As the first question came his way, Portland Trail Blazers center Jusuf Nurkic squirmed in his chair. "He's right there," he said with an uncomfortable smile. "I don't know if I can talk." Carmelo Anthony…

ATLANTA -- The two-time defending National League East champion Atlanta Braves took a huge blow when young pitching star Mike Soroka was lost for the season Monday night after tearing his right Achilles tendon against…

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- LeBron James arrived for the Los Angeles Lakers' 116-108 win over the Utah Jazz on Monday -- a game that clinched the franchise's first No. 1 seed in the Western…

HENDERSON, Nev. -- Free-agent running back Jeremy Hill tweeted Sunday that he has signed with the Las Vegas Raiders, three days after the team placed running back Devontae Booker on the reserve/COVID-19 list and two…

Orlando Magic forward Jonathan Isaac tore the ACL in his left knee on Sunday, the team announced. Isaac drove the lane and did a hop step between two defenders against the Kings. He then immediately…

The St. Louis Cardinals have had one player and three staff members test positive for the coronavirus, while four more members of the organization have gotten inconclusive results, team president John Mozeliak said Saturday night…

Eric Woodyard ESPN The name T.J. Warren was buzzing across social media Saturday night for good reason. The Indiana forward, who had never scored more than 40 points in a game in his six-year career,…

By  Amanda Prestigiacomo Bucking trends in other professional sports, not a single player kneeled during the playing of the national anthem at three different NHL exhibition games played this week. The Philadelphia Flyers and the Pittsburgh Penguins…

Jeff Passan ESPN - ESPN MLB insider Author of "The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports" Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred told MLB Players Association executive director Tony…

Illinois guard Ayo Dosunmu announced Friday he is withdrawing his name from the NBA draft and returning to the Fighting Illini for his junior season."Since a kid, I've been working, my dream is to play…

Wearing Black Lives Matter shirts, San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich and assistant coach Becky Hammon opted to stand while players and coaches on the Spurs and Sacramento Kings kneeled during the national anthem…

In a week in which the Houston Astros' sign-stealing scandal was in the spotlight again, team owner Jim Crane lamented the long-term effects of the scandal, telling USA Today, "It weighs on all of us…

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Veteran running back LeSean McCoy has reached agreement on a one-year deal with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, agent Drew Rosenhaus told ESPN's Adam Schefter on Thursday. "He's very excited to play with established vets like…

Mike Trout, whose wife is scheduled to give birth to the couple's first child this summer, was placed on the paternity leave list by the Los Angeles Angels on Thursday. Trout's wife, Jessica, was originally…

An on-campus party at Rutgers that several athletes attended may have led to the coronavirus outbreak that forced the entire team into a two-week quarantine, NJ.com reported on Wednesday. Fifteen Rutgers football players have tested…

Los Angeles Dodgers reliever Joe Kelly was handed an eight-game suspension by Major League Baseball for his role in the benches-clearing incident that occurred at Minute Maid Park in Houston on Tuesday night. Dodgers manager…

Jeff Passan ESPN Close ESPN MLB insider Author of "The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports" Following the coronavirus outbreak that infected nearly half of the Miami Marlins' roster…

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- The New Orleans Pelicans and Utah Jazz are discussing a plan to surround the Black Lives Matter signage on the Wide World of Sports arena court and kneel together during…

Lindsey Thiry ESPN Covered Rams for two years for Los Angeles Times Previously covered the Falcons Has covered the NBA and college football and basketball The Chargers and defensive end Joey Bosa reached an agreement…

Tim BontempsESPN Houston Rockets guard Eric Gordon is feared to be lost for one to two weeks because of a left ankle injury suffered in a scrimmage Tuesday, sources told ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski. The Rockets…

Mechelle VoepelESPN.com Close Mechelle Voepel covers the WNBA, women's college basketball, and other college sports for espnW. Voepel began covering women's basketball in 1984, and has been with ESPN since 1996. Minnesota center Sylvia Fowles…