9:20 PM ET LeBron James won’t be giving up his No. 23 to new teammate Anthony Davis after all. The planned jersey swap for the 2019-20 season has been postponed due to potential production and financial issues with manufacturer Nike, a source told ESPN’s Dave McMenamin, confirming a Yahoo! Sports report. James wore No. 23
8:19 PM ET Associated Press SPARTA, Ky. — Daniel Suarez led a front row sweep for Stewart-Haas Racing in provisional qualifying at Kentucky Speedway. The field will not be finalized until cars pass inspection prior to Saturday night’s race. Suarez turned a lap at 184.590 mph in his SHR Ford to nab the top starting
8:04 PM ET Associated Press SYLVANIA, Ohio — Sei Young Kim shot a 7-under 64 on Friday to take a one-stroke lead over U.S. Women’s Open champion Jeongeun Lee6 in the Marathon Classic. Kim had four straight birdies on Nos. 3-6 and also birdied the par-4 12th and 15th holes and the par-5 18th to
8:20 PM ET Associated Press SILVIS, Ill. — Jhonattan Vegas shot a 9-under 62 on Friday in the John Deere Classic to take a one-stroke lead into the weekend. Off since missing the cuts in the Memorial and U.S. Open in June, the three-time PGA Tour winner from Venezuela said he “found something really good”
7:20 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Martin Guptill was at deep backward square leg. And at first he didn’t quite catch where the ball was. Then he realised it was dribbling over to him. And that MS Dhoni was looking for a very difficult second run. Guptill went full sprint at the ball, picked it up
8:19 PM ET Associated Press STATELINE, Nev. — Defending champion Tony Romo birdied six of his final 11 holes to take the first-round lead Friday in the American Century Championship at Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course. The former Dallas Cowboys quarterback turned NFL analyst shot a 2-under 70 and scored 26 points in the celebrity tournament
7:35 PM ET Russell Westbrook thanked Oklahoma City fans Friday night in a heartfelt Instagram post, saying he was “eternally grateful” for the 11 years he spent in a Thunder uniform. The Thunder agreed Thursday night to a blockbuster trade to send Westbrook to Houston, reuniting him with former Oklahoma City teammate James Harden. The
6:14 PM ET Associated Press SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — Former New York Yankees star Mariano Rivera was the New York Racing Association’s guest of honor on Friday at Saratoga Race Course, and he walked away with custom-made pinstriped jockey’s silks with his No. 42 on the back. Rivera was driven to the winner’s circle before
5:17 PM ET Unless there is a last-ditch effort to salvage negotiations for a fight between light heavyweight world titlist Sergey Kovalev and middleweight world champion Canelo Alvarez, Kovalev will move on to an Aug. 24 mandatory defense against Anthony Yarde, Main Events promoter Kathy Duva, who represents Kovalev, told ESPN on Friday. With Alvarez
5:08 PM ET After missing out on Kawhi Leonard, Rob Pelinka believes the Los Angeles Lakers moved forward by putting together a versatile roster that addressed personnel mistakes made from a year ago. The general manager spoke on Friday about the Lakers adjusting quickly after Leonard’s decision to join the LA Clippers and learning from