7:04 PM ET With a core that has been intact longer than most of their West rivals to go with a fitter and more “athletic” Nikola Jokic, Jamal Murray says the Denver Nuggets are ready to show that they can emerge from Orlando with an NBA championship. “We know we can go win the title,”
6:41 PM ET Eric WoodyardESPN Summer has officially begun for the Chicago Bulls and seven other NBA teams not invited to Orlando to finish out the rest of the 2019-20 regular season. “It sucks. You’ve got to understand it. It’s a weird time, especially with everything that’s going on right now, but it’s upsetting too,”
6:10 PM ET Nick DePaulaESPN Amid the global outpouring of support for the Black Lives Matter movement, Michael Jordan and Jordan Brand are pledging $100 million over the next 10 years to nationwide organizations “dedicated to ensuring racial equality, social justice and greater access to education.” “Black lives matter. This isn’t a controversial statement,” read
5:22 PM ET National Basketball Players Association representatives approved the NBA’s 22-team format to complete the 2019-2020 season, the NBPA announced Friday. The NBA and NBPA will work through a number of details in the next week on the season’s resumption at the Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, but sides are ready to move
6:59 PM ET NFL commissioner Roger Goodell issued a statement Friday condemning racism, saying he admits the league was wrong to not listen to its players earlier and that it will try to do better. “It has been a difficult time for our country, In particular, black people in our country,” Goodell said in a
5:48 PM ET The PGA Tour will return in a big way next week with a blockbuster field at the Charles Schwab Challenge, where 16 of the top 20-ranked players in the world have entered the event. Tiger Woods is not among them, but each of the top five players, including No. 1-ranked Rory McIlroy,
4:01 PM ET The National Hockey League is creating four committees to examine and take action on diversity issues facing the league and the sport, according to Kim Davis, executive vice president for social Impact, growth initiatives and legislative affairs. “We are trying to make sure that we don’t dominate the conversation. That we actually
5:45 PM ET HOUSTON — Texans special-teams coordinator Brad Seely is retiring after 31 seasons as an NFL coach, the team announced Friday. “I’ve been incredibly fortunate to spend over 30 years in the NFL coaching the game I love,” Seely said in a statement. “I want to thank each and every coach, player and
5:29 PM ET Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan said he has done field work with Todd Gurley “a handful of times” and is “really impressed” with his new running back. Ryan, currently in Atlanta, spent time with Gurley in Southern California in recent weeks. “I’ve gotten to work with Todd and he’s awesome,” Ryan told
4:17 PM ET Marcel Louis-JacquesESPN It won’t be easy for Buffalo Bills rookie quarterback Jake Fromm to earn his new teammates’ trust back, offensive coordinator Brian Daboll said Friday. A day earlier, a text message from Fromm in which he suggested guns should be priced to a point where only “elite white people” can afford