Month: February 2023

1:51 PM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Kevin Durant will make his debut with the Phoenix Suns on Wednesday against the Charlotte Hornets, the team announced Tuesday. Durant has been out with an MCL sprain since Jan. 8 but has been working out with his new teammates for the past two weeks. He was able to
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12:33 PM ET The Los Angeles Lakers expect to reassess LeBron James‘ injured right foot in two weeks to see how much progress he has made, but the timeline for his return is expected to extend beyond that checkpoint, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The Lakers entered Tuesday night’s games at 29-32 and are 0.5
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2:35 PM ET New York Rangers defenseman K’Andre Miller on Tuesday was suspended three games for unsportsmanlike conduct following an incident in which he spit in the face of Los Angeles Kings defender Drew Doughty, the NHL Player Safety department announced Tuesday. A scuffle broke out around the 16:37 mark of the first period of
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2:13 PM GMT Marcus Smith has been released from England’s training squad this week to get game time with Harlequins but faces a battle to make the squad to face France in two weeks after George Ford was included in a trimmed 26-man group announced on Tuesday. Smith came on in the last minute of
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2:33 PM ET College football leaders are meeting this week in Indianapolis to consider three rules changes that could shorten game times and reduce the number of plays during games this upcoming season, a continued push to monitor player safety as the sport prepares for a 12-team College Football Playoff beginning in 2024. The rule
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11:21 AM ET Todd ZolaFantasy Close Writing on fantasy baseball game theory and player analysis since 1997 Winner of the 2013 Fantasy Sports Writer’s Association Best Baseball Article Sometimes, crime does pay. In fact, some are expecting it to pay even more in 2023. The “unlawful act” in question, of course, is stealing bases, a
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10:26 AM ET Undisputed featherweight champion Amanda Serrano is out of her rematch against undisputed lightweight champ Katie Taylor on May 20, Matchroom Boxing and Most Valuable Promotions announced Tuesday. “Due to an injury sustained by Amanda Serrano, Matchroom Boxing and Most Valuable Promotions regret to announce that the Taylor-Serrano II bout on May 20
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10:18 AM ET ESPN News Services San Diego Padres starting pitcher Joe Musgrove has suffered a fractured left big toe after dropping a kettlebell in a weight room accident Monday, the team said Tuesday. No timetable has been given for his return, but Padres manager Bob Melvin said it would be a “minimum of a
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1:08 PM ET The Carolina Hurricanes bolstered their forward depth Tuesday by picking up winger Jesse Puljujarvi from the Edmonton Oilers in exchange for forward prospect Patrik Puistola. It was believed that Puljujarvi’s time with the Oilers, the team that drafted him with the fourth pick in 2016, was coming to an end. Puljujarvi will
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12:52 PM ET ESPN News Services Rafael Nadal pulled out of upcoming hard-court tournaments in Indian Wells, California, and Miami because of the left hip flexor injury that has sidelined him since the Australian Open. The 22-time Grand Slam champion announced Tuesday on Twitter that he would not be competing in the two U.S. events.
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