8:03 PM ET NEW YORK — Brooklyn Nets star James Harden played just four minutes before he was ruled out for the remainder of Monday night’s game against the New York Knicks because of right hamstring tightness. Harden’s brief return came after he missed the Nets’ past two games while dealing with the same tightness.
7:00 AM ET Revenge and backlash have always been the American response to defeat, especially in the case of civil rights. Despite the resulting muddiness, misdirection and outrage, the Georgia voting bill, signed into law last month, was clearly a response to defeat, just as the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol was. Sports
1:49 PM ET HOUSTON — Another lawsuit has been filed against Deshaun Watson, this one alleging the Houston Texans quarterback assaulted a licensed aesthetician “by touching her with his penis and exposing himself.” The lawsuit, filed Friday night and made available on the Harris County District Clerk’s website on Monday, says “Watson’s behavior is part
8:18 AM ET Roman ModrowskiESPN.com Editor’s note: This was originally published on April 6, 2020. The Ericsson Globe arena in Stockholm was empty, save for a few fighters shadow boxing and getting a feel for the Octagon in the middle of the floor. Suddenly, one of the fighters scaled a side of the cage and
The Indian Premier League franchises turned him down but Team India’s Test specialist Hanuma Vihari is all set to prepare for the upcoming six-Test season in the United Kingdom by competing for English county side Warwickshire. The right-handed middle-order batsman has left for UK and will be a part of the Birmingham based county side
8:00 AM ET Before 2018, no Sun Belt team had ever finished in the SP+ top 35, but we’ve seen six do so in just the past three seasons. Appalachian State leads the way, having done so for three straight years, but Billy Napier’s Louisiana has done so twice in a row and now leads
8:21 AM ET Real Madrid have major problems in defence ahead of their Champions League quarterfinal tie with Liverpool — and their El Clasico clash with Barcelona in La Liga — after Raphael Varane tested positive for the coronavirus. “Real Madrid C. F. informs that our player Raphael Varane tested positive in the COVID-19 test
6:59 AM ET All we ask from our NHL positional-rankings voters is honesty and candor. After one veteran turned in his list of the top 10 goaltenders, his reaction fulfilled that obligation. “I didn’t like the list at all,” he said. “When I started to piece this together, it was stunning. This was an interesting
7:05 AM ET No scouting combine. No in-person visits from prospects. No business as usual for those involved in the 2021 NFL draft. This is the second consecutive draft impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, and teams have had little face-to-face time, scarce medical information, fewer games to review and just as many questions to answer
7:00 AM ET There are the Academy Awards, and then there’s the Oscar for Best Picture. There are the NHL awards, and then there’s the Hart Trophy for most valuable player. There are the 2021 ESPN positional rankings for wingers, defensemen and goalies — and then there’s the one everyone’s been anticipating since the series
7:30 AM ET MYRTLE BEACH, South Carolina — Six years ago, not long after Dustin Johnson had completed one of the worst collapses in golf history at the 2015 U.S. Open at Chambers Bay, he was behind the wheel of his courtesy car headed back to his rental house. No one in the car —
7:51 AM ET Nick Parkinson Close •Reports on boxing for ESPN.co.uk, as well as several national newspapers•Has been reporting on British boxing for over 15 years•Appears on BoxNation’s Boxing Matters show Remember the comedy movie “Last Vegas” — featuring Robert De Niro, Michael Douglas, Morgan Freeman and Kevin Kline? It was a story about a
7:00 AM ET How does the NBA play-in tournament work and which teams will participate during the 2020-21 season? The league first tested out the play-in round during the 2020 NBA restart in Orlando, Florida, with the Portland Trail Blazers topping the Memphis Grizzlies to get the final spot in the Western Conference playoffs. In
Rishabh Pant will be leading the Delhi Capitals in Shreyas Iyer’s absence.© BCCI/IPL Rishabh Pant was appointed captain of Delhi Capitals for IPL 2021 after Shreyas Iyer was ruled out of the upcoming season due to an injury. Iyer had injured his shoulder while fielding during the India vs England ODI series. Pant has a
1:10 AM BST What a weekend of Super Rugby?! The Crusaders lost at home, the Waratahs fell agonisingly short of a first win for 2021 and the Reds continued their dominance. Elsewhere, there were wins for the Brumbies, Highlanders and Blues. Read on for a wrap of some of the key talking points from the
9:58 PM ET Tennessee has indefinitely suspended junior linebacker Aaron Beasley after he was accused of animal abuse to a kitten. The Knoxville Police Department launched an investigation into a possible animal abuse case after a UT student said she came home last week and found her 6-month-old kitten seriously injured. She told police she
5:43 PM ET The LA Clippers have signed DeMarcus Cousins to a 10-day contract for some much-needed depth at center. Cousins cleared health and safety protocols required for any free agent signing with a new team. The Clippers need a backup center and will take a close look at the veteran Cousins. Starting center Serge
7:30 PM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Carolina Panthers‘ carousel of ways to upgrade from quarterback Teddy Bridgewater landed on Sam Darnold. The Panthers traded for the third pick of the 2018 draft after earlier this offseason losing out to the Los Angeles Rams in a deal for quarterback Matthew Stafford. They also faced the