5:43 PM ET Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant was fined $25,000 by the NBA on Tuesday for directing inappropriate language toward a fan during a recent game in Dallas. According to the league, the exchange occurred during the first quarter of the Warriors’ 112-109 loss to the Mavericks on Saturday. The incident capped a
10:27 AM ET Steve KimESPN In August, Dmitry Bivol successfully defended his WBA light heavyweight title versus Isaac Chilemba. Bivol, who makes the first defense of his crown against Jean Pascal on Saturday at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City, won rather handily on that summer night. But oftentimes in boxing, it’s
5:08 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — The Tampa Bay Buccaneers will place tight end O.J. Howard on injured reserve, a source confirmed to ESPN. Howard suffered ankle and foot injuries when he was tackled from behind in the second half of Sunday’s loss to the New York Giants. On the play, Howard’s ankle bent sideways.
5:06 PM ET The Denver Broncos have released cornerback Adam Jones, a source told ESPN’s Jeff Legwold. Jones wrote an Instagram post on Tuesday that indicated he had been released but the team has not announced any move. Jones, 35, appeared in seven games for the Broncos this season, making two starts, and had an
4:51 PM ET CINCINNATI — The Bengals have placed starting middle linebacker Preston Brown on injured reserve, the team announced on Tuesday. The injury is a blow to an already depleted defense that had to play two backup linebackers last week against the Ravens. Brown said he injured his knee in the third quarter of
8:50 AM ET MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Pick your favorite Dana Holgorsen eccentricity. There are a lot to choose from. The Red Bull. The hair. The two-point conversion he casually called against Texas a couple of weeks ago. They’re all good, and they’ve all been parsed and praised and parodied enough times that it feels like
7:00 AM ET Lindsey ThiryESPN Close Covered Rams for two years for Los Angeles Times Previously covered the Falcons Has covered the NBA and college football and basketball LOS ANGELES — There’s a method to the madness. And you’d better believe, the Los Angeles Rams‘ offense is madness. Some might even call it the Greatest
12:00 PM ET LOS ANGELES — The Kansas City Chiefs lost their much-hyped battle against the Los Angeles Rams on Monday, but even in their disappointment in the moments afterward, they felt they really lost nothing at all. “It’s like the college football thing when a No. 1 plays a No. 3 and loses, do
4:42 PM ET Rob Brant’s most recent ring performance so impressed Top Rank promoter Bob Arum that on Tuesday he signed him to a multiyear co-promotional deal. Along with Greg Cohen and Rapacz Boxing, Top Rank will promote Brant, who will fight on Top Rank’s ESPN cards. On Oct. 20, in Las Vegas, Brant shut
2:27 PM ET Adrian WojnarowskiESPN The NBA has hired Rod Strickland as program manager for its G League professional path program. Strickland, a 17-year NBA veteran and former college assistant, will evaluate elite prospects, as well as educate and mentor them on the new initiative that offers select high school prospects the option to bypass