12:43 PM ET New Orleans Pelicans executive vice president David Griffin detailed the challenges of his three seasons working with LeBron James as Cleveland Cavaliers general manager, saying the experience was “miserable” and questioning James’ winning instinct in Los Angeles. Griffin told Sports Illustrated for a story published Thursday that the annual challenge of building
12:43 PM ET New Orleans Pelicans executive vice president David Griffin detailed the challenges of his three seasons working with LeBron James as Cleveland Cavaliers general manager, saying the experience was “miserable” and questioning James’ winning instinct in Los Angeles. Griffin told Sports Illustrated for a story published Thursday that the annual challenge of building
Jul 26, 2019 Broncos and Falcons fans, the wait is over. The Hall of Fame game will kick off the preseason Thursday night in Canton, Ohio. For the other 30 teams, we’ll have to wait another week before we get a glimpse of those rookies and other new additions. Meanwhile, the New York Jets made
3:29 PM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” THE FIRST CALL came about 24 hours before Major League Baseball’s 4 p.m. ET July 31 trade deadline. Houston Astros general manager Jeff Luhnow reached out to his counterpart with the Arizona
12:27 PM ET The defending national champion Clemson Tigers starts the season the way they finished last January — atop the Amway Coaches Poll. The Tigers received 59 of 65 first-place votes in the poll, released Thursday, giving them the top spot in the preseason coaches ranking for the first time in school history. No.
5:13 AM ET FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. — Atlanta Falcons tight end Austin Hooper couldn’t recall all the details, but he remembered being fascinated the first time he spoke with Hall of Famer Tony Gonzalez. “Obviously, as a kid growing up watching him, I just enjoyed his style of play,” Hooper said. “I can’t tell you
12:07 PM ET Melvin Gordon‘s agent told ESPN’s Josina Anderson that he requested last week that the Los Angeles Chargers trade his client after the team remained at their initial offer of approximately $10 million per season in contract talks. Agent Damarius Bilbo told Anderson that Chargers general manager Tom Telesco told him that the
11:53 AM ET Graduate transfer linebacker Manny Bowen has left the Utah football team without ever appearing in a game. Utah coach Kyle Whittingham said Bowen, who transferred from Penn State, left the team earlier this week to pursue a business opportunity. “Unfortunately, a couple days ago, Manny informed us that he is retiring from
11:29 AM ET ESPN News Services The San Francisco Giants have placed outfielder Alex Dickerson on the 10-day injured list with a right oblique strain. The Giants announced the move before Thursday afternoon’s game against the Philadelphia Phillies. Dickerson, 29, missed two straight seasons in 2017 and 2018 because of back and elbow injuries. The
10:40 AM ET Associated Press NEW ORLEANS — Disgraced NFL star Darren Sharper’s attempt to get out of a 2016 plea deal in a sexual assault case has been rejected by a federal judge. Attorneys for Sharper argued in a motion filed last year that he was not adequately advised by his previous lawyers on