4:30 PM ET Any eulogy for Daryl Morey’s groundbreaking tenure as Houston Rockets general manager should probably start with the 2017-18 season — when Houston took a 3-2 lead in the conference finals over perhaps the greatest team ever assembled, and might have upset those Golden State Warriors had Chris Paul not suffered a hamstring
12:51 PM ET The Tampa Bay Rays will use right-hander John Curtiss as their opener and the Houston Astros will go with rookie Luis Garcia in Game 5 of the American League Championship Series on Thursday. Curtiss was 3-0 with a 1.80 ERA in 25 innings during the regular season. He has a 10.38 ERA
9:03 PM ET KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Chiefs certainly won’t complain if they get from Le’Veon Bell what he delivered in the prime of his career with the Pittsburgh Steelers. As recently as 2017, Bell rushed for almost 1,300 yards, caught 85 passes and scored 11 total touchdowns. They won’t ask him
12:45 PM ET Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza was the first UFC fighter to be pulled from a bout because of the coronavirus back in May. Now, he will make his Octagon return. Souza, a perennial contender, will meet surging middleweight Marvin Vettori at UFC 256 on Dec. 12, sources told ESPN. No location has been officially
2:16 PM ET CINCINNATI — Bengals wide receiver A.J. Green said he is frustrated with his season but wants to remain in Cincinnati. Green met with reporters Thursday for the first time after TV cameras during Sunday’s loss to the Baltimore Ravens appeared to catch Green telling a staffer that he should be traded if
5:18 PM ET Steve KimESPN WBO middleweight champ Demetrius Andrade will face Dusty Hernandez Harrison in a 10-round non-title fight on Nov. 27 at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida. The card, which also features former two-time titlist Daniel Jacobs vs. Gabe Rosado, will take place without fans in attendance due
4:41 PM ET Unrestricted free agent Joe Thornton has taken his talents to Switzerland while he doesn’t have an NHL contract and everyone waits to see when the season will begin. HC Davos announced that they have signed the 41-year-old, and he could play for them as soon as Saturday. His deal does not preclude
1:02 AM ET Nick Lima scored twice, while Andres Rios and Tommy Thompson also had goals, as the San Jose Earthquakes were able to get back on track with a 4-0 road victory over the Los Angeles Galaxy in Jonathan Klinsmann‘s goalkeeping debut for LA on Wednesday. The Earthquakes have won four of their last
12:45 PM ET NHL Insiders NHL free agency for 2020 is underway! For each key signing, Emily Kaplan, Chris Peters and Greg Wyshynski will be assessing the player’s fit with his new team, weighing whether the terms of the contract make sense, and serving up an overall grade. We’ll be grading the most notable offseason
2:12 PM ET The Ottawa Senators have landed one of the last big-impact free agents, signing forward Evgenii Dadonov to a three-year contract with an annual average value of $5 million. Despite the pandemic-shortened regular season, Dadonov tallied his third straight 25-goal season for the Panthers. He did it with a career-high 15% shooting percentage