7:00 AM ET Alden Gonzalez Close ESPN Staff Writer Joined ESPN in 2016 to cover the Los Angeles Rams Previously covered the Angels for MLB.com Jesse Rogers Close ESPN Staff Writer Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. Earlier this week, the Major League Baseball Players Association decided to reject
6:58 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN When more than 90 players who signed as free agents become eligible to be traded Saturday, it will mark the unofficial start of trade season in the NBA. Several big names have already been traded since mid-November, including James Harden, Russell Westbrook, John Wall, Victor Oladipo, Chris Paul and Jrue
9:00 AM ET Jurgen Klinsmann Jurgen Klinsmann won the World Cup and European Championship with Germany during a glittering career in which he played for Inter, Tottenham and Bayern, among others. As a coach, he led Germany to a third-place finish at the 2006 World Cup and managed the U.S. men’s national team from 2011-16.
6:32 AM ET Rob Demovsky Close ESPN Staff Writer Covered Packers for Green Bay Press-Gazette from 1997-2013 Two-time Wisconsin Sportswriter of the Year as selected by the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association Adam Teicher Close ESPN Staff Writer Covered Chiefs for 20 seasons for Kansas City Star Joined ESPN in 2013 They won’t meet in
6:22 AM ET HENDERSON, Nev. — The feud between former NFL commissioner Pete Rozelle and late Raiders owner Al Davis was more than legendary, it set the stage for the NFL becoming what it is today — a billion-dollar industry that is more national obsession than national pastime. ESPN’s 30 for 30 special “Al Davis
5:52 AM ET Daniel Ricciardo has had a seat fitting with McLaren ahead of his first season with the British team. Ricciardo, a seven-time grand prix winner, has joined McLaren after two seasons at Renault. His teammate will be Lando Norris, who remains with the team for his third F1 season. McLaren shared photos of
5:44 AM ET Adriana Garcia Belgium national team doctor Kristof Sas has said Real Madrid‘s Eden Hazard is in a “vicious circle” that is difficult to come out of when it comes to injuries. Real Madrid announced on Wednesday that the Belgium captain will face a spell on the sidelines after sustaining a muscular problem
5:16 AM ET Arsenal head coach Mikel Arteta has urged social media companies to tackle online abuse and highlighted the damaging effect it is having on players. Marcus Rashford was among several Premier League stars to receive racist abuse this week after games and he said his experience was an example of “humanity and social
Graeme Swann has encouraged Jack Leach to follow Rangana Herath’s lead in England’s first Test in Chennai this week, telling him that he needs to be “metronomic” and “boring” if he wants to take wickets against India’s batting line-up. Leach took 10 wickets at 35.50 in England’s two-match series in Sri Lanka last month, nine
12:12 AM ET Andrew LopezESPN For New Orleans Pelicans coach Stan Van Gundy, what he saw from Zion Williamson on Wednesday night was unlike anything he’d seen from the 20-year-old so far this season. “I told Zion at the end of the game that it was by far his best game of the year if