7:27 PM ET LOS ANGELES — LeBron James and Anthony Davis will take the court in Wednesday’s preseason game against the Phoenix Suns, marking their first NBA action since winning the championship, Los Angeles Lakers coach Frank Vogel said Tuesday. “I do plan on playing AD and LeBron some first-half minutes, but just to kind
11:45 PM ET Houston Rockets superstar James Harden made his preseason debut Tuesday night but has yet to speak to the media since requesting a trade and briefly holding out of training camp. Harden, who was cleared to practice Monday, is in violation of the NBA’s media access rules after declining to make himself available
1:30 PM ET Eric WoodyardESPN Back-to-back NBA MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo has committed to the Milwaukee Bucks long-term. Antetokounmpo agreed to sign a five-year, $228 million supermax extension with the Bucks on Tuesday, he announced on Twitter, with the terms being confirmed by agent Alex Saratsis to ESPN. The deal includes an opt out after the
News Coach Gary Stead hopeful the pacer would return to the side before the end of the season New Zealand are hopeful injured pacer Lockie Ferguson, who has been ruled out of the Pakistan series at home, will return to the side before the end of the season. Ferguson has been diagnosed with a partial
6:57 PM ET Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS — – Minnesota Twins manager Rocco Baldelli was discussing the state of his roster in baseball’s so-far quiet offseason, making no secret of the team’s desire to re-sign designated hitter Nelson Cruz. Baldelli pushed his interest in the 40-year-old free agent a step further, taking a few seconds out
7:44 PM ET Alex Kirkland Zinedine Zidane has praised Karim Benzema as the best French striker ever after scoring another brace in Real Madrid‘s 3-1 La Liga win over Athletic Bilbao. Toni Kroos put Madrid ahead in the first half after Athletic had been reduced to 10 men, but Ander Capa‘s equaliser threatened to end
10:13 PM ET Slaven Bilic is on the verge of being sacked as West Bromwich Albion manager, British media reported, despite Tuesday’s 1-1 draw with Manchester City bringing them an unexpected point in the battle to avoid relegation. West Brom are second from bottom in the Premier League after picking up only seven points from
7:34 PM ET MLS expansion side Austin FC made five selections in the 2020 Expansion Draft, headlined by former LA Galaxy midfielder Joe Corona. The acquisitions bring the total number of players on Austin’s roster to 11 ahead of its debut season in 2021. – Carlisle: Crew delivers the ultimate MLS triumph in adversity Austin
7:49 PM ET Buster Posey will remain the San Francisco Giants‘ “primary catcher” in 2021 and will get “the lion’s share of the reps” behind the plate despite the presence of top prospect Joey Bart, second-year manager Gabe Kapler said during his session with the media Tuesday. Posey, a six-time All-Star who is owed $21.4
8:05 PM ET The NFL will prohibit mandatory local bubbles during the postseason, according to a memo sent Tuesday to clubs, but will continue allowing teams to house players in a hotel on a voluntary basis. The decision represented an expected outcome after months of public discussion about the effectiveness of the league’s COVID-19 protocols