Brian WindhorstJan 23, 2025, 03:43 PM ET Close ESPN.com NBA writer since 2010 Covered Cleveland Cavs for seven years Author of two books Open Extended Reactions PARIS — Speaking on European soil Thursday in the midst of a weeklong celebration around a new European star in Victor Wembanyama, NBA commissioner Adam Silver made clear he
Jan 23, 2025, 03:27 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Conor Benn and Chris Eubank Jr. will settle their differences in north London. Leigh Dawney/Getty Images The highly anticipated showdown between Conor Benn and Chris Eubank Jr. will be held on April 26 at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in north London, it was announced Thursday. Benn and
Associated Press Jan 23, 2025, 04:53 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LOS ANGELES — Guess who’s joining Kendrick Lamar on the Super Bowl halftime stage? None other than multi-Grammy-winning singer SZA. Lamar and Apple Music released a trailer Thursday of him walking on a football field before SZA walked up from behind and playfully splashed
Associated Press Jan 23, 2025, 04:16 PM ET BOSTON — A woman testified Thursday that New England Patriots safety Jabrill Peppers grabbed her by the neck, slammed her against the wall and pushed her down the stairs after another man called her cellphone several times while they were in bed. She testified on the first
Jamison HensleyJan 23, 2025, 03:51 PM ET Close Jamison Hensley is a reporter covering the Baltimore Ravens for ESPN. Jamison joined ESPN in 2011, covering the AFC North before focusing exclusively on the Ravens beginning in 2013. Jamison won the National Sports Media Association Maryland Sportswriter of the Year award in 2018, and he authored
Open Extended Reactions The 2025 NBA Paris Games are officially here as the San Antonio Spurs and Indiana Pacers will participate in the NBA’s fourth and fifth games in Paris this week, starting on Thursday (2 p.m. ET on NBA TV). Editor’s Picks 1 Related This year’s games mark the first time that the league
Dave McMenaminJan 23, 2025, 10:00 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 MONTHS REMOVED FROM a second-round exit in the NCAA tournament, ending his freshman season at Duke
Jay Shah, the ICC chair and ex-secretary of the BCCI, has joined a new Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) advisory board, which will replace the club’s world cricket committee. Shah was a notable absentee when MCC staged the inaugural World Cricket Connects forum last year, which saw over 100 leading voices gather at Lord’s to discuss
David PurdumJan 23, 2025, 01:05 PM ET Close Joined ESPN in 2014 Journalist covering gambling industry since 2008 Open Extended Reactions Travis Hunter‘s odds to be the No. 1 selection in the NFL draft were on the move Wednesday, after a Tennessee Titans executive said the team would not pass up a “generational talent” with
Associated Press Jan 23, 2025, 12:47 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Minnesota Wild have managed to hold together a highly competitive team all season despite a series of injuries that have sidelined several of their most important players. Their lineup got a big boost Thursday when star Kirill Kaprizov and