Mark Fainaru-Wada, ESPN Staff WriterOct 3, 2023, 10:35 AM ET Close Investigative reporter for ESPN’s Enterprise and Investigative Unit since 2007 Co-author of New York Times best-selling books “League of Denial” and “Game of Shadows” Co-winner, 2004 George Polk Award A bipartisan Congressional commission, citing the NBA’s stated values, called on the league to ban
ESPN News Services Oct 3, 2023, 07:50 AM ET Chicago Bulls guard Lonzo Ball insists he will play again despite a series of knee surgeries that have derailed his promising career. Ball said Monday he is about halfway through the rehab process from a cartilage transplant in March — the third operation on his left
Oct 2, 2023, 08:00 AM ET The 2023-24 NBA season is just weeks away, and as the players and coaches prepare for training camp, our NBA insiders are breaking down some of the biggest things we overheard from this season’s media days. The San Antonio Spurs‘ highly anticipated rookie, Victor Wembanyama, is no stranger to
Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff WriterOct 3, 2023, 11:56 AM ET Close MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Former UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez will be a licensed corner for Bellator MMA lightweight champion Usman Nurmagomedov at Bellator 300 on Saturday in San Diego. California State Athletic Commission
Tim Southee‘s dislocated thumb is still tender and scarred but he has begun bowling and has started to build up his bowling loads, which raises hopes of a swift return at the World Cup. Southee had dislocated his thumb during an ODI against England on September 15, and now has a plate and some screws
Xuan Thai, ESPN Senior WriterOct 3, 2023, 07:30 AM ET Close Xuan Thai is a senior writer and producer in ESPN’s investigative and enterprise unit. She was previously deputy bureau chief of the south region for NBC News. MIAMI — Down a brightly lit hallway that leads to a section of luxury suites at the
Graham Hunter, Spain writerOct 3, 2023, 11:44 AM ET Close Graham Hunter is a Barcelona-based freelance writer for ESPN.com who specializes in La Liga and the Spanish national team. Most of you will have forgotten, or perhaps never knew, that at the tender age of 22, Takefusa Kubo is already with the eighth club of
Oct 3, 2023, 11:41 AM ET Jerry Jones sees this Sunday’s showdown against the San Francisco 49ers as a measuring stick of where the Dallas Cowboys stack up against what he considers the team “most likely” right now to win the Super Bowl. “They are, right now, probably the most likely team to go win
Jordan Raanan, ESPN Staff WriterOct 3, 2023, 11:36 AM ET Close Jordan Raanan is a reporter for NFL Nation at ESPN. Raanan covers the New York Giants. You can follow him via Twitter @JordanRaanan. EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — The New York Giants not only were unsuccessful with the “tush push” but also lost two players
Admittedly, the concept of a “goalie tandem” is becoming increasingly archaic in the NHL. For example, the Stanley Cup champion Vegas Golden Knights used five different goalies last season and had three of them available in the playoffs. “Goalie quintet rankings” does have a nice ring to it. So in building our list for the