4:33 PM ET Memphis Grizzlies swingman Dillon Brooks will have surgery this week to repair a ruptured ligament in his right big toe, the team announced. He is expected to miss the rest of the season, according to reports in The Athletic and the Commercial Appeal. Brooks, 22, had just returned to the Grizzlies rotation
4:39 PM ET COSTA MESA, Calif. — Los Angeles Chargers defensive tackle Brandon Mebane said that his 7-week-old daughter Makenna died Thursday. “I’m still thankful, and I thank God every day,” Mebane said. “I still pray. We’re taking it one day at a time.” Makenna was born Nov. 12 with trisomy 13. Because of her
4:23 PM ET EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — Whenever the Los Angeles Lakers get LeBron James and Rajon Rondo back healthy, Kyle Kuzma wants to see the team implement a strategy it hasn’t yet used this season: a death lineup. “Honestly think our small-ball unit can be really good,” Kuzma said at shootaround Wednesday ahead of
4:14 PM ET New York Jets tight end Chris Herndon faces a likely NFL suspension after pleading guilty Wednesday to driving while intoxicated, a Rockaway, New Jersey court source confirmed. Herndon, who made an appearance in court, was arrested June 2 after he was involved in a two-car crash about 20 minutes from the Jets’
4:30 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — Former New York Jets coach Todd Bowles will be joining mentor Bruce Arians as the Tampa Bay Buccaneers‘ defensive coordinator despite a strong push by the Chicago Bears, sources told ESPN’s Chris Mortensen and Josina Anderson on Wednesday. When Arians’ hiring was announced by the Buccaneers on Tuesday, it
3:05 PM ET NFL Nation reporters assess the biggest injuries across the league for the divisional round of the NFL playoffs. Read through all eight teams, or skip ahead to a particular matchup by clicking on the logos here: In a quarterback-driven league, it’s not a shock that the top seven QB situations belong to
3:33 PM ET UFC fighter Mackenzie Dern will not be moving up to flyweight after all, as the rising star has decided to remain at strawweight and is targeting a return in March, sources told ESPN on Wednesday. Prior to her last fight in May, a win over Amanda Cooper, Dern missed weight by 7
4:41 PM ET Associated Press CLEVELAND — The Indians avoided salary arbitration with new catcher Kevin Plawecki, who agreed to a one-year contract for $1,137,500 on Wednesday. Plawecki was acquired Sunday from the New York Mets. He made $557,471 last season, when he batted .201 with seven homers and a career-high 30 RBIs. Cleveland needed
3:32 PM ET The Oklahoma City Thunder announced Wednesday that center Nerlens Noel sustained a concussion after an elbow to the head in Tuesday night’s game against the Minnesota Timberwolves. Noel was struck by Andrew Wiggins‘ elbow and the team said he lost consciousness while being knocked to the floor at the 5:16 mark of
3:53 PM ET An $11.5 million lawsuit against the NCAA, the University of Oregon and former Ducks football coach Willie Taggart was filed Wednesday on behalf of former Oregon offensive lineman Doug Brenner, seeking compensation for “serious, lifelong injuries sustained during a series of highly controversial workouts imposed on Duck players in January, 2017,” Brenner’s