2:57 PM ET PHOENIX — The energy that Kevin Durant‘s arrival has brought to the Suns organization is palpable. As Durant, who was traded from the Brooklyn Nets last week in a blockbuster deal, continues to work out and get to know his new teammates, the respect that he has earned within the locker room
6:11 PM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Major League Baseball plans to emphasize enforcement of the balk rule in 2023 as it implements sweeping rules changes, including a pitch clock that will place more focus on
3:44 PM ET HENDERSON, Nev. — Now that Derek Carr has been cut by the only NFL team the veteran quarterback has ever known, where do the Las Vegas Raiders go from here? These waters haven’t been navigated recently by the franchise, which has had Carr as its primary starter since he won the job
6:04 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN The three-belt junior flyweight unification bout between Kenshiro Teraji and Jonathan Gonzalez on April 8 in Tokyo will be streamed live on ESPN+ in the U.S., Top Rank Boxing announced Tuesday. Teraji, ESPN’s No. 1 junior flyweight, holds the WBA and WBC titles at 108 pounds; Gonzalez. ranked No. 2
8:02 AM ET The Champions League is back, and it promises to deliver all the knockout-round drama we’ve been promised. With the round of 16 creating mouthwatering matchups between Paris Saint-Germain and Bayern Munich, and AC Milan and Tottenham Hotspur, ESPN is bringing you the latest updates, highlights and commentary with Champions League Live. We’re
2:52 PM ET Associated Press PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — Heading into a season with a record payroll projected at $370 million, the New York Mets realize the expectations. “Is our season a failure if we win 90 — whatever number you want to come up with?” manager Buck Showalter said Tuesday, a day ahead
3:40 PM ET HENDERSON, Nev. — The Las Vegas Raiders released Derek Carr on Tuesday after the veteran quarterback declined to waive his no-trade clause and just before more than $40 million of his contract would have become guaranteed, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. As such, Carr, who said in 2021 he would “probably”
10:43 AM ET Associated Press ARLINGTON, Va. — Alex Ovechkin will be away from the Washington Capitals to attend to a family matter and the health of a loved one and is expected to be gone for at least the rest of the week, if not longer. General manager Brian MacLellan announced Ovechkin’s absence before
11:51 AM ET Associated Press Law enforcement agents confiscated over 600 fake championship rings across four major U.S. professional sports leagues and the NCAA from a South Carolina memorabilia store as part of a seizure of counterfeit merchandise, the South Carolina Secretary of State announced. The counterfeit goods could have fetched as much as $15
12:15 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Edgar Berlanga has signed a multifight deal with Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom Boxing, the promoter announced Tuesday. Berlanga (20-0, 16 KOs) started his career with 16 consecutive first-round knockouts. The 25-year-old became a free agent after he parted ways with Top Rank last month following disagreements on the direction of his
10:00 AM ET When the NBA summer league was quaint, when it was just the business of evaluating basketball before the evaluation of basketball and the pleasures of Las Vegas, it was played in Boston. In the summer of 2003, LeBron James was there. He hadn’t yet played an official professional game, but he was
8:51 AM ET Chris Eubank Jr. said on Tuesday he has triggered a rematch clause with Liam Smith following their clash last month. Smith stopped Eubank with a fourth-round knockout on Jan. 21 at the Manchester Arena, England. It was Eubank’s third defeat of his career and his first via stoppage. “This morning I activated
5:00 AM ET Xavi Hernandez already has a lifetime’s worth of experiences for Barcelona against Manchester United. However vital Thursday’s Europa League tie against Erik Ten Hag’s team at Camp Nou might seem for the Blaugranas‘ immediate future, it will simply be another set of colourful, passionate images for Xavi’s already bulging scrapbook. The saturnine
Feb 14, 2023 British boxers will not participate at the women’s world championships in New Delhi next month, the governing body said on Tuesday, citing concerns about the sport’s Olympic future. The International Boxing Association (IBA) was stripped of involvement in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and boxing is not on the initial programme for the
7:00 AM ET The offseason is over! Spring training is here! The dust has finally settled on the hot stove season, and while some teams are entering the 2023 season with a familiar squad, others have a completely new look. Yes, it does help to have an owner who is willing to spend money, but
7:00 AM ET There shouldn’t be a debate about the NHL’s best goaltender, at least according to one goalie coach. “For me, the No. 1 is clear cut,” the coach told ESPN. “He is the king right now. He’s been the king for a while. There is no argument there.” That’s quite a statement. Consider
Feb 13, 2023 Northeastern outlasted Harvard 3-2 in a shootout Monday night, capturing this year’s title in the 70th annual Beanpot Tournament at TD Garden in Boston. The traditional New England college hockey event, featuring four Boston-area schools across two weeks at the home of the Bruins, did not disappoint this year, as Massachusetts native
11:05 PM ET Kendra AndrewsESPN SAN FRANCISCO — Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry said Monday that there is no target date for him to return from his left lower leg injury that has held him out since Feb. 4. The team plans to reevaluate Curry after the All-Star break, but Curry said he will