1:13 PM ET The Golden State Warriors have traded D’Angelo Russell to the Minnesota Timberwolves in a deal that nets them Andrew Wiggins. The Warriors also get a 2021 protected first-round draft pick and a 2021 second-round pick and will send Jacob Evans and Omari Spellman to the Timberwolves. The 2021 pick is top-three protected.
1:30 PM ET Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. — Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred says talks have ended over the proposed sale of a controlling share of the New York Mets from the families of Fred Wilpon and Saul Katz to hedge fund manager Steven Cohen. The Mets said on Dec. 4 that the contemplated deal between
1:58 PM ET Associated Press PHOENIX — The Minnesota Twins beat pitcher Jose Berrios in salary arbitration, giving teams a 2-0 record in hearings this year. Berrios will be paid $4,025,000 rather than his request for $4.4 million. The decision was made Thursday by Fredric Horowitz, Andrew Strongin and Margaret Brogan, who heard the case
1:13 PM ET The Golden State Warriors have agreed to trade D’Angelo Russell to the Minnesota Timberwolves in a deal that includes Andrew Wiggins, league sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The Warriors also get a 2021 protected first-round draft pick and a 2021 second-round pick and will send Jacob Evans and Omari Spellman to the
1:46 PM ET On Wednesday, Detraveon Brown, a wide receiver from Shreveport, Louisiana, pulled an Ole Miss hat out of a bag under the table during a ceremony at Northwood High School and announced he was signing with the school. “They are the SEC and they’re a big-time athletic program,” Brown told The Shreveport Times
7:30 AM ET The year is 2040. The NHL adds it’s 35th and 36th teams with the addition of the Atlanta Grits and the Kansas City Ribeyes. Alex Ovechkin announces the upcoming 2040-41 season will be his last at age 56. He enters the season with 1,287 career goals. This is also the final season
5:32 PM GMT In a major change to the existing policy governing participation in T20 and other leagues across the world, Pakistan’s cricketers will now be allowed to play four leagues, including the PSL, in a year. Permission to play in other leagues is contingent on a number of factors, including taking part in the
12:24 PM ET LOS ANGELES — The Dodgers have signed infielder Max Muncy to a three-year contract, providing both parties with cost certainty through upcoming arbitration years. The deal has a total value of $26 million, a source confirmed to ESPN. The new contract, first reported by The Athletic, includes a $13 million club option
12:27 PM ET The Miami Heat have agreed to trade Dion Waiters, Justise Winslow and James Johnson to the Memphis Grizzlies for Andre Iguodala, Solomon Hill and Jae Crowder, league sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski on Thursday. The Minnesota Timberwolves later joined the deal, acquiring Johnson from the Grizzlies in exchange for center Gorgui Dieng,
12:03 PM ET Former Temple star P.J. Walker will be the starting quarterback for the XFL’s Houston Roughnecks this season after winning a competition with former Raiders quarterback Connor Cook. The Roughnecks officially named Walker their starter Wednesday, three days before their season opener against the Los Angeles Wildcats. The 5-foot-11 Walker played under current