7:43 PM ET Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Charlotte Hornets swingman Cody Martin will miss at least four weeks after having arthroscopic surgery on his left knee Friday. Martin injured his left quad in the team’s regular-season opener and has not played since. He had also been bothered by a left knee injury in the
7:43 PM ET Miami-Dade County and the Miami Heat are ending their arena naming rights deal with bankrupt cryptocurrency firm FTX. The county, which owns the arena, signed a 19-year, $135 million deal for the bayfront Heat homecourt’s name in 2021. After an initial balloon payment of $14 million, FTX was scheduled to make a
6:58 PM ET Associated Press PHOENIX — Steven Alker began his PGA Tour Champions career as a Monday qualifier, the goal every week right in front of him: post top-10 finishes to keep playing. Alker kept pulling it off until a win secured his full card. His path to winning the Charles Schwab Cup is
2:09 PM ET Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp will miss Saturday’s Premier League clash with Southampton after being given a one-match touchline ban by the Football Association for clashing with the assistant referee during last month’s win over Manchester City. Klopp was shown a red card for confronting the official after forward Mohamed Salah was denied
2:32 PM ET Two-time World Cup winner Carli Lloyd said that the current United States women’s national team has lost the winning mentality that once defined it after the team fell to its third-straight loss on Thursday. The USWNT went down 2-1 to Germany at DRV PNK Stadium in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, after an 89th-minute
5:30 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has told national team managers hopeful of having their World Cup players rested this weekend: “Don’t call me!” There is one last round of Premier League fixtures before the tournament starts but Guardiola has rejected the idea that he could give a helping hand to
7:33 PM ET Paris Saint-Germain have made a €45 million offer for Palmeiras teenager Endrick, but the Brazilian team swiftly dismissed the proposal for the 16-year-old forward on Friday, sources told ESPN Brazil. In a meeting with the player’s agents, the Ligue 1 champions said they were willing to extend the negotiations and meet the
6:22 PM ET Associated Press SAN DIEGO — Right-hander Nick Martinez opted out of his contract with the San Diego Padres and became a free agent after going 4-4 with a 3.47 ERA in his return from Japanese baseball. Martinez turned down a $6.5 million player option Thursday, instead triggering a $1.5 million buyout that
7:02 PM ET Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Tampa Bay Rays hired longtime Texas Rangers executive Jon Daniels as a baseball operations senior adviser on Friday. Daniels spent the previous 21 seasons with the Rangers, including the last 17 overseeing their baseball operations department. He was the longest-tenured top executive in team history.
3:45 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Edwin Díaz‘s $102 million, five-year contract with the New York Mets includes $26.5 million in deferred payments that he won’t completely receive until 2042 and also has a club option for 2028 that could make the deal worth $118.25 million over six seasons. Díaz’s deal, announced Wednesday,