9:30 PM ET On the 25th anniversary of Michael Jordan‘s return to the NBA, Steve Kerr says that he and so many of Jordan’s former teammates feel a similar emotion as the years go by — gratitude. Kerr, who played 3½ seasons with Jordan in Chicago from 1995 to 1998, has plenty of stories to
9:21 PM ET Two incidents between Lions coach Matt Patricia and cornerback Darius Slay early in Patricia’s tenure in Detroit began a rift between the two that might have contributed to Slay being traded, the player told ESPN on Thursday. Slay, who on Thursday was dealt to the Philadelphia Eagles for two draft picks, talked
8:36 PM ET Steve KimESPN IBF lightweight champion Teofimo Lopez has made it clear that a showdown with Vasiliy Lomachenko (who holds the WBO, WBA and WBC ‘franchise’ title) is the fight he is targeting. The target date was May 30 at Madison Square Garden in New York, but with sporting events all around the
8:46 PM ET Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO — San Francisco Giants right-hander Tyler Beede will undergo Tommy John elbow surgery Friday. Giants president of baseball operations Farhan Zaidi made the announcement Thursday. Beede’s surgery will be performed by Texas Rangers physician Dr. Keith Meister in the Dallas area. Beede joined others having medical procedures, some
7:40 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — Not only did news that Tom Brady is expected to join the Tampa Bay Buccaneers increase levels of interest for season tickets — some fans reported online waits of over an hour behind 5,000 and even 6,000 others — it also upped the price, a source confirmed. Season tickets
7:16 PM ET Associated Press WEST POINT, N.Y. — Army has named Mike Sullivan as director of recruiting for football. Sullivan, a 1989 graduate of West Point, returns to the academy after coaching several years in the NFL and winning two Super Bowls with the New York Giants. “We are thrilled to welcome Mike Sullivan
6:44 PM ET ESPN News Services FREEHOLD, N.J. — A fourth member of a New Jersey family died Thursday from COVID-19. Vincent Fusco died Thursday morning at a hospital in Freehold, NJ.com reported. His death was confirmed by Roseann Paradiso Fodera, an attorney and relative. Fusco’s mother, Grace Fusco, died Wednesday night, hours after another
6:45 PM ET Los Angeles cut Todd Gurley on Thursday, bringing a stunning end to the Rams career of a player who was considered a viable MVP candidate as recently as December 2017. His story is a cautionary tale for teams that want to believe their stars are exceptions to what we know about player
8:00 PM ET It’s easy to speculate that Chris Sale‘s decision to have Tommy John surgery was pushed by baseball’s coronavirus shutdown, like a NASCAR driver going to the pits in a race halted by an accident. With the immediate future of the MLB season cloudy, Sale can use the downtime to get fixed. But
5:07 PM ET The coronavirus suspended any chance of baseball in the near future, but Major League Baseball stars are already looking toward games in 2021. During a flurry of online activity Thursday, New York Mets pitcher Marcus Stroman sparked a conversation online about Team USA in the 2021 World Baseball Classic, calling out prominent