1:21 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN BOSTON — Al Horford left the Celtics in free agency once. He had no interest in doing so a second time. That, Horford said, was the biggest reason he agreed to a two-year, $20 million extension Thursday to remain with the Celtics through the 2024-25 season. “For me, I really
Month: December 2022
3:12 PM ET PLAYA VISTA, Calif. — Kawhi Leonard and Paul George returned to LA Clippers‘ practice Friday and are on the verge of returning to action. Coach Ty Lue said the two Clippers likely will be considered questionable for Saturday’s game against Sacramento depending on how they both feel after Friday’s practice. Leonard has
1:02 PM ET Associated Press MILWAUKEE — The Brewers have promoted Marti Wronski to chief operating officer, making her the franchise’s highest-ranking woman executive since Wendy Selig-Prieb was the president and chair of the board in the early 2000s. Brewers officials said Wronski is the only woman to currently hold the COO title for a
1:41 PM ET Detroit Red Wings forward Tyler Bertuzzi will miss six weeks after undergoing hand surgery, the team announced Friday. Bertuzzi, 27, underwent surgery on his left hand after it was hit by a shot during Wednesday’s loss to the Buffalo Sabres. This is the second long layoff this season for Bertuzzi, who did
2:43 PM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson was contrite Friday about sending a vulgar response to a fan five days ago and believes he has learned from his mistake. “I apologize if I hurt feelings out there,” Jackson said in addressing reporters for the first time since the incident. After
1:19 PM ET Pete ThamelESPN Notre Dame quarterback Drew Pyne tweeted Friday that he is entering the NCAA transfer portal. Pyne, who will have three years of eligibility at his next destination, is not planning to play in the team’s bowl game, sources told ESPN on Friday. Pyne expressed his appreciation for the Irish football
1:33 PM ET ESPN News Services Florida backup quarterback Jalen Kitna was dismissed from the team Friday, sources confirmed to ESPN, following his arrest this week on child pornography charges. Kitna is facing two counts of distribution of child exploitation material and three counts of possession of child pornography. Two of the five charges, which
Graeme Smith and Mark Boucher are hopeful that the SA20, South Africa’s new franchise T20 league, will help the national team finally win a World Cup. “I actually thought we had a strong team in this World Cup in Australia, I thought we had a good chance,” Smith, the SA20 commissioner, said at an event
6:00 AM ET TEMPE, Ariz. — The days of Arizona Cardinals defensive end J.J. Watt getting home from a full day of practice, meetings and weightlifting or walking in the door after punishing his body in a three-hour game and then laying on the couch and kicking his legs up are over. The first thing
12:20 PM ET JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Jaguars running back Travis Etienne Jr.‘s sprained left foot should not keep him out of Sunday’s game against the Detroit Lions. Etienne has been limited in practice all week, but coach Doug Pederson said Friday that Etienne was “good to go.” “He felt good yesterday,” Pederson said. “I’m optimistic