4:32 AM ET ESPN and Reuters Formula One will discus the status of April’s Chinese Grand Prix on Wednesday as speculation mounts the event will be cancelled amid the coronavirus epidemic. The April 19 event, the fourth on the 22-race 2020 F1 calendar, is currently looking uncertain to go ahead as planned — the World
3:05 AM ET LOS ANGELES — When Dwight Howard got word on his phone that Kobe Bryant had been involved in a helicopter accident while the Los Angeles Lakers were on a flight of their own cross-country back to L.A., he notified teammates around him in the airplane cabin and then retreated to the restroom.
6:26 AM GMT Entering the semi-final, Divyaansh Saxena had an average World Cup. Barring an unbeaten 52 against New Zealand in a rain-hit game, he had got starts but failed to make them big. That’s not to say his innings haven’t been attractive. They’ve just been too short. But against Pakistan in the semi-final, Saxena
12:19 AM ET Andrew LopezESPN NEW ORLEANS — Before Tuesday night’s matchup between the Milwaukee Bucks and the New Orleans Pelicans, each coach warned that the game wasn’t just reigning MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo against No. 1 overall pick Zion Williamson. But that didn’t mean that’s where all of the attention was focused. There was a
12:34 AM ET The Houston Rockets, Atlanta Hawks, Minnesota Timberwolves and Denver Nuggets have agreed to a multiplayer trade that includes Clint Capela and Robert Covington, among others, as well as draft picks, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The four-team deal sends Covington and Jordan Bell to Houston; Capela and Nene Hilario to Atlanta; Malik
10:09 PM ET The Los Angeles Dodgers, shortly after acquiring star right fielder Mookie Betts from the Boston Red Sox, sent outfielder Joc Pederson to the Los Angeles Angels for infielder Luis Rengifo, sources told ESPN’s Jeff Passan on Tuesday. Pederson, 27, hit .249 with 36 home runs and 74 RBIs last year for the
10:15 PM ET The Dodgers are mad. You sensed it in the passive-aggressive statement they released on the night of Jan. 13, hours after the Houston Astros were punished for the illegal sign-stealing methods that helped them win the 2017 World Series. You sensed it, mostly, in their pointed words during the annual preseason gathering
9:13 PM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” The Los Angeles Dodgers have agreed to a deal with the Boston Red Sox that would send star outfielder Mookie Betts and starter David Price to the Dodgers, sources familiar with the
8:55 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN The NBA announced its slate of participants in All-Star Saturday Night festivities, with former slam dunk champion Dwight Howard as well as the reigning champions in the 3-point and skills contests — Joe Harris and Jayson Tatum, respectively — headlining the fields. The events will take place on Feb. 15
9:50 PM ET Associated Press The PGA Tour Series-China is the latest tour to cancel an event in China because of the coronavirus. The tour is moving its global qualifying tournament from Haikou, China, to just outside Singapore. Laguna Golf Bintan will host the qualifer on Feb. 25-28, which determines membership for the 2020 season.