5:40 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Oklahoma City guards Raymond Felton and Dennis Schroder were suspended for one game without pay Wednesday for leaving the bench area during an altercation and participating in the melee that spilled over into the stands. Chicago center Robin Lopez was fined $25,000, and Thunder forward Jerami Grant
8:13 PM ET NFL Nation reporters assess the biggest injuries across the league for Week 16. Scan through all 32 teams by division, or click here to jump ahead to your favorite team: AFC EAST LeSean McCoy, who practiced on a limited basis Wednesday, is in a “pretty good spot” after missing last Sunday’s game
6:49 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Edmonton Oilers forward Jujhar Khaira was suspended for two games without pay by the NHL on Wednesday for cross-checking St. Louis Blues defenseman Vince Dunn. Khaira was assessed a major penalty for cross-checking and given a game misconduct Tuesday night in the third period of the Oilers’
5:51 PM ET Associated Press HAVANA — Major League Baseball, its players’ association and the Cuban Baseball Federation reached an agreement that will allow players from the island to sign big league contracts without defecting, an effort to eliminate the dangerous trafficking that had gone on for decades. The agreement, which runs through Oct. 31,
4:58 PM ET Pharoh Cooper might have a chance to play against the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday after being waived by the team on Tuesday. Cooper, a Pro Bowl selection as a return man in 2017, was claimed off waivers on Wednesday by the Arizona Cardinals, who host the Rams on Sunday. The wide
4:35 PM ET Quarterback Khalil Tate is returning to Arizona for his senior season. Tate met with Wildcats coach Kevin Sumlin on Tuesday to discuss his future and concluded that he would return to the team in 2019, a team spokesman told ESPN. After a breakout season in 2017, Tate entered the fall as a
5:11 PM ET ASHBURN, Va. — Washington Redskins safety Montae Nicholson won’t play Saturday against the Tennessee Titans after a video emerged of the fight that led to his arrest early Tuesday morning. TMZ Sports released the video Wednesday showing Nicholson punching another man on a street five minutes from Redskins Park. Nicholson and a
7:00 AM ET Emily KaplanESPN ‘Tis the season of giving! For this week’s power rankings — voted on, as always, by ESPN’s panel of experts — we decided to assign a holiday gift to every team as they enter their Christmas break. Previous ranking: 1 What do you give the team that literally has it
3:43 PM ET Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers said Wednesday he will play on Sunday against the New York Jets. “It’s about leadership. How can I stand here and say these games don’t matter? … That’s not the way I lead,” he told reporters, according to The Athletic. “I’m super competitive.” Rodgers said after
4:51 PM ET Alabama continued its success on the first day of the early signing period by landing ESPN 300 offensive lineman Evan Neal. Trey Sanders, the No. 2 ranked running back, committed to the Alabama Crimson Tide over the Georgia Bulldogs. The college football early signing period’s first day is coming to a close,