9:53 PM ET Adrian WojnarowskiESPN Free-agent center Enes Kanter has signed a deal with the Portland Trail Blazers, he said Wednesday. Kanter made the news official in a post on Twitter, writing that he looks forward “to helping the Blazers achieve the ultimate goal of competing for a championship.” #RipCity pic.twitter.com/4dTLXyZedg — Enes Kanter
4:47 PM ET Philadelphia Phillies right-hander Jake Arrieta underwent knee surgery a few weeks ago, manager Gabe Kapler said Wednesday. Kapler told reporters that Arrieta had the surgery, which he described as “a meniscus cleanup” after he injured his left knee while weight training. “There were no structural issues,” Kapler told reporters, according to Philly.com.
4:19 PM ET Robert Whittaker has been released from a Melbourne hospital following emergency hernia surgery last weekend, his manager Titus Day told ESPN. According to Day, Whittaker, the UFC middleweight champion, was discharged Tuesday, however, he is not allowed to fly back home to Sydney until Monday, per his doctors. Whittaker was scheduled to
Feb 11, 2019 Crusaders centre Jack Goodhue charges at the Hurricanes during their 2018 Super Rugby semifinal in Christchurch Martin Hunter/Getty Images The Super Rugby season is once again upon us, with a full round of fixtures set down for the opening weekend of competition from February 15. Here, we analyse the New Zealand conference and
Feb 12, 2019 Craig Dowd Close Craig Dowd played 60 Tests for New Zealand between 1993 and 2000, including in two World Cups, and he was part of the All Blacks team that won their first series in South Africa in 1996. He played for the Blues and Auckland in New Zealand domestic rugby, and
Feb 10, 2019 Michael Hooper of the NSW Waratahs Mark Evans/Getty Images The Super Rugby season is once again upon us, with a full round of fixtures set down for the opening weekend of competition from February 15. Here, we analyse the Australia conference and ESPN columnist Greg Growden offers his thoughts on each of the
7:00 AM ET Emily KaplanESPN Ah, love is in the air. This Valentine’s Day, it’s all about new love in the NHL. In this week’s Power Rankings, we identify the players whom teams (and fans) have fallen for this season. How we rank: The ESPN hockey editorial staff submits polls ranking teams 1-31, and those
4:54 PM ET MESA, Ariz. — Saying he’s in a better place both mentally and physically this spring, Chicago Cubs righty Yu Darvish is looking to rebound after a season to forget in 2018. Poor performance gave way to an elbow injury last season, but he says that’s all behind him now. Darvish was asked
4:40 PM ET COSTA MESA, Calif. — Count Los Angeles Chargers general manager Tom Telesco as a fan of the upstart Alliance of American Football. Telesco said he watched the league’s slate of games over the weekend with his two sons and believes the AAF could potentially be a developmental league for the NFL. Telesco
3:34 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. – A mid-winter trip to the Dominican Republic has New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone fully convinced that his catcher’s largely atrocious 2018 season will give way to a dramatically better one this year. It’s what he sees inside Gary Sanchez that has Boone believing. “There’s a real hunger to