9:07 AM ET ESPN staff Can you believe Week 13 is here and Thanksgiving is already just a few days away? We have some big rivalry games this week for an appetizer before the full spread takes shape next weekend. Stay here for picks, betting tips, analysis and highlights and to avoid the forced conversation
Nov 20, 2019 ESPN.com staff With Alabama starting quarterback Tua Tagovailoa out for the rest of the season because of a hip injury, all eyes will again turn to backup Mac Jones. Jones, who played for a game and a half earlier in the season when Tagovailoa hurt his ankle midway through a matchup against
9:02 AM ET Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart says NBA players are “gonna end up protecting ourselves eventually” in altercations with fans after he got tangled up with a spectator during Friday’s game against the Denver Nuggets. In the fourth quarter, Smart fell into the front row of fans at the Pepsi Center while chasing
8:51 AM ET Chicago Bulls leading scorer Zach LaVine says he senses a lack of trust from coach Jim Boylen after the guard was temporarily pulled in the first quarter of Friday’s loss to the Miami Heat. “I’m trying my best, I’ll say that,” LaVine told Yahoo Sports after the 116-108 loss to the Heat.
8:54 AM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff Melbourne Renegades‘ finals hopes took a major blow after the Melbourne Stars claimed just their second win of the season thanks to 62 from Lizelle Lee in a superbly timed run chase in Ballarat. Following the early loss of skipper Elyse Villani, Lee and Mignon du Preez put on 90
6:00 AM ET Just when you think you have the fantasy landscape figured out, along comes Week 11. Running backs Bo Scarbrough and Jonathan Williams came out of nowhere to produce double-digit fantasy points. Receivers Deebo Samuel and Randall Cobb went over 100 yards for the second week in a row. And tight end Ryan
1:01 AM ET OKLAHOMA CITY — Anthony Davis hit a season-high four 3-pointers, including a clutch four-point play with less than 3 minutes to go, in the Los Angeles Lakers‘ 130-127 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Friday. And the team is urging Davis to let it fly even more often from the outside.
12:52 AM ET Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY — Minutes after an NBA game ended Friday night, the Utah Jazz‘s home arena was evacuated because of a suspicious package. Salt Lake City police said the package turned out to be a toolbox, and the Jazz said employees were cleared by authorities to reenter the building
12:59 AM ET Eric WoodyardESPN CHICAGO — For Melvin Nunn, Thursday was a reminder of one of the toughest days of his life: Nov. 21, 1984. On that day, Chicago prep hoops legend Ben Wilson was killed at age 17. Wilson was shot twice the previous day by Billy Moore and his cousin Omar Dixon,
12:07 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN PHILADELPHIA — For years, whenever the San Antonio Spurs would face the Philadelphia 76ers, Gregg Popovich would defend Brett Brown. After spending more than a decade on Popovich’s coaching staff as an assistant coach, Brown took over the Sixers in 2013 in the midst of “The Process.” That meant taking