12:46 PM ET Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. — An emotional Michael Jordan unveiled the first of two medical clinics he and his family funded in Charlotte, North Carolina, that will provide care to underprivileged members of the community. The six-time NBA champion and Hornets owner was on hand Thursday for the grand opening of the
12:29 PM ET Associated Press Soccer star Megan Rapinoe and boxer Claressa Shields have been honored as Sportswomen of the Year at the Women’s Sports Foundation. They won in the team and individual categories, the awards coming at the foundation’s 40th annual Salute to Women in Sports. Rapinoe led the United States to victory at
7:30 AM ET On Saturday afternoon, for only the second time in their hockey-playing lives, brothers Quinn and Jack Hughes will line up on opposite sides of the ice. And this time they will do it wearing NHL uniforms, just as they had dreamed of while playing on outdoor rinks growing up, honing their preternatural
12:00 PM ET ASHBURN, Va. — The nickname wasn’t original and might not stick, but it was appropriate. Washington Redskins quarterback Case Keenum, so he claims, dubbed rookie receiver Terry McLaurin as “Scary Terry” in training camp. The moniker reached his high school, prompting his former coach at Cathedral High in Indianapolis, Rick Streiff, to
11:33 AM ET Demaryius Thomas thought he would be a New England Patriots wide receiver this season but instead is with the New York Jets after a short stay in New England that he considers a waste of his time. Thomas is now a starting wide receiver for the Jets after being acquired by New
7:30 AM ET When Dylan Larkin made his NHL debut for the Detroit Red Wings in 2015, at age 19, it was a hockey dream. Larkin grew up in Waterford, Michigan, halfway between Flint and Detroit. He played his state championship hockey game at Joe Louis Arena and hoped one day to return as an
11:11 AM ET PHILADELPHIA — Every boxing promoter will try to convince fans and media that the fight they’re about to put on is going to be great. A promoter’s job, of course, is to hype it up and get the audience pumped for the fight. Often, though, it’s just a lot of hot air
10:52 AM ET Ohio State will be without its third-leading tackler and possibly its starting left tackle Friday at Northwestern. Junior linebacker Baron Browning is listed as out for the game on Ohio State’s weekly status report. Browning has 23 tackles, including five for loss and 2.5 sacks. He has made one start for the
10:23 AM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” One playoff team has punched its ticket to the World Series, two continue to battle for the other spot and seven have seen their Octobers end in unceremonious fashion. With the month
10:00 AM ET BOISE, Idaho — Boise State athletic director Curt Apsey is a realist. He knows when the first batch of College Football Playoff rankings are unveiled in 2½ weeks, it probably won’t matter if the Broncos (6-0), the highest-ranked Group of 5 team in the country, are still undefeated. At least not as