4:36 PM ET The NBA’s board of governors discussed the delaying of the mid-October NBA draft and start of free agency on a call with commissioner Adam Silver on Friday, sources told ESPN. The possibility of delaying those two events — an idea with growing support within the NBA and the National Basketball Players Association
1:25 PM ET LeBron James fired back at a digital ad campaign for misconstruing one of his tweets about voter suppression, writing on Twitter Friday: “Nobody should be able to use my name (or anyone else name) to lie and deceive about the election.” James was addressing a story in the Washington Post about a
5:41 PM ET Golden State Warriors president Rick Welts issued a public apology Friday to Toronto Raptors counterpart Masai Ujiri for an altercation with a deputy sheriff that happened as Ujiri was trying to walk onto the court in Oakland after the deciding game of the 2019 Finals. “To my personal and professional friend Masai
7:00 PM ET NORTON, Mass. — On a day when Scottie Scheffler shot 59 and Dustin Johnson flirted with going even lower before settling for 60, Tiger Woods struggled to simply post an even-par round and make the cut at The Northern Trust. There was at least one good thing, though. “Well, I was close
6:18 PM ET Shaun Reynolds The transfer market has geared up as teams prepare for beginning of their seasons. Here are the rumours floating around Europe’s big leagues and beyond. Inter’s Martinez emerges as City’s top target On an evening where Internazionale lost the Europa League final to Sevilla FC, star Inter striker Lautaro Martinez
12:36 PM ET Reigning MLS MVP Carlos Vela believes not winning MLS Cup would constitute a failure for LAFC this season. The Mexico star returns to the field Saturday when LAFC meets city rival LA Galaxy. And, after two years of plaudits without a title, he hopes 2020 is the year the team’s impressive start
4:53 PM ET Sevilla have secured the final place among the seeded teams for the 2020-21 Champions League group-stage draw after their 3-2 victory over Inter Milan in the Europa League final. – Insider Notebook: Arsenal, Man City battle for Aouar– Llorens, Marsden: Inside Barca’s drama-filled week The European titleholders are joined in Pot 1
3:25 PM ET Chelsea are closing in on a deal to sign Leicester City defender Ben Chilwell after the Midlands club finally dropped their £80 million valuation, sources have told ESPN. – Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only)– What did you miss? The latest from Europe’s top leagues The Blues identified the 23-year-old
11:51 AM ET Moises Llorens Sam Marsden Barcelona hope to convince Lionel Messi to stay at the club but some members of the board have told ESPN that they wouldn’t be against selling him in the right circumstances. New coach Ronald Koeman has publicly said he wants to build the team around Messi and sources
2:10 PM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens With additional reporting by Rodrigo Faez BARCELONA, Spain — Ronald Koeman’s first act as Barcelona coach was a working lunch with his new bosses on Wednesday. He dined with president Josep Maria Bartomeu, sporting director Ramon Planes and director Javier Bordas at La Venta in the swanky St.