4:59 PM ET ESPN News Services MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Grizzlies general manager Chris Wallace has apologized to Memphis’ fans for an apparent altercation following the team’s latest loss. Wallace said Thursday that the Grizzlies had an “emotionally-charged” meeting Wednesday night after a 101-94 loss to the Detroit Pistons. It was Memphis’ 10th loss in 13
5:19 PM ET Mike Davis, the chief setup person for U.S. Open courses since 2005, is relinquishing those duties voluntarily to focus on his responsibilities as the USGA’s chief executive officer. The move, Davis said, has been under consideration for several years and is not in response to several recent controversies at the U.S. Open,
4:58 PM ET Arizona Coyotes forward Nick Schmaltz has been placed on injured reserve with a lower body injury, the team announced Thursday. Schmaltz is considered week-to-week, the Coyotes said. The 22-year-old was scratched from Wednesday’s 3-1 loss to the Edmonton Oilers with the injury. It was his first missed game since being acquired from
5:03 PM ET Los Angeles Lakers forward Kyle Kuzma suffered a lower back contusion in Wednesday’s loss to the Thunder, MRI results Thursday showed. The forward is questionable for Friday’s game against the New York Knicks, according to the Lakers. Kuzma, the Lakers’ second-leading scorer this season with an 18.3 points-per-game average, was limited to
4:42 PM ET Redshirt sophomore cornerback Bryce Turner of Cal has been hospitalized in Southern California after suffering what his family called a “medical emergency near his family home” in a statement released Thursday. “We are grateful to those who have cared for Bryce and the doctors who continue to closely monitor him in the
11:51 PM ET Two days before Jarrett Hurd and Erislandy Lara were to meet in an April 7 junior middleweight world title unification fight at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, at the prefight press conference, Hurd uttered words that were prophetic. “There’s a storm coming,” said Hurd, predicting an exciting fight.
3:45 PM ET EAGAN, Minn. — Vikings coach Mike Zimmer says he has no problem being a lame-duck coach in 2019. Four days after the Vikings’ once-promising season came to a screeching halt with the team finishing 8-7-1 and missing the playoffs, Zimmer addressed his job status at his year-end press conference. Both Zimmer and
3:35 PM GMT England back-row Mark Wilson has signed a new long-term contract to stay with Gallagher Premiership side Newcastle Falcons. The 29-year-old, who has made 221 appearances for the club and is a Falcons academy graduate, will remain at Kingston Park for another four years as he looks to build his international career. Wilson
3:23 PM ET Featherweight Shakur Stevenson, the 2016 U.S. Olympic silver medalist and one of boxing’s elite prospects, will face Jessie Cris Rosales in a 10-round on Jan. 18, Top Rank announced Thursday. The fight, at the Turning Stone Resort Casino in Verona, New York, will serve as the co-feature of the Top Rank Boxing
6:17 PM ET We’ve put 2018 in the books, but there’s still more than half of this NHL regular season still to be played. Fantasy managers would be wise to use the flip of the calendar to 2019 to reboot or refresh their fantasy squads. In that spirit, let’s take a tour around the league