3:38 PM ET Associated Press The NBA’s All-Stars will be playing this year with Kobe Bryant and Gianna Bryant on their minds and on their jerseys. So, coming soon: No. 24 Giannis Antetokounmpo and No. 2 LeBron James. As part of what will be a series of tributes to Bryant and his daughter Gianna, the
3:35 PM ET LOS ANGELES — Hundreds of thousands of people have cycled through the L.A. Live campus outside Staples Center in the days since Kobe Bryant, his daughter Gianna and seven others died Sunday in a helicopter crash. Flowers, candles, jerseys, stuffed animals, balloons, letters and other tokens line the street outside the home
3:37 PM ET Graeme McDowell faces a possible one-stroke penalty over the weekend at the Saudi International due to a slow-play violation during Friday’s second round — a violation that was caused in part because he agreed to do an on-course television interview. McDowell, who tied for the first-round lead at the European Tour event,
3:06 PM ET Two days before kickoff, sportsbooks around the nation were reporting balanced action on the Super Bowl, with big bets on both teams. The Kansas City Chiefs were holding steady as 1.5-point favorites at most sportsbooks and -125 on the money-line, with the underdog San Francisco 49ers around +105. The Chiefs were attracting
3:29 PM ET MIAMI — Barring some sort of setback or incident over the next two days, the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers will have their full complement of players available Sunday for Super Bowl LIV. Both teams unveiled their final practice reports for the week on Friday afternoon, and neither team had
2:49 PM ET Ronda Rousey has never said she won’t return to the UFC. The word “retirement” has not come out of her mouth. But the former UFC women’s bantamweight champion said this week that she no longer feels any kind of pressure to return and prove herself as the best women’s MMA fighter ever.
2:06 PM ET Associated Press PITTSBURGH — Left-handers Derek Holland and Robbie Erlin have agreed to minor league contracts with the Pittsburgh Pirates along with catcher Andrew Susac and outfielder Charlie Tilson. All four will report to big league spring training, the Pirates said Friday. The 33-year-old Holland is 78-78 with a 4.54 ERA in
2:15 PM ET Eric WoodyardESPN MILWAUKEE — Like many fans around the NBA, reigning MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo watched the announcement of the NBA All-Star reserves on Thursday night. His teammate Khris Middleton earned another All-Star nod, with Antetokounmpo serving as a team captain for the second straight year. But with the Bucks off to their
2:50 PM ET The Los Angeles Lakers are set to play a game for the first time since Kobe Bryant, his daughter Gianna and seven others died in a helicopter accident on Sunday. The Lakers’ scheduled game against the Clippers on Tuesday night was postponed in the aftermath of the tragedy. The Lakers will hold
5:39 PM ET Jon Jones makes the third defense of his latest reign as light heavyweight champion when he faces unbeaten Dominick Reyes in the main event of UFC 247 on Feb. 8 at the Toyota Center in Houston. The main card begins at 10 p.m. ET on pay-per-view, which fans can purchase here. The