11:18 AM ET Using the word “betrayal,” Magic Johnson made it clear that general manager Rob Pelinka was the one “backstabbing” him, telling people that he wasn’t working hard and wanting to take his job with the Los Angeles Lakers. In an appearance on First Take on Monday morning, Johnson did not hold back, identifying
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11:02 AM ET INDIANAPOLIS — The Colts have signed quarterback Chad Kelly, nephew of Hall of Fame quarterback Jim Kelly, the team announced Monday. Kelly, who was a tryout player during the team’s rookie minicamp earlier this month, has a history of off-the-field problems. He was released by the Denver Broncos the day after he
10:28 AM ET Adrian WojnarowskiESPN Tim Connelly, the Denver Nuggets‘ president of basketball operations, has turned down an offer to run the Washington Wizards‘ front office, league sources told ESPN. Josh Kroenke, the Nuggets’ president and governor, made an aggressive and compelling case to Connelly over the weekend to keep him with the team, which
10:55 AM ET Fernando Alonso’s failure to qualify for the Indy 500 was not part of the script McLaren had planned to write for the two-time world champion this year. Far from it, in fact. When Alonso was doing doughnuts at the end of his Formula One swan song, the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix this
5:14 AM ET ESPN staff McLaren sporting director Gil de Ferran has apologised to Fernando Alonso after the Spaniard’s shock failure to qualify for the 2019 Indy 500. Alonso struggled throughout the opening week of practice at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and slipped into Sunday’s Last Row Shootout after failing to secure a top 30
1:00 AM ET JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — For executive vice president of football operations Tom Coughlin, there’s a pretty simple reason why the Jacksonville Jaguars absolutely had to sign free-agent quarterback Nick Foles. His perseverance is impressive: Foles nearly gave up football at one point. Also impressive is his reputation as a leader, which is something
7:25 AM ET No NFL team manages to fill all of its holes during the offseason. Each has a weak point or two that gets revealed by injuries or disappointing play over the course of a season. Even the most successful offseasons of 2018 prove that point. The Bears surrounded Mitchell Trubisky with talent, acquired
7:59 AM ET Adrian WojnarowskiESPN Interim coach Ryan Saunders is finalizing a multi-year deal to become head coach of the Minnesota Timberwolves, league sources told ESPN. The deal is expected to be completed soon, perhaps as soon as Monday, sources told ESPN. Saunders is working on a staff. New Timberwolves president of Basketball Operations Gersson
From being drafted by LA Galaxy in 1999 to stops in the Premier League, Bundesliga and beyond, DaMarcus Beasley continues to thrive 20-years since his debut. Houston Dynamo captain and U.S. international DaMarcus Beasley announced on Monday that he is retiring following the 2019 season. Beasley, a mainstay for the national team and the only
7:23 AM ET British driver Jamie Chadwick, the championship leader of the all-female W Series, has been named development driver for the Williams Formula One team. Chadwick, 21, is highly rated after numerous successes in her junior career — she became the first female to win a British Formula 3 race last year and also