8:00 AM ET It’s only February, but who’s kidding whom here? It has been a month since the CFP National Championship and we’re already looking ahead to the start of the 2020 season, circling the most compelling games on the calendar. The criteria here is more games of interest than of importance. That’s why you
7:18 PM ET ESPN News Services Arbitrator Mark Irvings officially issued his decision Tuesday to deny the grievance filed by Cubs star Kris Bryant, ruling the players’ association did not prove Chicago’s reasons for holding the third baseman in the minors at the start of the 2015 season were a pretext to push back his
7:19 PM ET ESPN News Services The NBA is changing the format to this season’s 3-point contest at All-Star Saturday by adding a pair of deep shots that will be worth three points apiece, the league announced Tuesday. That change means each round will now be a total of 27 shots instead of 25, and
7:52 PM ET Former Cincinnati Bengals head coach Marvin Lewis was named co-defensive coordinator at Arizona State, the school announced on Tuesday. Lewis will share the job with Antonio Pierce, the former NFL linebacker who won a Super Bowl with the New York Giants. “Marvin Lewis is someone that I have come to trust wholeheartedly
3:48 PM ET Bellator’s next show in Ireland will go on without its biggest draw. James Gallagher is out of his scheduled main event with Cal Ellenor at Bellator 240 on Feb. 22 due to an undisclosed injury, the promotion said on Tuesday. The new main event at 3Arena will be a women’s featherweight bout
6:59 PM ET Los Angeles Kings defenseman Drew Doughty returned from a lower-body injury Tuesday night against the Capitals in Washington. He recorded an assist off a Jeff Carter goal in the third period of the Kings’ 4-2 loss, becoming the franchise’s all-time leader in points for a defenseman with 495. Doughty played 29 shifts
6:18 PM ET Marc J. Spears Golden State Warriors associate head coach Mike Brown has agreed to terms to become the new head coach for the Nigeria national men’s basketball team that is heading to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, he told The Undefeated. Nigeria will be appearing in the Olympics’ men’s basketball competition for the
BucksPelicans Field Goal % MIL46.2 38.6NO Three Point % MIL31.3 31.8NO Turnovers Rebounds Full Team Stats Smoothie King Center Coverage: TNT New Orleans, LA Line: MIL -6.5 Over/Under: 246 Capacity: 16,867 Referees: Marat Kogut, Tom Washington, Kevin Scott TNT 1 2 3 4 T Bucks 26 32 42 7 107 Pelicans 33 28 24 15
7:00 AM ET Much of the fun (or madness, depending on your perspective) when it comes to debating the Hart Trophy every NHL season stems from the vague definition of the award. It’s that ambiguity that lends itself to colorful debate, with opinions on what actually constitutes “most valuable” varying wildly depending on who you
5:24 PM ET Felix Auger-Aliassime is through to the round of 16 at the Open Sud de France in Montpellier, having beaten Damir Dzumhur on Tuesday. The Canadian struggled against his opponent, rallying from one set down to win 6-7, 6-2, 6-2 in the last match of the day. Serbian Filip Krajinovic made his life