NBA By Ryan Glasspiegel March 21, 2023 | 6:23 p.m. Beleaguered Grizzlies superstar Ja Morant denies having a drinking problem. Morant’s eight-game NBA suspension for appearing to brandish a weapon at a strip club in an Instagram Live video ended Monday and he is expected to return to the court Wednesday night when the Grizzlies … Read more
Associated press5:47 PM ET5 minute read Rick Pitino: ‘I can’t live without basketball’ Rick Pitino discusses on “SportsCenter” why he decided to become St. John’s next coach. NEW YORK — The video banner above the Madison Square Garden entrance on Tuesday read, “Welcome Rick Pitino.” Rather a good comeback for the new coach of St. … Read more
ESPN staff5:31 PM ET4 minute read Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images Tuesday night’s World Baseball Classic final between the United States and Japan will feature some of the best Major League Baseball players in the world. The main attraction is American outfielder Mike Trout playing against his Los Angeles Angels teammate Shohei Ohtani. If Ohtani throws … Read more
MEMPHIS – Ja Morant said he was “not completely better” after spending more than a week receiving mental health and life counseling in Florida, adding on Tuesday that it was his decision to ask board while being suspended by the NBA for brandishing a gun in public while drunk. In explaining the ongoing counseling he … Read more
Needing to replace several departures, the Philadelphia Eagles agreed to terms with a pair of veteran defensive players on one-year contracts. Linebacker Nicholas Morrow played last season with the Chicago Bears and started 17 games. He will be 28 this summer. Safety Justin Evans has started four of the 15 games he has played for … Read more
Tim BontempsESPN3:06 PM ET5 minute read Willis Reed, the legendary New York Knicks captain and star center who led the franchise to its only two championships and authored one of the defining moments in NBA history, has died. He was 80 years old. “The Knicks organization is deeply saddened to announce the passing of our … Read more
PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY EMILY SCHERER / GETTY IMAGES If you imagined an NCAA Sweet 16 Women’s Tournament in 2023 without Indiana’s Grace Berger, Stanford’s Haley Jones and Duke’s Celeste Taylor, well, congratulations: you predicted the future better than almost anyone. But for the rest of us, it’s already been a crazy tournament, with massive swings … Read more
The Phillies will not place outfielder Bryce Harper on the 60-day injured list to start the regular season as he continues his recovery from Tommy John’s surgery, Philadelphia president of baseball operations Dave said on Tuesday. Dombrowski. Here’s what you need to know: Dombrowski said the current plan doesn’t prevent the team from putting Harper … Read more
While waiting in the recovery room ahead of the podium celebration after the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, Red Bull teammates Sergio Pérez and Max Verstappen should have been discussing a perfect team result. Two races, two doubles, 87 points out of a possible 88 to start the year. Instead, Pérez, the race winner, asked how … Read more
Jordan Willis and Charles Omenihu’s time with the 49ers may be over, but these two players’ impact on the organization will live on far beyond their departures to their new teams. This 49ers team has its identity rooted in its deep defensive line group, and in a few short seasons, Willis and Omenihu have become … Read more
