2:00 PM ET Former longtime Dallas Mavericks general manager Donnie Nelson sued the team Thursday, alleging that owner Mark Cuban fired him last summer as retaliation for reporting that Cuban’s chief of staff sexually harassed and sexually assaulted his nephew during a job interview in 2020. The lawsuit also alleges that Cuban offered Nelson, who
12:52 PM ET Adrian Wojnarowski Close Senior NBA Insider Host of The Woj Pod Joined ESPN in 2017 Ramona Shelburne Close ESPN Senior Writer Senior writer for ESPN.com Spent seven years at the Los Angeles Daily News Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry is expected to return for the start of the Western Conference playoffs
1:04 PM BST Scotland’s Blair Kinghorn has replaced regular fly-half Finn Russell as one of two changes for their final game of the Six Nations against title-chasing Ireland in Dublin on Saturday. Russell has been a mainstay in this year’s championship but is on the bench in a surprise switch by coach Gregor Townsend. The
5:48 AM ET Germany’s Nico Hulkenberg will replace compatriot Sebastian Vettel in Formula One’s Bahrain season-opener after the four times world champion tested positive for COVID-19, Aston Martin said on Thursday. “Sebastian Vettel has tested positive for COVID-19 and will not therefore be taking part in the 2022 Bahrain Grand Prix,” the team said in
1:00 PM ET Alaina GetzenbergESPN BUFFALO, N.Y. — A year ago, the Buffalo Bills sat at home watching the Tampa Bay Buccaneers take down Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LV. This year, they saw the Los Angeles Rams swarm Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow to clinch a title. The takeaway:
11:48 AM ET The Steelers released veteran linebacker Joe Schobert on Thursday, a day after a source told ESPN that Pittsburgh had agreed to a two-year contract with linebacker Myles Jack. The Steelers will save $7.8 million on their salary cap by releasing Schobert. Jack agreed to a two-year, $16 million contract on Wednesday, a
12:56 PM ET The Atlanta Falcons are adding a former Pro Bowler to their secondary, agreeing to a contract with cornerback Casey Hayward Jr., a source told a ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler. The news was first reported by NFL Network, which said Hayward agreed to a two-year, $11 million contract. Hayward joins a young secondary with
12:05 PM ET Alaina GetzenbergESPN BUFFALO, N.Y. — A day after making one of the biggest free agency moves in franchise history, the Buffalo Bills continued their cap clearing moves Thursday by releasing wide receiver Cole Beasley. The Bills had granted Beasley — who was ready to move on — permission to seek a trade
11:47 AM ET BEREA, Ohio — The Cleveland Browns were informed Thursday that they are no longer in the running to land Deshaun Watson in a trade with the Houston Texans, a team source told ESPN. Browns met with Watson on Tuesday in Houston and attempted to convince the quarterback to waive his no-trade clause
12:00 PM BST Damian Penaud will return to the right wing for France in their decisive Six Nations clash against England as they look to secure their first title and Grand Slam in more than 10 years on Saturday. Penaud missed out on Les Bleus’ 13-9 victory against Wales in Cardiff last Friday after a