7:00 PM ET Malika AndrewsESPN MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota Timberwolves star Karl-Anthony Towns said Monday that “no one saw it coming” when asked about the firing of coach and team president Tom Thibodeau the day before. In fact, Towns said he told assistant coaches just last week that he felt the organization was gaining some much-needed
5:39 PM ET ESPN News Services CLEVELAND — Cavaliers All-Star forward Kevin Love is still weeks away from getting on the court as he recovers from surgery on his left foot, he said Monday. Love played in just four games before undergoing surgery Nov. 2 to relieve pressure around his big toe. He was recently
5:17 PM ET The New York Mets announced Monday that former captain and seven-time All-Star David Wright will take a job in the team’s front office. Wright will be special advisor to Mets chief operating officer Jeff Wilpon and general manager Brodie Van Wagenen. “I again want to thank the Wilpon and Katz families for
3:40 PM ET Mixed martial arts had some unbelievable moments in 2018. Khabib Nurmagomedov jumping over the cage and into the stands after his win against Conor McGregor. Amanda Nunes knocking out Cris Cyborg in the first round. Jon Jones returning (after some more drama). Demetrious Johnson and Eddie Alvarez joining ONE Championship. And the
5:00 PM ET UFC flyweight Rachael Ostovich, who fights on Jan. 19 in Brooklyn, told ESPN on Monday that she is comfortable with Greg Hardy competing on the same card. “Nobody’s story is the same, nobody’s situation is the same,” Ostovich said on Ariel Helwani’s MMA Show. “I have nothing to do with Greg Hardy.
4:56 PM ET SAN JOSE, Calif. — There will be no immediate changes to the four-team format of the College Football Playoff, as university presidents and conference commissioners decided at a joint annual meeting on Monday morning at the Fairmont Hotel that they were in “unanimous agreement that the playoff has been a tremendous success.”
4:58 PM ET Emily KaplanESPN Montreal Canadiens goaltender Carey Price will not be participating in the NHL’s All Star game, opting to rest. Price, 31, is the second high-profile player who will sit out. Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin also informed the league he would not participate in the festivities, despite being elected by the
4:19 PM ET Malika AndrewsESPN MINNEAPOLIS — Timberwolves guard Derrick Rose apologized Monday for saying that his doubters should “kill yourself.” How should Minnesota build around Karl-Anthony Towns now? The Minnesota Timberwolves have fired team president and head coach Tom Thibodeau, league sources told ESPN on Sunday. 1 Related Rose, who was telling coach impassioned
4:28 PM ET USC offensive coordinator Kliff Kingsbury, who has emerged as one of the most coveted candidates for NFL jobs, is expected to interview for head-coaching positions with multiple teams, sources confirmed to ESPN. USC initially had been blocking NFL teams from interviewing Kingsbury, who joined the Trojans’ staff last month after being fired
8:29 AM ET A FEW MONTHS BACK, Blake Griffin announced he was quitting comedy, his favorite extracurricular activity away from basketball, to pursue music as his next sideline. This declaration was the premise of the four-part mockumentary-ish “Comedy by Blake” digital series for Funny or Die. After Jeff Ross broke the news with a smirk