10:30 PM ET HOUSTON — There were no puns intended with the stormy metaphors used by some members of the Houston Rockets after their fourth-quarter collapse in a 112-107 loss Monday to the Oklahoma City Thunder. Forward Danuel House Jr. described it as feeling like the Rockets were in a “dark cloud” after their fourth
9:14 PM ET ESPN News Services MELBOURNE, Australia — Former No. 1-ranked Maria Sharapova‘s run of first-round exits at the majors continued with a 6-3, 6-4 loss to 19th-seeded Donna Vekic at the Australian Open. Sharapova, a five-time Grand Slam title winner, was given a wild card for the main draw at Melbourne Park after
10:00 PM GMT Eddie Jones’ solution to prevent rugby from falling into a slow, attritional, kick-fest is to deploy two on-field referees to ensure teams can secure quick ball. Jones unveiled his 34-man England squad on Monday and said his greatest concern ahead of the 2020 Six Nations is uncertainty over how referees will officiate
8:55 PM ET Bengals director of player personnel Duke Tobin disputed ESPN’s report that Cincinnati would not trade the No. 1 pick in the draft, telling the team website on Monday that the report was “news to him.” “I don’t know that any decision has been made for what we’re going to do in April,”
7:00 AM ET ESPN has done player polls in the past — here’s a recent edition, in which we asked players about dreaded road trips, worst dressing rooms and Gritty — but we’ve never done them in Russia. While covering the 2020 Kontinental Hockey League All-Star Game in Moscow — plenty more content coming soon!
8:34 PM ET Nolan Arenado apparently will be on the Colorado Rockies roster come spring training, but that doesn’t mean the All-Star third baseman is happy with the organization. On the same day general manager Jeff Bridich acknowledged that he listened to trade offers for the franchise cornerstone this offseason, Arenado voiced his displeasure with
8:15 PM ET SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — Sierra Canyon’s game on Monday at the Hoophall Classic was briefly stopped after someone in the crowd threw a piece of debris in the direction of LeBron James Jr. It’s unclear what was thrown, whether it was food or a piece of trash, but it hit James as he
8:10 PM ET NEW YORK — Usually, Ben Simmons unleashes one of his roars after a particularly ferocious dunk. On Monday afternoon against the Nets, though, he let out his signature scream while otherwise calmly dribbling the ball up the court. He was just having that good of a night. “I just came in with
8:53 PM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — In heading back to the Super Bowl for the first time as head coach of the San Francisco 49ers, Kyle Shanahan knows he will get plenty of questions about what happened the last time he was coaching in the biggest game of the year. But the memories and
8:39 PM ET Veteran coach Jim Caldwell won’t return to the Miami Dolphins‘ staff in 2020. Caldwell, who was hired by Brian Flores in February as assistant head coach and quarterbacks coach, never coached a game for the Dolphins. He took an indefinite leave in July due to an undisclosed health issue and did not