7:00 AM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN SAN JOSE — Mikko Rantanen roamed the grounds of Scott McNealy’s $100 million mansion in Palo Alto, California, on the Friday of NHL All-Star Weekend. He saw the indoor gymnasium adjacent to the den, complete with a rock climbing wall. He saw the three-hole golf course on the lawn near
Nicolo Zaniolo earned Roma a share of the points with his second-half finish as Krzysztof Piatek and Milan were held at the Stadio Olimpico. Serie A: Nicolo Zaniolo (46′) Roma 1-1 Milan Italian Serie A: Krzysztof Piatek (26) Roma 0-1 Milan Lazio stunned Inter Milan at the San Siro winning 4-3 on penalties to adavnce
8:02 PM ET ESPN News Services The Washington Wizards have agreed to trade forward Otto Porter Jr. to the Chicago Bulls for forwards Bobby Portis and Jabari Parker, a league source confirmed to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The deal includes a 2023 second-round pick to the Wizards, the source told ESPN. The Athletic was first to
7:58 PM ET Adrian Wojnarowski Ian Begley Close ESPN Staff Writer Covers the New York Knicks for ESPNNewYork.com As the New York Knicks run out of time to find a trade for center Enes Kanter and his $18.6 million expiring deal, discussions on a contract buyout are expected to begin as soon as the deadline
8:00 PM ET The early signing period ends Friday night, but most all of the signatures that will come in already have. Coaches still have a February period to fill their classes completely, but midterm grades at out and show the SEC again has busted the curve. ACC | Big 12| Big Ten | Pac-12
7:00 AM ET Emily KaplanESPN Auston Matthews‘ lucrative new deal with the Maple Leafs set a precedent, but it also means that when it kicks in next season, the two contracts with the highest cap hits in the league belong to players under the age of 23 (the other being Connor McDavid, of course). Welcome
7:20 PM ET Associated Press LONDON — Horse racing has been canceled in Britain on Thursday due to an equine flu outbreak. The British Horseracing Authority says it was informed Wednesday night by the Animal Health Trust of three confirmed flu cases from vaccinated horses in an active racing yard. They raced on Wednesday and
7:25 PM ET The Florida State Seminoles failed to sign a quarterback on national signing day for the second consecutive season, adding to the concerns over depth at the position after Deondre Francois was kicked off the team over the weekend. Coach Willie Taggart on Wednesday tried to downplay the failure to secure a quarterback
6:14 PM ET EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — The New York Giants did not pick up the option on the contract of running back Jonathan Stewart by Wednesday’s deadline, a source told ESPN. This was the expected result after Stewart rushed for 17 yards on six carries and wasn’t activated off injured reserve despite being healthy
5:56 PM ET MMA legend Wanderlei Silva, who has competed in the sport for 29 years, said in an interview with Brazilian website PVT on Tuesday that he has experienced many CTE-like symptoms. “I was in a lecture about concussions and of the 10 symptoms the guy mentioned, I had eight,” Silva, 42, said. “The