12:40 PM ET Steve Alexander This week’s Risers and Fallers takes a look at the fallout caused by injuries to LeBron James and LaMelo Ball, the benefactors and some other guys who are coming on as the fantasy ‘silly season’ prepares to kick into full swing. Risers Dennis Schroder, PG, Los Angeles Lakers Not only
Month: March 2023
4:34 PM ET Orlando Magic forward Jonathan Isaac underwent surgery to repair a torn left adductor muscle and will miss the rest of the regular season, the team announced Friday. Isaac, 25, underwent an MRI on Wednesday, when the injury was diagnosed. He will be sidelined after playing only 11 games this season. He missed
2:07 PM ET Atlanta Hawks principal owner Tony Ressler told ESPN that his franchise has underachieved in relation to its roster talent and that the organization’s moves to hire Quin Snyder as coach and elevate Landry Fields to oversee basketball operations will translate into more long-term success. In an interview Friday, Ressler insisted he isn’t
4:27 PM ET ATHENS, Ga. — Despite having two players arrested in the past two weeks for street-racing offenses, including Jalen Carter‘s booking Wednesday in connection with a Jan. 15 crash that killed a Georgia football player and a recruiting staff member, coach Kirby Smart insists his program does not have a culture problem. “Absolutely
2:57 PM ET The Buffalo Sabres added more size to their forward group Friday, trading for Minnesota Wild winger Jordan Greenway in exchange for a 2023 second-round pick and 2024 fifth-round pick. Greenway, who is 6-foot-6, is a defense-first forward with a physical edge who can complement skilled players around him. The 26-year-old had a
12:54 PM ET Associated Press Daniil Medvedev ended Novak Djokovic‘s 20-match winning streak by beating the world’s top-ranked player 6-4, 6-4 on Friday to reach the final at the Dubai Championships. Third-seeded Medvedev will face defending champion Andrey Rublev in an all-Russian final that could have political overtones after Rublev reiterated his call for peace.
2:54 PM ET INDIANAPOLIS — Wide receiver Jordan Addison doesn’t have much control over his future home, but he supports the idea of teaming with Steelers quarterback and former Pitt teammate Kenny Pickett. “Hey man, if we reunite, that’d be good,” Addison said at the NFL scouting combine Friday. “That’d be real cool. Real easy
3:37 PM ET The Las Vegas Raiders are planning to use the franchise tag on defending NFL rushing champion Josh Jacobs for the 2023 season, sources confirmed to ESPN on Friday. The franchise tag for running backs for the 2023 season will cost $10.09 million. The deadline for teams to use the tag is Tuesday
1:43 PM ET Ottawa Senators forward Austin Watson will not receive further discipline from the NHL department of player safety for his hit on New York Rangers forward Tyler Motte on Thursday night, sources have told ESPN. Watson was given a five-minute major and a game misconduct for a hit along the boards on Motte
2:01 PM ET LAS VEGAS — Jon Jones spent more than two years packing on the pounds, prepping for his move up to heavyweight. The result: The former longtime UFC light heavyweight champion actually weighed more than his opponent Friday morning. Jones hit the scale at 248 pounds, which is 43 more pounds than he