4:48 AM ET Reuters and ESPN World champions Mercedes are not preparing to pull out of Formula One, Daimler Chief Executive Ola Kaellenius said on Wednesday. 1 Related Autocar and the racefans.net website reported Wednesday that the subject of whether Mercedes should leave the sport as a constructor would be discussed at the next board
12:59 AM ET The NBA has alerted teams to the impending release of adjusted 2020-21 salary and luxury tax projections, signaling the likelihood that a decline in revenue will cause a drop in the figures, league sources told ESPN. The league office is expected to deliver revised projections as soon as Thursday, an accommodation that
12:58 AM ET NEW YORK — Kyrie Irving wanted the cheers to be louder. As the final seconds ticked down in Wednesday night’s game between the Brooklyn Nets and Detroit Pistons and the crowd began to chant, “Ko-be Bry-ant,” Irving raised both of his arms and egged the fans on. “Louder,” he seemed to be
11:21 PM ET ESPN News Services Tempers flared in the final minute of Wednesday night’s game between New York and Memphis when Knicks guard Elfrid Payton knocked the Grizzlies’ Jae Crowder into the first row at Madison Square Garden. With the Grizzlies up 124-106, Crowder attempted a 3-pointer following the steal of an errant inbounds
10:17 PM ET The Los Angeles Kings walked into Staples Center on Wednesday night donning Kobe Bryant Lakers jerseys prior to their game versus the Tampa Bay Lightning. Some Kings wore gold jerseys, others wore the alternate white ones, with a sizable mix of Nos. 8 and 24 on the back. It was the Kings’
10:06 PM ET MIAMI — With two weeks to prepare for Super Bowl LIV, the San Francisco 49ers have had plenty of time to scout the Kansas City Chiefs on film, and vice versa. One thing that has stuck out to the Niners, especially their pass-catchers, is how hands-on the Chiefs’ defensive backs tend to
9:38 PM ET Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles defenseman Drew Doughty will not be in the Kings’ lineup against Tampa Bay, ending the longest consecutive games played streak in franchise history. Coach Todd McLellan said Doughty will not play Wednesday night against the Lightning because of an undisclosed injury. Doughty, who has not
9:46 PM ET INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana Pacers All-Star guard Victor Oladipo arrived at Bankers Life Fieldhouse wearing a No. 8 Western Conference All-Star jersey in honor of Kobe Bryant. And when the game was on the line, Oladipo’s “Mamba Mentality” took over to give the Pacers their biggest basket of the game. After nearly 375
9:17 PM ET The Cleveland Browns are hiring Cincinnati Bengals quarterbacks coach Alex Van Pelt as offensive coordinator, a source told ESPN. Van Pelt spent the past two seasons with the Bengals. Before that, he was an assistant with the Green Bay Packers, Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Buffalo Bills. He was the Bills’ interim offensive
2:42 AM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff The uncapped pace bowler Kyle Jamieson has been named in New Zealand’s ODI squad to face India alongside Scott Kuggeleijn and Hamish Bennett as injuries force a reshaping of the attack. Jamieson’s call-up was flagged when he was left out of the New Zealand A squad and follows his addition