12:52 AM ET ESPN News Services NEW ORLEANS — Nikola Jokic scored 22 of his 29 points in the second half to go with 13 rebounds and 10 assists as the Denver Nuggets held off the short-handed New Orleans Pelicans 116-105 on Friday night. It was the reigning NBA MVP’s sixth triple-double in January, tied
7:49 PM ET Associated Press ARCADIA, Calif. — Forbidden Kingdom beat a trio of runners trained by Bob Baffert to win the $200,000 San Vicente Stakes by 2 1/4 lengths on Saturday at Santa Anita. Baffert’s trio of Pinehurst, McLaren Vale and 4-5 favorite Doppelganger finished second, third and fourth in the race that the
Jan 28, 2022 Rutgers is adding wide receiver transfer Taj Harris, who ranks in the top 10 on Syracuse’s career receptions and receiving yards charts. Harris and Rutgers announced his addition Friday. After entering the transfer portal in early October, Harris initially committed to play for Kentucky before announcing Dec. 5 that he was reopening
Jan 28, 2022 Veteran defensive coordinator Kevin Steele, who has worked for some of the biggest names in the sport, is set to return to college football next season as Maryland’s defensive coordinator, sources told ESPN. Steele did not coach last season. He and Terps head coach Mike Locksley have a long-standing relationship, and the
5:34 PM ET Associated Press BOCA RATON, Fla. — Even as the exams change, Lydia Ko continues to provide the proper answers needed to stay in front at the Gainbridge LPGA at Boca Rio. Ko opened with a 63 when conditions were prime for scoring. When temperatures dipped into the 40s on Saturday and the
1:53 PM ET The Kansas City Chiefs released cornerback Damon Arnette from his futures contract, a source confirmed to ESPN, after the former first-round draft pick was arrested on gun and drug charges in Las Vegas early Saturday morning. Arnettte’s contract with the Chiefs wasn’t to start until the 2022 league year begins in March,
News Hetmyer still out on fitness grounds, but chief selector Desmond Haynes says he remains in West Indies’ plans Captain Kieron Pollard and vice-captain Nicholas Pooran will lead a familiar squad in the T20I series against India in February. West Indies did not make any changes to the 16 that was named to take on
1:48 PM ET A 35-year-old man has been found guilty of stalking U.S. Open tennis champion Emma Raducanu, British media reported on Saturday. Bromley Magistrates’ Court convicted Amrit Magar on Friday after he was captured several times on door camera footage at the 19-year-old player’s house in south London, where she lives with her parents.
2:13 PM ET Juventus have signed Dusan Vlahovic in a €70 million ($80 million) transfer from Fiorentina on Friday, with the Turin club giving the Serbian star the No. 7 shirt vacated by Cristiano Ronaldo. – Grades: Juve get A+ for Vlahovic deal– Don’t have ESPN? Get instant access “Today is really a special day
12:40 PM ET Four Arizona State assistants, including offensive coordinator Zak Hill, are no longer with the football program amid the NCAA investigation into alleged recruiting violations within the program, sources told ESPN. Hill, who coached with the team during the 2021 season, resigned his position, according to sources. Wide receivers coach Prentice Gill, secondary