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7:10 AM ET Tim Bontemps Kevin Pelton Close ESPN Senior Writer Co-author, Pro Basketball Prospectus series Formerly a consultant with the Indiana Pacers Developed WARP rating and SCHOENE system When the Minnesota Timberwolves pulled off a blockbuster trade to land Rudy Gobert from the Utah Jazz, the three-time NBA Defensive Player of the Year wasted

Aug 17, 2022 Corey Norman’s rugby league career could be over with the former Queensland State of Origin player being given a lengthy Super League ban for “inappropriate contact”. Norman has been hit with an eight-game ban after being found guilty of intentionally placing a hand between the buttocks of Warrington’s Oliver Holmes during a

3:25 PM ET FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — The New York Jets can exhale. Quarterback Zach Wilson‘s arthroscopic knee surgery Tuesday was deemed a success, with no surprises from the original diagnosis, sources told ESPN. Wilson was diagnosed with meniscus tear and a bone bruise after a non-contact injury last Friday night against the Philadelphia Eagles,

8:00 AM ET ESPN staff Despite the seismic changes that took place during college football’s offseason, the upcoming season will provide fans with a breath of familiarity. Yes, the preseason College Football Power Rankings are once again led by perennial playoff teams, Alabama, Ohio State, Georgia and Clemson. But last season’s rankings had the Spencer

Aug 16, 2022 There are only two events left in the PGA Tour regular season, with $15 million up for grabs at this week’s BMW Championship in Wilmington, Delaware, and another $18 million for the winner of the season-ending Tour Championship in Atlanta on Aug. 25-28. There’s also plenty of hardware at stake, besides the

7:00 AM ET ESPN staff The 2022 IIHF World Junior Championship was postponed in December due to an outbreak of COVID-19. The tournament will restart on Aug. 9 in Edmonton, Alberta, and conclude with the gold-medal and bronze-medal games on Aug. 20. Nine out of 10 teams that participated in the earlier event will be

4:42 PM ET Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Drew Rasmussen took a perfect game into the ninth inning, and the Tampa Bay Rays expanded their lead over Baltimore for the final AL wild card to 1½ games with a 4-1 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Sunday. Rasmussen allowed his first baserunner when Jorge

7:22 PM ET ESPN News Services RICHMOND, Va. — Kevin Harvick may be stamping himself as the man to beat in NASCAR. The 2014 series champion took the lead from Joey Logano with 66 laps to go and held off Christopher Bell at Richmond Raceway on Sunday for his second consecutive NASCAR Cup Series victory.

4:00 AM ET Manchester United have revealed their new third kit to the world but it’s unlikely to turn their rivals green with envy. The jersey is supposedly directly inspired by the fashion culture of the 1990s, though there are also elements of Manchester United’s “graphic identity” which is represented in the all-over geometric print

1:11 AM BST Australia have been forced into a late change on the eve of their Rugby Championship clash with Argentina after hooker Folau Fainga’a was ruled out of the contest in San Juan and replaced by Lachlan Lonergan, who will make his first test start. Fainga’a took a blow to the head in training

Aug 9, 2022 Henry Cejudo. Cody Garbrandt. Urijah Faber. Those are some top-shelf bantamweights, and Marlon Vera has a chance to join their exclusive club this weekend. The 135-pounders named above are the only three fighters who own victories over Dominick Cruz. All three of those losses came in title bouts for Cruz, who ruled

8:48 AM ET Mark KriegelESPN RINGOES, N.J. — The last time Teofimo Lopez fought it was with a condition later diagnosed as pneumomediastinum, a balloon-like intrusion of air in his thoracic cavity, the likely result of a tiny tear in his esophagus that developed as he rehydrated after the weigh-in. “How he breathed, I can’t

8:45 AM ET After some drama about who would and who would not be in the PGA Tour’s FedEx Cup playoffs, the field is set. Now, the three-week sprint to the finish begins, starting with the FedEx St. Jude Championship. The top 125 players in the standings are in the field. After this week, the

9:00 PM ET Associated Press TORONTO — Serena Williams lost her first match since telling the world she is ready to leave professional tennis. No one knows exactly how many more matches Williams will play before walking away, and the 23-time Grand Slam champion exited the National Bank Open on Wednesday night with a 6-2,

8:17 AM ET Doug KezirianESPN Close ESPN Sports Betting Analyst Host of Daily Wager Behind The Bets podcast host The Boston Celtics, the consensus betting favorite to win the 2022-23 NBA title, have the highest projected win total for next season at 54.5 at Caesars Sportsbook, which released its numbers Wednesday. The Phoenix Suns have

10:55 AM ET BEREA, Ohio — Cleveland Browns wide receiver and kick returner Jakeem Grant Sr. has a torn Achilles and will miss the entire 2022 season after being placed on injured reserve Wednesday. Grant had to be carted off the field during Tuesday’s practice after suffering the injury. “I really feel awful for Jakeem,”

9:00 AM ET GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Joshua Thompson walks across the street from his office inside Ben Hill Griffin Stadium earlier this year, puts on a hardhat and begins a tour of the future home of Florida football. He has recently been hired as new coach Billy Napier’s director of football operations, and he’s impressed

6:53 AM ET The World Junior Championship is a holiday hockey tradition like no other. This year is an exception. The tournament is still coming your way during peak vacation time, only now it’s happening mid-summer, rather than post-Christmas. Confused? Let’s recap. The 2022 WJC was set to be played as usual last December. Due

8:11 PM ET CHICAGO — He’ll forever be known in Chicago for ‘the speech,’ but Jason Heyward‘s time as a Cub is winding down, despite having one more year left on his contract. Heyward, 32, won’t be back with the Cubs for an eighth season in 2023, president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer said Monday.

8:57 PM ET Associated Press BROOKLYN, Mich. — Kevin Harvick got his groove back, fittingly at one of his favorite tracks. Harvick ended a 65-race winless drought that lasted nearly two years with his sixth victory at Michigan International Speedway on Sunday. “Good timing, for sure,” he said. Harvick’s win shakes up the playoff race