from the Championship with the club last season — Derby were handed a 21-point deduction after being placed in administration. –
5:04 PM ET Eight-time women’s European champions Germany cruised clinically into the Euro 2022 quarterfinals as Group B winners with a game to spare on Tuesday after beating Spain 2-0 at Brentford’s Community Stadium. Spain, who had hoped for an historic first win over Germany, enjoyed far more of the ball but lacked the final
12:18 PM ET ESPN news services U.S. men’s national team hopefuls DeAndre Yedlin, Jesus Ferreira, Walker Zimmerman, Jordan Morris, Paul Arriola, Aaron Long and Sean Johnson, along with reigning MLS award winners Valentin Castellanos and Carles Gil, are among 26 players named on Tuesday for the 2022 MLS All-Star Game. For the second year in