12:11 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN PHILADELPHIA — Kyrie Irving said “it’s glaring” that the Brooklyn Nets have more work to do in order for their roster to reach the level necessary for championship contention. “I mean, it’s transparent. It’s out there. It’s glaring, in terms of the pieces that we need in order to be
11:40 PM ET HOUSTON — LSU coach Ed Orgeron was named the winner of the 2019 Paul “Bear” Bryant Coach of the Year Award on Wednesday. Orgeron, whose Tigers beat Clemson in the College Football Playoff National Championship on Monday to complete the season with a 15-0 record, is a first-time winner of the award.
10:34 PM GMT Sophie Molineux has returned to the Australia side after she took mental health leave and the teenager Annabel Sutherland is in line for her international debut at the T20 World Cup that will culminate in the tournament final at the MCG on March 8 – international women’s day. In a squad that
11:12 PM ET Denver Nuggets guard Jamal Murray was helped off the floor by teammates and taken for X-rays on his left ankle after an awkward fall Wednesday night in Denver’s home game against Charlotte. He didn’t return to the Nuggets’ 100-86 win. Murray was defending a 3-point attempt from Hornets guard Terry Rozier when
Jan 13, 2020 Mike Trout, the player with the most significant contract in baseball, does not play for the Dodgers. Neither does Bryce Harper, who has the second-biggest contract, nor Giancarlo Stanton, Gerrit Cole, Manny Machado, Nolan Arenado, Albert Pujols, Stephen Strasburg, Anthony Rendon, etc., etc. In fact, the biggest financial obligation that the Dodgers
9:54 PM ET LAS VEGAS — Conor McGregor walked out on stage, shook hands with UFC president Dana White and then turned to opponent Donald Cerrone. There was no pull-apart confrontation or bottles flying like previous promotional events. Instead, McGregor extended his hand and exchanged pleasantries with Cerrone. That was how the rest of the
9:25 PM ET Associated Press HOBART, Australia — Two-time major winner Garbine Muguruza has withdrawn from her quarterfinal match at the Hobart International on Thursday with a viral illness. Second-seeded Muguruza was scheduled to play Veronika Kudermetova. The Russian will receive a walkover and advance to the semifinals. Muguruza won the 2016 French Open and
8:49 PM ET UFC featherweight Grant Dawson is off Saturday’s UFC 246 card due to an issue with the Nevada State Athletic Commission, sources told ESPN on Wednesday. The NSAC will review Dawson’s license to fight at a hearing Jan. 22, according to a meeting agenda released Wednesday. Per the agenda, the hearing will involve
8:00 PM ET ESPN News Services ATLANTA — Atlanta Hawks forward Chandler Parsons was involved in an automobile accident after practice Wednesday. The team says Parsons sustained a concussion and whiplash. Parsons will enter the NBA’s concussion protocol and won’t travel with the Hawks for Friday’s game at San Antonio. The Hawks provided no additional
8:09 PM ET NFL NationESPN After 17 weeks of the 2019 NFL regular season and two rounds of the playoffs, we’re down to the final four: the Kansas City Chiefs host the Tennessee Titans on the AFC side, while the San Francisco 49ers welcome the Green Bay Packers in the NFC. Will injuries play a