4:21 PM ET The NBA schedule has been released for the first half of the 2020-21 season. The regular season tips off on Dec. 22, 72 days after the Los Angeles Lakers hoisted the Larry O’Brien Trophy inside the NBA’s Orlando bubble. Since then, we’ve had the NBA draft, a flurry of coaching changes and
4:56 PM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Trace McSorley went from being the Baltimore Ravens’ No. 3 quarterback to their only quarterback on the active roster Friday, although reigning NFL MVP Lamar Jackson could get activated off the reserve/COVID-19 list this weekend. The Ravens placed top backup Robert Griffin III on injured reserve Friday after
Mercedes’ George Russell completed a clean sweep of Friday’s two practice sessions at the Sakhir Grand Prix as he subbed for Lewis Hamilton. Russell beat Red Bull’s Max Verstappen by 0.128 seconds with the second Mercedes of Valtteri Bottas 11th. The Finn set the fastest lap of the session, just under 0.2secs quicker than Russell,
1:03 PM GMT France coach Fabien Galthie named an inexperienced and youthful team as expected to face a seasoned England side in the Autumn Nations Cup final, making six changes for Sunday’s clash at Twickenham. An agreement between the federation and the Top 14 meant that no player could be involved in more than three
1:54 PM ET The greatest MMA flyweight fighter ever will look to add another belt to his collection. Demetrious Johnson will get his long-awaited shot at the ONE Championship flyweight title against champion Adriano Moraes on Feb. 24, Asia’s ONE announced Friday. The current plan is for the card to be in Singapore, though that
Ravindra Jadeja was ruled out of the T20I series against Australia on Friday.© Twitter Ravindra Jadeja was on Friday ruled out of T20I series against Australia. Fast-bowler Shardul Thakur was added to the squad. Ravindra Jadeja was hit on his head in the final over by a bouncer from Mitchell Starc and was replaced by Yuzvendra Chahal in
Lewis Hamilton is recovering but “in bed and not feeling great” following his coronavirus diagnosis on Monday, according to his Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff. Hamilton is missing this weekend’s Sakhir Grand Prix as a result of his diagnosis. Briton George Russell, on loan from the Williams team, is filling in for him. Wolff said:
10:47 AM ET The NHL is now aiming for a mid-January start date with a 52 or 56-game schedule, at best, sources confirmed to ESPN. That NHL’s initial target of Jan. 1 became unfeasible, because of necessary time for training camp — plus extra time promised to the seven teams that did not make this
12:13 PM ET PHILADELPHIA — Eagles quarterback Carson Wentz took accountability for his struggles during an address to the team this week, a gesture that is resonating well in the locker room as Philadelphia looks to break out of its three-game losing streak Sunday against the Green Bay Packers. “The first step is admitting where
7:30 AM ET Associated Press LONDON — Ukrainian tennis player Stanislav Poplavskyy has been given a lifetime ban for participating in match-fixing activities, the Tennis Integrity Unit said Friday. The TIU said Poplavskyy took part in match-fixing and “courtsiding” activities on multiple occasions between 2015 and 2019. Courtsiding involves transmission of live scoring data from
11:57 AM GMT Anthony Watson will replace injured Bath teammate Jonathan Joseph on the wing for England’s clash against France in the Autumn Nations Cup final on Sunday in the only change from the team who beat Wales last time out. Watson, who overcame his own injury to start on the bench against Wales, came
Britain’s George Russell set fastest time in first practice at the Sakhir Grand Prix as he had his first miles in Lewis Hamilton’s Mercedes. The second Mercedes of Valtteri Bottas was fourth, 0.322secs off the pace. The Finn made a series of mistakes on his laps and damaged his car in an off-track moment at
India vs Australia: Sanju Samson pulled off a sharp catch to dismiss Steve Smith in the first T20I.© AFP Sanju Samson hailed the Indian team following a triumph in the first T20I against Australia, at the Manuka Oval in Canberra. The visitors emerged victorious by a margin of 11 runs, taking a 1-0 lead in
8:42 AM ET Paris Saint-Germain are exploring the possibility of signing Barcelona‘s Lionel Messi in the summer, sources have told ESPN. Messi wanted to leave Barca in August after the 8-2 Champions League elimination to Bayern Munich and sources told ESPN at the time that Manchester City led the chase to sign him. – Insider
10:33 PM ET ESPN 300 quarterback Jake Garcia, the No. 18-ranked recruit overall and the No. 2-ranked pocket passer in the class, decommitted from USC on Thursday night. 🖤 pic.twitter.com/3kuUbp91LD — Jake Garcia (@JakeGarcia14) December 4, 2020 The 6-foot-2, 190-pound prospect had been committed to the Trojans since September 2019, but was rumored to be
9:09 AM ET England’s Andy Sullivan stayed ahead of the chasing pack at the Golf in Dubai Championship on Friday with a steady third round of 68 at the Jumeirah Golf Estates for a two-shot lead over compatriot Matt Wallace heading into the final day. Sullivan began the round ahead by three strokes and landed
8:32 AM ET UFC president Dana White has been saying it a lot in recent weeks, and it’s worth repeating here: Just get through 2020. It’s safe to say the UFC has done a tremendous job operating within a pandemic this year, and it’s nearly across the 2020 finish line with three events to go.
Haas driver Romain Grosjean says he “doesn’t feel like a hero” after his amazing escape from a fiery accident at the Bahrain Grand Prix. The 34-year-old Frenchman said: “I know the footage was unbelievable.” Grosjean said if he had seen the crash happen to someone else “I would have been sure that the driver was