1:26 PM ET Dallas Mavericks sixth man J.J. Barea underwent surgery Monday on his torn right Achilles tendon, the team announced. “It’s gut-wrenching for all of us,” coach Rick Carlisle said. “I really do believe that he’ll be back [next season], but it’s hard to put into a few words what J.J. Barea meant to
10:09 PM ET Dallas Mavericks sixth man J.J. Barea will undergo surgery Monday on his torn right Achilles tendon, coach Rick Carlisle said Sunday. Barea was injured during Friday’s 119-115 road victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves. Barea, 34, a longtime Dallas fan favorite who played a key role on the 2011 championship team, has been
10:38 AM ET Dann Stupp If it weren’t for Godwin Ezenwa, Alonzo Menifield wouldn’t be a college graduate. He might not even be literate, to be honest. And he certainly wouldn’t be a professional fighter who’s less than one week away from his debut on MMA’s biggest stage. Menifield wouldn’t be any of those things
9:33 PM ET ESPN News Service James Harden reached historic milestones on two fronts Sunday. The problem was, one of them dubiously encapsulated the Houston Rockets‘ 116-109 loss at Orlando. Harden scored 38 points to match Kobe Bryant’s record run of 16 30-point games from the 2002-03 season. But the reigning MVP was just 1-for-17
David De Gea’s 11 saves helped Ole Gunnar Solskjaer become the first Man United manager to win his first six matches with a huge win at Tottenham. David De Gea’s 11 saves helped Ole Gunnar Solskjaer become the first Man United manager to win his first six matches with a huge win at Tottenham. David
The FC guys are incredulous that Isco keeps being left out as Real Madrid struggle to put together results under Santi Solari. Luka Modric opened the scoring, and Dani Ceballos’ free kick in the 88th minute rescued all three points for Real Madrid as they defeat Real Betis 2-1. Gab Marcotti reveals all the factors
9:50 PM ET The New England Patriots are poised to be underdogs in the playoffs for only the second time since 2007, when they travel to Kansas City next Sunday to face the Chiefs in the AFC Championship Game. The Chiefs opened as 3-point favorites over the Patriots at the SuperBook at Westgate Las Vegas.
4:13 PM ET Four more teams down, four still left in pursuit of a Super Bowl title. As we did last week, we say goodbye to the four teams that lost their playoff games this weekend in true “Overreaction Monday” style. And for the four teams remaining, we try to answer one big question still
9:04 PM ET NEW ORLEANS — Philadelphia Eagles Pro Bowl right guard Brandon Brooks was ruled out of Sunday’s divisional-round game against the New Orleans Saints in the first quarter after suffering a right leg injury, which he later revealed on Twitter was a torn Achilles tendon. Wanted to take a minute to thank everyone
9:25 PM ET ESPN News Services The Cleveland Browns are hiring former Tampa Bay Buccaneers offensive coordinator Todd Monken to the same position, a league source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The Browns are also hiring former Arizona Cardinals head coach Steve Wilks to be their defensive coordinator, sources told ESPN’s Pat McManamon. Monken interviewed for