News He was a likely candidate to take over the top job again at some point, but not at the 11th hour before an Ashes Test There were two people with positions they did not expect to have on the first morning of the second Ashes Test in Adelaide. Steven Smith was thrust back into
8:47 PM ET Associated Press CLEVELAND — Rockets coach Stephen Silas was treated for dehydration in the locker room after leaving the court during the team’s 124-89 loss to the Cavaliers on Wednesday night. Silas motioned to assistant coach John Lucas to take over the team as he walked off the floor late in the
7:56 PM ET Jamal Collier The Milwaukee Bucks were missing seven players when they hosted the Indiana Pacers on Wednesday night, including stars Khris Middleton, who hyperextended his left knee during a game earlier in the week, and Giannis Antetokounmpo, who landed in the league’s health and safety protocols the night prior. Middleton warmed up
7:02 PM ET With the league facing a surge of positive COVID-19 tests, the NBA and the National Basketball Players Association are in talks centered around increased testing leaguewide for vaccinated players and staff, league sources told ESPN. As of Wednesday morning, a total of 60 players have entered health and safety protocols this season,
1:47 AM ET DALLAS — The odds of Los Angeles Lakers rookie Austin Reaves even being in an NBA uniform on Wednesday night, let alone on the court in overtime and trusted to hit the game-winning 3 to beat the Mavericks 107-104, were astronomical. All 30 teams passed on him on draft night, and the
12:27 AM ET Andrew LopezESPN As Devonte Graham sat in the New Orleans Pelicans‘ locker room after Wednesday night’s game, an Oklahoma City Thunder staffer walked in with a gift: the game ball from Graham’s wild buzzer-beating 3-pointer. “One of the guys from the Thunder walked in with the ball and said, ‘This is my
7:00 PM ET Alexis Sanchez could be set for a second spell at Barcelona starting this summer. Nicolò Campo/LightRocket/Getty Images The summer transfer window was unlike any other. See all the major deals and check out how we graded the biggest signings. And just because the window is shut until January, that doesn’t mean the rumours
12:43 AM ET Mike DiRocco JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Jacksonville Jaguars have fired head coach Urban Meyer, ending a tumultuous tenure with the franchise after only 13 games. The announcement came roughly nine hours after the latest embarrassment for owner Shad Khan: A report in the Tampa Bay Times in which former kicker Josh Lambo
8:38 PM ET The New England Revolution have acquired United States midfielder Sebastian Lletget from the LA Galaxy in exchange for up to $1.3 million in General Allocation Money (GAM), with $500,000 of that amount guaranteed, a source has told ESPN. The Galaxy will receive $300,000 in GAM in 2022, with an additional $200,000 in
1:01 PM ET PORTLAND, Ore. — For nearly two years, the COVID-19 pandemic has weighed heavy on Major League Soccer. The 2020 season barely got to the finish line in the wake of postponements and delays, while negotiations on a revised Collective Bargaining Agreement with the MLS Players Association meant a delay to the start