8:00 AM ET It’s not too early to put Jacque Vaughn in the NBA Coach of The Year conversation. The Brooklyn Nets head coach has helped spearhead one of the league’s most dramatic turnarounds in the early season, as the Nets have gone from controversy-laden underachievers to one of the hottest teams in the Eastern
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7:58 AM ET Naoya Inoue became the undisputed bantamweight champion after earning an 11th-round KO victory on Dec. 13 in Tokyo. The win also earned him eight first-place votes from our ESPN’s pound-for pound 21-member panel, moving him closer to Terence Crawford at No. 1. In his other fight this year, Inoue scored a second-round
7:00 AM ET There’s NHL draft hype, and then there’s what heralds the arrival of Connor Bedard. He’s been called “magical” and “otherworldly,” a player that can “change the fortunes of a franchise” by himself. While NHL commissioner Gary Bettman has proclaimed that his teams don’t tank, there are a handful this season that seem
1:00 PM ET ESPN staff National signing day is here, with college football‘s early signing period kicking off Wednesday and lasting through Friday. High school recruits are able to sign their national letters of intent to lock them into the colleges of their choice. It already has been a busy start to the week, with
File image of Yograj Singh and Arjun Tendulkar together.© Twitter Arjun Tendulkar, son of cricket great Sachin Tendulkar, recently emulated his father as he scored a ton on his Ranji Trophy debut. Arjun, who shifted base to Goa from Mumbai to get more opportunities, scored his maiden first-class century on December 14 in a match
5:00 AM ET With the excitement on the pitch as prominent as the controversies surrounding it, the 2022 World Cup in Qatar will go down as one of the most unique in history. Lionel Messi leading Argentina to triumph over France in an epic final will live on forever, but questions will continue over the
3:19 AM ET Carlos Correa, in a stunning turn of events, has agreed on a 12-year, $315 million contract with the New York Mets, eschewing a previous 13-year agreement with the San Francisco Giants, a source confirmed to ESPN early Wednesday morning. The New York Post first reported the development. Correa agreed to terms last
1:33 PM ET Billionaire mortgage lender Mat Ishbia has agreed to purchase the majority stake of the Phoenix Suns and the WNBA’s Mercury for a record price of $4 billion, Ishbia and current owner Robert Sarver announced on Tuesday. The deal will end Sarver’s tumultuous tenure. Ishbia is well-known and well-regarded within the league office,
India captain Harmanpreet Kaur praised the bowlers for their bowling in the first 10 overs while underlining the importance of working on death bowling after the loss to Australia in the 5th T20I. The captain said that the team knows the shortcoming of bowlers in the last 10 overs and will work on it during
4:55 PM ET Tom Van Haaren One day before the early signing period starts, Alabama flipped five-star offensive lineman Kadyn Proctor from in-state Iowa. Proctor made the announcement on social media, tweeting: “Home away from home. Roll Tide” Proctor is a 6-foot-6, 315-pound tackle from Southeast Polk High in Pleasant Hill, Iowa. He had been
9:09 PM ET LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford is on injured reserve with a spinal cord contusion but said the injury won’t force him into retirement. In an interview on “The Morning After” podcast, hosted by his wife, Kelly, Stafford was asked whether he is going to retire. “No,” Stafford said.
4:30 AM ET The World Cup in Qatar had its curtain call last Sunday when Argentina were crowned champions, but that doesn’t mean the footballing world is now devoid of top action. In fact, it has already kicked off as the Carabao Cup and Copa del Rey return on Tuesday. 2 Related Thanks to the
8:37 PM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Utilityman Brandon Drury and the Los Angeles Angels agreed on a two-year, $17 million contract, sources told ESPN on Tuesday, adding the Silver Slugger winner to a lineup that already acquired outfielder
5:03 PM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — The Baltimore Ravens made a surprise reunion Tuesday for their banged-up and frustrated passing attack heading into the playoff run. The Ravens claimed wide receiver Sammy Watkins off waivers and placed starter Devin Duvernay on injured reserve after he was hurt in Tuesday’s practice. Baltimore is bringing back
4:45 PM ET STARKVILLE, Miss. — Former Mississippi State coach Mike Leach was a luminary and a larger-than-life character in college football. On Tuesday, his impact was spelled out in detail as friends, coaches and players shared personal stories of Leach’s humanity, his sense of humor and the deep curiosity that drove him to the
5:08 PM ET Associated Press BERLIN — Tennis great Boris Becker tearfully recounted the moment the door of his single-occupancy cell at Britain’s notorious Wandsworth prison closed for the first time, speaking publicly after serving eight months for bankruptcy offenses. “It was the loneliest moment I’ve ever had in life,” Becker said in an interview
3:59 PM ET Jeff WagenheimESPN Zion Clark, a former college wrestler born with no legs, made his professional MMA debut a success Saturday. Clark, who was born with a rare disorder that affects fetal development, won a unanimous decision over nondisabled opponent Eugene Murray at an event in San Diego called Gladiator Challenge: Seasons Beatings.
12:53 PM ET Taila Santos has more work to do before getting a rematch with champion Valentina Shevchenko. Santos will take on top prospect Erin Blanchfield on a UFC Fight Night card Feb. 18 in Las Vegas, multiple sources confirmed with ESPN, including Blanchfield’s rep Oren Hodak of KOReps. Blanchfield first mentioned the matchup on