7:00 AM ET When putting together our list of the top 100 players of all time, there were plenty of debates about how peak performance and career longevity intersected. For young players in particular, injuries can completely shift a career’s trajectory and alter legacies — as Pete Reiser, J.R. Richard and others learned. Nolan Ryan,
5:57 AM ET Haas has become the first Formula One team to release images of its 2022 car ahead of the upcoming season. Built to the sport’s new technical regulations, the Haas VF22 is a dramatic departure from last year’s car with all new design concepts mandated by F1 and the FIA to improve wheel-to-wheel
7:20 AM ET The conversation started casually, as it usually does whenever Curtis Booth inquires about whether a player wants his cleats to look like more than what comes out of the box from Nike, Adidas or UnderArmour. Kenny Osuwah, assistant equipment manager for the Atlanta Falcons, reaches out. Or sometimes Booth hears from the
7:33 AM ET LAS VEGAS — Micah Parsons is lording above the neon-lit Strip, almost sneering at drivers and pedestrians who are trying to catch a glimpse of the Dallas Cowboys rookie linebacker before his image on the big-screen marquee near the Fashion Show mall flickers out. A sea of NFL jerseys, with the occasional
7:00 AM ET NHL Insiders The NHL’s stars have descended upon Las Vegas for the 2022 All-Star Weekend. The festivities begin with the Skills Competition on Friday night, beginning at 7:30 p.m. ET on ESPN. Then on Saturday, the four divisional squads square off in a tournament to determine bragging rights… and a $1,000,000 payday
7:42 AM ET Mike CoppingerESPN KEITH THURMAN WAS rocked. It was the first round of a fight that was poised to change his career forever, but instead of the undefeated fighter starting off strong against the legendary Manny Pacquiao, he found himself on the mat. Thurman, on his back in the middle of the ring
4:04 AM ET Germany’s Sebastian Heisele and Scotland’s Scott Jamieson carded matching bogey-free rounds of 65 to share a one-shot lead after the first round of the 2022 Ras Al Khaimah Championship on Thursday. Hiesele leads a DP World Tour event for the first time in his career after he endured a difficult season in
8:20 PM ET Brooklyn Nets guard Joe Harris might need a second procedure on his left ankle, a decision that will be based on his progress over the next one to two weeks, his agent, Mark Bartelstein of Priority Sports, told ESPN on Thursday. The Nets have acknowledged “setbacks” in Harris’ rehab from a Nov.
9:35 PM ET Kendra AndrewsESPN SAN FRANCISCO — Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green said Thursday he expects to be out for another three to four weeks with a lower-back disc injury that has sidelined him for 14 games. Green, who earned his fourth All-Star selection Thursday as a reserve for the Western Conference, also
6:40 PM ET SALT LAKE CITY — Utah Jazz star shooting guard Donovan Mitchell has cleared the NBA’s concussion protocols after missing the last eight games, the team announced Thursday. Mitchell is expected to play in Friday night’s home game against the Brooklyn Nets. The Jazz went 2-6 in Mitchell’s absence, when they were also