3:48 PM ET HOUSTON — With reigning MVP James Harden having scored 57 and 58 points, respectively, in his last two games, Lakers coach Luke Walton has a modest defensive goal for his team heading into Saturday’s game against the Houston Rockets. “If we can keep him anything under 50, we feel like we’ve succeeded
3:09 PM ET The Ravens and head coach John Harbaugh have an agreement in principle on a contract extension with “some lawyer stuff left to do,” a source told ESPN’s Chris Mortensen. Harbaugh’s extension will keep the most successful coach in franchise history in place for the foreseeable future. This agreement ends speculation of the
2:38 PM ET Adrian WojnarowskiESPN Guard Markelle Fultz has rejoined the Philadelphia 76ers to continue therapy on a shoulder condition, pushing for a return to the lineup this season, league sources told ESPN. There’s no timetable yet on Fultz playing again this year, league sources said. Fultz flew on a red-eye flight from Los Angeles
2:23 PM GMT England captain Owen Farrell has had surgery on an injured thumb just two weeks before their Six Nations opener with champions Ireland in Dublin but is still expected to be fit to play. Farrell was withdrawn from Saracens’ home European Champions Cup match against Glasgow Saturday to have a minor procedure on
2:10 PM ET Detroit Pistons star center Andre Drummond is in the NBA’s concussion protocol and is listed as out for Saturday’s game against the Sacramento Kings. Drummond suffered what was initially believed to be a nasal injury in the first half of Friday’s victory over the Heat and did not return. But on the
2:20 PM ET Associated Press STORRS, Conn. — UConn athletic director David Benedict says the school has not ruled out eliminating some sports to close a more than $40 million gap in its athletic budget. Benedict, speaking prior to Saturday’s men’s basketball game with Tulane, says there remains a strong belief that UConn has become
1:00 PM ET Trevor Bayliss has hinted he would recommend splitting the England coaching job in the future. Bayliss’ contract as head coach expires at the end of September and he has made it clear he has no intention of seeking an extension. Instead, he is likely to pursue a future as a freelance coach
11:13 AM ET New Orleans Pelicans star Anthony Davis is expected to miss one to two weeks with a sprained left index finger, the team announced Saturday. Davis suffered the injury in the fourth quarter of Friday’s game against Portland, when he finished with 27 points and seven rebounds in a 128-112 loss to the
11:19 AM ET Mick Schumacher has joined the young driver programme of the Ferrari team his father, Michael, won five championships with at the start of the 2000s. On Michael Schumacher’s 50th birthday, Maurice Hamilton remembers a revealing and — as it turned out — poignant interview with the seven-time world champion, whose health still
10:50 AM ET Former unified light heavyweight world titleholder Sergey Kovalev faces a maximum of four years in prison because of a felony assault charge. Kovalev was arrested on June 9 in connection with an incident in Big Bear Lake, California, in which he is accused of punching a woman in the face, according to