5:40 PM ET Andrew LopezESPN As the New Orleans Pelicans prepare for the upcoming season, all eyes will continue to be on last year’s No. 1 overall pick, Zion Williamson. The superstar prospect was last seen sitting out three of the final four games in the bubble while his averages dipped in limited playing time.
5:37 PM ET Associated Press ATLANTA — Three Atlanta Hawks newcomers are dealing with injuries as the team prepares to open training camp. Most notably, first-round draft pick Onyeka Okongwu has inflammation in the sesamoid bone of his left foot. An MRI confirmed the condition, which has forced the No. 6 overall selection from USC
6:18 PM ET Olgun Uluc Andrew Bogut has announced his retirement from professional basketball. Widely regarded as one the greatest and most successful players in Australian basketball history, Bogut made the announcement on his Rogues Bogues podcast on Tuesday morning, choosing to put an end to a professional career that spanned 15 years. It was
6:33 PM ET LOS ANGELES — LeBron James could be one and done playing the 1 for the Los Angeles Lakers. The newly acquired Dennis Schroder says he intends to start at point guard for the defending champions. “I did this off the bench stuff already in two years with OKC,” Schroder, the reigning Sixth
12:55 PM ET Sid LoweSpain writer Diego Maradona’s laces were undone. Even when it was virtually done, even when the drugs ban was lifted 15 months after he had left Naples, even as Sevilla FC and Napoli negotiated his transfer, the Italians forced to the negotiating table by FIFA and the Spaniards bankrolled by Silvio
6:08 PM ET Late in 2019, Errol Spence Jr. had a rather strong case to be considered the best boxer on the planet, pound-for-pound. He earned a split-decision win in September 2019 over Shawn Porter to unify the IBF and WBC welterweight titles. He was 26-0 with 21 KOs. Spence’s career was soaring. Then a
5:24 PM ET JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The fact that Jacksonville Jaguars coach Doug Marrone found out Sunday that he and his staff will remain in place for the rest of the season did not ease his mind at all. What’s more important to him than still being employed after owner Shad Khan fired GM Dave
6:20 PM ET Darrell Bevell was at the Henry Ford Museum about to buy a handmade ornament his wife liked Saturday afternoon when he looked down at his phone. There was a text message from Detroit Lions Chief of Staff Kevin Anderson asking the then-Lions offensive coordinator to call team president Rod Wood as soon
5:20 PM ET New York Jets coach Adam Gase, who presides over the worst offense in the NFL, doesn’t want to say who’s calling the plays because he believes it puts his team at “a competitive disadvantage.” Gase wants to keep opponents guessing, the same opponents who have held the Jets to a league-low 14
5:52 PM ET HOUSTON — Houston Texans wide receiver Will Fuller V has been suspended for six games for violating the NFL’s Policy on Performance Enhancing Substances. Fuller said the violation was a result of taking prescribed medication not permitted under the policy. “Earlier this year, I sought treatment from a medical professional who prescribed