Associated Press Feb 5, 2025, 06:47 AM ET ASHBURN, Va. — Washington Commanders wide receiver Terry McLaurin paused for a moment to think while speaking to a reporter after a practice this season. “Now that you mention it,” McLaurin said, “I’ve never had a Black head coach in high school, college or the NFL. Coordinators
NBA insiders Feb 5, 2025, 07:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The 2024-25 NBA trade deadline (Thursday, 3 p.m. ET) is one day away, and the landscape of the NBA has already been shaken after a blockbuster deal Saturday that sent Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers and Anthony Davis to the Dallas Mavericks.
Open Extended Reactions PHILADELPHIA — Speaking for the first time publicly since the Dallas Mavericks stunningly dealt Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers over the weekend, Mavericks guard Kyrie Irving said “it’s still a grieving process” for him and his teammates, while also saying he was excited about the prospect of finally getting to
Dave McMenaminFeb 5, 2025, 03:09 AM ET Close Lakers and NBA reporter for ESPN. Covered the Lakers and NBA for ESPNLosAngeles.com from 2009-14, the Cavaliers from 2014-18 for ESPN.com and the NBA for NBA.com from 2005-09. Open Extended Reactions LOS ANGELES — When LeBron James subbed out of the first quarter of Tuesday’s eventual 122-97
Feb 5, 2025, 07:50 AM ET Open Extended Reactions We have a new entrant in the first ESPN pound-for-pound rankings of 2025 as David Benavidez punched his ticket to the list with a convincing decision victory over David Morrell Jr. on Saturday in Las Vegas. The win was the best of Benavidez’s career and positioned
The series is of great significance to the three participating teams, since it will be their last set of games before the Champions Trophy is played in Pakistan (with India’s matches to be held in Dubai) from February 19. Of South Africa’s squad members for the big eight-team tournament, Marco Jansen, Aiden Markram, David Miller,
Adriana Garcia Feb 5, 2025, 02:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Cristiano Ronaldo celebrated his 40th birthday on Wednesday with no signs of slowing down his majestic career. The Portugal captain increased his record to 923 goals after scoring twice in Al Nassr‘s 4-0 triumph over Al Wasl in Monday’s Asian Champions League. It was
Feb 5, 2025, 06:30 AM ET The Women’s Super League (WSL) has condemned the abuse suffered by Manchester City forward Khadija “Bunny” Shaw and Chelsea defender Millie Bright over the weekend. “We are shocked and saddened to hear about the incidents that occurred over the weekend relating to Khadija ‘Bunny’ Shaw and Millie Bright,” the
Feb 5, 2025, 05:57 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The head of Spain’s refereeing body, Luis Medina Cantalejo, has hit back at Real Madrid‘s accusations of “manipulation and adulteration” of the competition by officials, insisting that “my colleagues and I are not corrupt.” Madrid’s board sent an open letter to the Spanish football federation (RFEF)
Feb 5, 2025, 06:51 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Emma Hayes has said her aims for the United States women’s national team go beyond just winning and has spoken of wanting to build a program that “sets the bar for the global game.” Hayes, who took over as USWNT head coach last summer after a