Julien Laurens, CorrespondentFeb 29, 2024, 07:21 AM ET France and Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba has been banned for four years for a doping offence, sources have told ESPN and the Associated Press. Pogba was provisionally suspended by Italy’s national anti-doping (NADO Italia) tribunal in September after testing positive for testosterone — a banned substance. Italian
ESPN News Services Feb 29, 2024, 01:50 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Toronto Maple Leafs coach Sheldon Keefe and Buffalo Sabres coach Don Granato were each fined $25,000 by the NHL on Thursday for “unprofessional conduct directed at the officials.” Both incidents occurred during their teams’ respective games Tuesday night. Keefe argued with referee Garrett
Adrian Wojnarowski, ESPNFeb 29, 2024, 09:24 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The Charlotte Hornets are planning to hire Brooklyn Nets executive Jeff Peterson as the franchise’s next head of basketball operations, and the sides expect to reach a contractual agreement soon, sources told ESPN on Thursday. At 35 years old, Peterson is completing a meteoric
ESPN News Services Feb 29, 2024, 02:29 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Atlanta Hawks waived veteran guard Patty Mills on Thursday. Mills, 35, was averaging 2.7 points, 1.1 rebounds and 10.6 minutes in 19 games off the bench this season. He is shooting 37.3% from the floor and 38.2% from 3-point range. The Hawks
Field Level Media Feb 29, 2024, 02:18 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Miami Heat guard Tyler Herro has been ruled out of Thursday’s 2023 NBA Finals rematch against the Nuggets in Denver due to a left knee injury. Herro is not alone on the sideline for the undermanned Heat, who will be without center Thomas
Tim Bontemps, ESPNFeb 29, 2024, 02:04 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CAMDEN, N.J. — Philadelphia 76ers superstar Joel Embiid spoke to the media Thursday afternoon for the first time since he suffered a knee injury a month ago and said he hopes he will be able to return sometime before the regular season is over.
Delhi Capitals 194 for 5 (Shafali 50, Capsey 46, Devine 2-23, de Klerk 2-35) beat Royal Challengers Bangalore 169 for 9 (Mandhana 74, Meghana 36, Jonassen 3-21, Kapp 2-35) by 25 runs Shafali Verma and Alice Capsey carried on their good form with the bat to lead Delhi Capitals to victory and end an unbeaten
Kendra Andrews, ESPNFeb 29, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions WHEN THE Golden State Warriors celebrated inside the home locker room following Stephen Curry‘s latest heroics, Klay Thompson sat alone at his locker with a towel draped over his head. It was Feb. 10, and Curry had just hit a last-second, game-winning 3-pointer to
Associated Press Feb 29, 2024, 01:25 PM ET DALLAS — A judge has upheld a decision requiring Cowboys owner Jerry Jones to take a paternity test as part of a legal dispute with a 27-year-old woman who says the billionaire is her biological father. A Texas judge on Wednesday rejected an appeal from Jones of
Jeff Wagenheim, ESPNFeb 29, 2024, 12:17 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Patricio “Pitbull” Freire has built a reputation in Bellator for being relentless. That apparently applies to not just his aggressiveness inside the cage but also his persistent desire to get in there and fight. Freire will defend his featherweight championship against Jeremy Kennedy on