12:13 PM ET NEW YORK — As the Brooklyn Nets prepare for their final two regular-season games of the season, they do so in control of their own playoff destiny. If the Nets — currently seeded eighth in the Eastern Conference with a 42-38 record — win their final two games, they will lock up
1:21 PM ET LOS ANGELES — LeBron James will not play in the final two games of the Lakers season because of soreness in his left ankle, the team announced on Friday. The Lakers, already eliminated from play-in tournament contention since Tuesday’s loss to the Phoenix Suns guaranteed the San Antonio Spurs would finish ahead
9:41 AM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Shortstop J.P. Crawford and Seattle are in agreement on a five-year, $51 million contract, tying a vital member of the ascendant Mariners to the organization through his prime years, sources familiar with
11:11 AM ET Marly RiveraESPN Writer Close Marly Rivera is a writer for ESPNdeportes.com and ESPN.com. NEW YORK — All-Star right fielder Aaron Judge and the New York Yankees have not come to an agreement on a contract extension ahead of the slugger’s self-imposed deadline of Opening Day. General manager Brian Cashman said the team
10:50 AM ET Associated Press LONDON — Tennis great Boris Becker could face a jail sentence after being found guilty on Friday of illicitly moving thousands of dollars from a bank account after he was declared bankrupt. A jury at London’s Southwark Crown Court convicted Becker on four charges under the Insolvency Act, including removal
12:40 PM ET AUGUSTA, Ga. — South Africa’s Louis Oosthuizen, who played with Tiger Woods in the first round of the Masters, withdrew from the tournament on Friday because of an undisclosed injury. Oosthuizen, who is 14th in the Official World Golf Ranking, shot 4-over 76 in the first round. Woods, who was tied for
12:59 PM ET LPGA star Nelly Korda recently underwent surgery to remove a blood clot from her left arm and will soon begin rehabilitation, she said Friday. “I recently underwent surgery for a blood clot in my subclavian vein,” Korda, 23, posted to Twitter on Friday. “I am pleased to report the procedure went well
7:25 AM ET AS Roma captain Lorenzo Pellegrini said that Bodo/Glimt coach Kjetil Knutsen attacked a member of his club’s staff after the Italian side’s 2-1 Europa Conference League defeat in Norway on Thursday. After the quarterfinal first-leg defeat, on the ground where Roma suffered an humiliating 6-1 loss in the group stages back in
12:41 PM ET Associated Press Real Zaragoza is set to be purchased by a group of foreign investors led by two of the owners of Inter Miami, the second-division Spanish soccer club said Friday. The club said in a statement that a “diverse group of investors” had agreed to purchase a 51% stake. It said
9:46 AM ET Manchester United forward Cristiano Ronaldo will return for their Premier League clash with Everton after overcoming illness but defender Luke Shaw will be unavailable for up to three weeks, interim manager Ralf Rangnick said on Friday. Ronaldo, United’s top goalscorer this season with 12 league goals, will be back after missing their