11:34 PM ET LOS ANGELES — As someone who hones his craft in a league in which minority coaches occupy the majority of the head-coaching positions, Chauncey Billups of the Portland Trail Blazers said he can’t help but appreciate how the NBA operates compared to the NFL. “I’m really just kind of so proud of
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12:25 AM ET ST. PAUL, Minn. — The U.S. men’s national team can breathe again. It can feel its fingers and toes again, too, as a 3-0 win over Honduras in frigid conditions has the U.S.’s World Cup qualifying campaign back on track. It’s a win that is most welcome for the players and manager
11:58 PM ET Associated Press SEATTLE — Hockey Hall of Famer Cammi Granato said she had been asked for years to write a book about her experiences in becoming one of the best women’s hockey players of all time. She finally has, but on her own terms and with a specific audience in mind —
Former England skipper Michael Vaughan was all praise for captain Yash Dhull after India defeated Australia to reach the final of the ongoing U19 World Cup on Wednesday. Dhull scored a breathtaking century as India reached the final of the tournament for the fourth time in as many editions. India will face England in the
8:59 PM ET Chicago Blackhawks owner Rocky Wirtz shut down questions about fallout surrounding the Kyle Beach scandal that has embroiled the organization for much of the last year. During a town hall with fans on Wednesday, one reporter asked the assembled panel, which include Wirtz and Blackhawks’ CEO Danny Wirtz, about how Chicago intended
12:53 PM ET Few college football coaches embrace social media as much as Lane Kiffin, and even fewer have had more success in the transfer portal than the Ole Miss Rebels coach. So, after landing former USC quarterback Jaxson Dart and tight end Michael Trigg over the weekend, it was little surprise that Kiffin went
3:55 PM ET Former Cleveland Browns coach Hue Jackson and the head of his foundation accused the Browns of paying Jackson to lose games during the 2016 and 2017 seasons. The allegation came on the heels of Brian Flores suing the NFL and three teams — the Dolphins, Broncos and Giants — alleging discrimination regarding
9:22 PM ET Austin Lindberg Christian Pulisic came off the bench to score in the United States’ 3-0 World Cup qualifying win over Honduras on Wednesday. Getty Images ST. PAUL, Minn. — The United States men’s national soccer team bounced back from Sunday’s disappointing defeat to Canada to stroll to a comfortable 3-0 World Cup qualifying
1:54 PM ET Texas A&M added its fourth five-star commitment to its 2022 class when defensive end Shemar Stewart announced his commitment to the Aggies on Wednesday. Stewart is the No. 6 prospect overall and the top defensive end. He’s a 6-foot-5, 255-pound prospect from Monsignor Edward Pace High School in Miami. Stewart had a
7:35 PM ET Jim Harbaugh called Michigan to inform the school that, despite interviewing with the Minnesota Vikings on Wednesday, he will be returning to the school for the 2022 season, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Michigan was, in the words of one source, “elated” to get Harbaugh’s decision. Los Angeles Rams offensive coordinator Kevin
5:43 PM ET Associated Press ST. LOUIS — David Green, an outfielder on the St. Louis Cardinals‘ 1982 World Series champions, has died. He was 61. Green had been hospitalized in suburban St. Louis after choking at his home about a week ago and died Saturday of respiratory failure, his family told the St. Louis
Two-time Olympic medallist Elinor Barker says she is already planning her return to cycling after she has her first child this spring. The five-time world champion says female athletes starting a family during their careers is getting increasingly normal and she is looking forward to her ‘career 2.0’ starting possibly as early as the summer.
Skipper Yash Dhull gave a glimpse of his rare talent with a well-paced hundred as powerhouse India reached their fourth consecutive U-19 World Cup final with an emphatic 96-run win over Australia on Wednesday. Dhull struck a sublime 110 in as many balls and shared a game-changing 204-run stand with his deputy Shaik Rasheed (94
12:45 PM ET ASHBURN, Va. — Washington team president Jason Wright sat at his desk last summer, pondering the five letters from fans in front of him. To Wright, they represented the challenge the team faced as it entered its rebranding efforts in search of a nickname and logo. One letter focused on the former
1:40 PM ET Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia — Serbia’s state prosecutors on Wednesday rejected suggestions that Novak Djokovic used a fake positive test for COVID-19 to try to enter Australia and compete in the Australian Open. The prosecution office said in a statement that it had received a request for criminal proceedings against unnamed individuals
7:00 AM ET College football’s February national signing day is here. The early signing period in December saw one of the biggest flips in college football recruiting history and took place amid a turbulent coaching carousel. While most ESPN 300 recruits committed in December, there are still 14 top prospects who are uncommitted and unsigned,
How did a 28-year-old find himself at the center of the boxing world promoting the likes of Claressa Shields, Amir Khan vs. Kell Brook and Josh Taylor in a single month? Ben Shalom’s young career as a boxing promoter has traveled a long way in a short amount of time. Shalom seized an opportunity when
10:27 AM ET Caitlin Murray The National Women’s Soccer League’s 2021 Rookie of the Year, Trinity Rodman, 19, will become the highest-paid player in league history after she signs a contract extension with Washington Spirit on Wednesday, the club announced. The four-year deal is reported to be worth $1.1 million, according to Sportico. Rodman, the