12:03 AM ET NEW YORK — Brooklyn Nets owner Joe Tsai issued a statement Friday night condemning guard Kyrie Irving‘s decision to promote an antisemitic film and book on his social media accounts. “I’m disappointed that Kyrie appears to support a film based on a book full of anti-Semitic disinformation,” Tsai tweeted. “I want to
Oct 28, 2022 TAMPA, Fla. — Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady announced Friday that he and wife Gisele Bundchen have finalized a divorce, ending 13 years of marriage and months of speculation about marital strife. Brady posted on Instagram: “In recent days, my wife and I finalized our divorce from one another after 13 years of
5:37 PM ET NFL NationESPN Injuries continue to impact rosters as we enter Week 8 of the NFL season. The New York Jets‘ win against the Denver Broncos came at a cost, as running back Breece Hall and right tackle Alijah Vera-Tucker suffered season-ending injuries. Hall tore his ACL and suffered a meniscus injury while
9:26 AM ET Jeff Kassouf The origin story of the Kansas City Current‘s run to the NWSL Championship begins with a victory over OL Reign. Not the 2-0 win on Sunday over the Shield-winning Reign in the semifinal in Seattle. That gutsy result clinched the Current’s spot in this year’s NWSL Championship, set for Saturday
10:11 PM ET Associated Press FORT WORTH, Texas — A season ago, Iga Swiatek only qualified for the WTA Finals with a couple of weeks to spare. She was the fifth of eight players to get into the season-ending event for women’s tennis, a situation she found stressful. Swiatek was so dominant throughout 2022 that
8:36 PM ET Associated Press DORAL, Fla. — Phil Mickelson‘s long year that led him to being a central figure in Saudi-funded LIV Golf ended on Friday when British Open champion Cameron Smith holed a 7-foot birdie putt on the final hole to beat Mickelson and eliminate his team. The LIV Golf Team Championship-Miami at
4:39 PM ET Game 1 of the 2022 World Series is finally here. 2 Related From the American League, the Houston Astros continue to make their case as one of baseball’s best modern dynasties. This is their fourth World Series appearance in six years, and they’ve run roughshod over the competition in the playoffs, sweeping
2:58 PM ET Pete ThamelESPN Hugh Freeze has agreed to a new eight-year contract at Liberty that will put him among the highest-paid coaches in the Group of Five. The contract is eight seasons and averages just under $5 million per year, according to ESPN sources. It is fully guaranteed through the 2030 season, per
5:07 PM ET ESPN News Services Vince Dooley, the Hall of Fame coach who led the Georgia Bulldogs to six Southeastern Conference titles and the 1980 national championship, has died at the age of 90, the school announced in a statement Friday. Dooley worked at the University of Georgia for 41 years as head football
7:45 PM ET The San Antonio Spurs suddenly waived 2021 lottery pick Joshua Primo on Friday, the team announced. “It is our hope that, in the long run, this decision will serve the best interest of both the organization and Joshua,” Spurs CEO RC Buford said in a statement. Primo, the No. 12 overall pick
7:27 PM ET Associated Press SOUTHAMPTON, Bermuda — Ben Crane took advantage of a rare start on the PGA Tour with his lowest score in 10 years, a 9-under 62 that gave him a one-shot lead going into the weekend of the Butterfield Bermuda Championship. Crane’s last victory was in 2014 at the FedEx St.
Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc was unhurt in a heavy crash in Friday practice at the Mexican Grand Prix. Leclerc lost control at the Esses and spun backwards into the barrier, bringing his session to an end and causing a red-flag for barrier repairs. His team-mate Carlos Sainz topped the first session, while Mercedes’ George Russell was
6:51 PM BST Wasps will be relegated from the Premiership to the second-tier Championship, England’s Rugby Football Union (RFU) confirmed on Friday with the club suspended from the top-flight and Premiership Rugby Cup for the rest of the 2022-23 season. After the club went into administration earlier this month, the RFU said it was working
Oct 28, 2022 Associated Press VANCOUVER, British Columbia — The struggling Vancouver Canucks acquired defenseman Ethan Bear and forward Lane Pederson from the Carolina Hurricanes on Friday for a fifth-round draft pick. The 25-year-old Bear had five goals and nine assists in 58 games for the Hurricanes last season but has yet to appear in
Oct 28, 2022 Associated Press NEW YORK — Detroit Red Wings forward Michael Rasmussen was suspended for two games without pay by the NHL on Friday for high-sticking Boston Bruins forward David Krejci a night earlier. Rasmussen was assessed a minor penalty for high sticking midway through the second period in the Red Wings’ 5-1
5:58 PM ET The Arizona Coyotes will call Arizona State University home for at least the next three seasons as they wait for approval and construction of a permanent home in Tempe, Arizona. The brand new facility in which they’ll play NHL games is called Mullett Arena, named for a prominent benefactor of the Sun
8:00 AM ET TEMPE, Ariz. — Nick Bjugstad took the ice for the first time at Mullett Arena on Thursday, the college hockey rink that will house the NHL’s Arizona Coyotes for at least the next three seasons. He noticed its roughly 5,000 seats. The ones fans will pay not less than $100 to occupy,
6:01 PM ET Associated Press BASEL, Switzerland — Top-ranked Carlos Alcaraz will face No. 9 Felix Auger-Aliassime in the Swiss Indoors semifinals after both advanced in straight sets Friday. Alcaraz, who won the US Open last month, clinched a 6-3, 6-4 victory0 against fellow Spaniard Pablo Carreno Busta with a service winner. “It is difficult