8:00 AM ET The last time a team other than the Los Angeles Dodgers won the NL West, LeBron James had just won his first NBA title, in 2012. Since then, L.A. has dominated the division, and won the 2020 World Series two months ago. And if the Dodgers are the best team in the
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8:44 PM ET NFL NationESPN Week 16 in the NFL started on Christmas Day with a huge performance by the New Orleans Saints and Alvin Kamara, who became the second running back in league history to rush for six touchdowns in a game. The Saints also clinched the NFC South with a victory over the
2:16 AM ET Fresh off a four-day forced quarantine, which followed weeks of his desire to be traded dominating headlines, Houston Rockets superstar James Harden had a performance Saturday night that reminded people why he’s a perennial MVP candidate. It just wasn’t quite enough to carry an extremely short-handed Houston team, missing six players due
Spin legend Bishan Singh Bedi has threatened to take legal action against the DDCA if his name is not removed from a spectators’ stand at the Feroz Shah Kotla ground with immediate effect. On Wednesday, Bedi had shot a letter to the Delhi and District Cricket Association, lambasting it for installing a statue of its
12:20 AM ET Associated Press GLENDALE, Ariz. — The Arizona Coyotes have traded veteran center Derek Stepan to the Ottawa Senators for a second-round pick in the 2021 NHL draft. “On behalf of the entire Coyotes organization, I would like to thank Derek for everything he did for the Coyotes the past three seasons,” Coyotes
12:15 AM ET Associated Press ARCADIA, Calif. — Charlatan tracked favorite Nashville to the quarter pole and then drew off to a 4 1/2-length victory in the $300,000 Malibu Stakes on Saturday at Santa Anita’s opening day. Ridden for the first time by Hall of Famer Mike Smith, Charlatan ran seven furlongs in 1:21.50. Trained
12:31 AM ET ESPN News Services EDMONTON, Alberta — Matthew Boldy had a hat trick in the United States’ 11-0 victory over Austria on Saturday night in the world junior ice hockey championship. Trevor Zegras scored twice, and Drew Helleson, John Farinacci, Brendan Brisson, Brett Berard and Sam Colangelo also scored. Alex Turcotte had three
10:47 PM ET Associated Press PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder Gregory Polanco broke a bone in his right wrist playing winter ball in the Dominican Republic. The Pirates said Saturday that Polanco has a small nondisplaced fracture of the triquetrum bone and that the wrist will be immobilized for a short time. The team did
10:48 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent LEICESTER, England — Manchester United‘s Premier League title ambitions were not dealt a significant setback by a 2-2 draw against Leicester, but there was evidence at the King Power Stadium that they are still growing into their role as genuine contenders. The result maintains momentum during a hectic run of
12:00 PM ET Miami quarterback D’Eriq King announced Saturday he will return to the team for the 2021 season, huge news for the Hurricanes. King transferred in to Miami from Houston for 2020, believing he would only get one season to play. But the coronavirus pandemic gave all players one extra year of eligibility if
5:38 PM ET Associated Press WASHINGTON — – Washington Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo says the team isn’t ruling out a reunion with Ryan Zimmerman after acquiring slugger Josh Bell to play first base this week. The Nationals acquired Bell, a 2019 All-Star, from the Pittsburgh Pirates on Thursday for two pitching prospects, and Bell
4:20 PM ET LONDON — Mikel Arteta desperately needed a result to back up his rhetoric, and Arsenal beating Chelsea 3-1 on Saturday, is precisely it. It is a popular refrain among managers attempting to arrest a decline to cite the importance of hard work, but you suspect Arteta means it more than most given
12:26 PM ET Utah running back Ty Jordan has died, the school announced on Saturday. The Denton Police Department in Texas told ESPN that its officers responded to a shooting call at 10:38 p.m. ET on Friday. Officers discovered a gunshot victim who had been shot one time. After applying life-saving measures, the victim was
4:43 PM ET Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady helped end the NFL’s second-longest playoff drought by throwing four touchdown passes in a 47-7 blowout win over the Detroit Lions on Saturday, clinching Tampa Bay’s first playoff berth since 2007. Brady, appearing in his 300th game in the same city his career began — Detroit, 20 years
1:09 PM ET The Chicago Blackhawks have agreed to a one-year, $1 million contract with center Carl Soderberg, the team announced Saturday. Soderberg, 35, posted 35 points in his lone season with the Arizona Coyotes, who acquired the center in a June 2019 trade with the Colorado Avalanche. “Carl is an experienced center who plays
1:04 PM ET Ilya Kovalchuk is returning to Russia’s Kontinental Hockey League after signing a two-year contract with Avangard Omsk, the league announced Saturday. Kovalchuk, 37, played for three NHL teams during the 2019-20 season. He started the campaign with the Los Angeles Kings before they waived him and his $18.25 million contract in December.
Former captain Dinesh Chandimal said Sri Lanka had exceeded their expectations by scoring 340/6 on the first day of the first Test against South Africa in Centurion on Saturday. Chandimal and Dhananjaya de Silva were mainly responsible for putting the tourists in a strong position, scoring 85 and 79 respectively — but De Silva had
10:14 PM ET MINNEAPOLIS — Back in training camp as the Minnesota Vikings put their defensive rebuild into action, Mike Zimmer didn’t anticipate a drop off for his once-vaunted unit in spite of how many new faces he saw around him. “I’ve never had a bad defense — ever,” the Vikings’ coach said in August.