Ryan McGee, ESPN Senior WriterJul 3, 2024, 11:29 AM ETCloseSenior writer for ESPN The Magazine and ESPN.com 2-time Sports Emmy winner 2010, 2014 NMPA Writer of the Year At the age of 75, John Force is fighting for his life following a 300-plus mph crash in his Funny Car in Virginia last month. Will Lester/MediaNews Group/Inland Valley Daily Bulletin via Getty ImagesHow old is too old?As John Force fights for his […]

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Monday's crowd of 55,460 at Arrowhead Stadium for the United States men's national team's 1-0 loss to Uruguay perfectly captured the contrast when it comes to attendances at the 2024 Copa América.On one hand, the boisterous, engaged and bipartisan crowd was up for the occasion of a high-stakes game. The crowds are roughly the same as Euro 2024 -- Europe's continental tournament that is being staged […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are hiring Nate McMillan and Scott Brooks as top assistants on JJ Redick's new staff, sources told ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski on Wednesday.Redick gets two longtime coaches for his staff who have a combined 31 seasons of head-coaching experience between them.McMillan, 59, was fired as coach of the Atlanta Hawks on Feb. 21. He replaced Lloyd Pierce as interim coach for the Hawks in 2021, engineered a […]

Dave McMenamin, ESPN Staff WriterJul 3, 2024, 11:54 AM ETCloseLakers and NBA reporter for ESPN. Covered the Lakers and NBA for ESPNLosAngeles.com from 2009-14, the Cavaliers from 2014-18 for ESPN.com and the NBA for NBA.com from 2005-09.LOS ANGELES -- Bronny James signed a four-year, $7.9 million contract with the Lakers on Wednesday, a league source told ESPN, reaching his rookie deal on the same day LeBron James agreed to an […]

Tim Bontemps, ESPNJun 26, 2024, 07:53 PM ETNEW YORK -- The Washington Wizards traded Deni Avdija to the Portland Trail Blazers for Malcolm Brogdon, the 14th pick in the 2024 NBA draft, a 2029 first-round pick and future second-round picks, sources told ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski.The Wizards will get Portland's second most favorable first-round pick of the three it controls -- its own, plus those of the Boston Celtics and Milwaukee […]

Jun 26, 2024, 08:21 PM ETAs one of the game's most feared sluggers, Shohei Ohtani's potential participation in the Home Run Derby is an annual topic of discussion heading into the All-Star break.But Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts isn't so sure that would be a good idea this season.Roberts told reporters Wednesday that he would "probably not" want Ohtani to compete in the Derby because of the physical exertion […]

Jun 26, 2024, 07:47 PM ETNEW YORK -- Following a terrible performance in the Subway Series opener, slumping second baseman Gleyber Torres was benched Wednesday night by New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone.Oswaldo Cabrera made his third start of the season at second when the Yankees faced the New York Mets at Citi Field. Boone said he was planning to give Torres a couple of nights off "just to kind […]

Michael DiRocco, ESPN Staff WriterJun 26, 2024, 08:07 PM ETCloseMichael DiRocco is an NFL reporter at ESPN. DiRocco covers the Jacksonville Jaguars. He previously covered the University of Florida for over a decade for ESPN.com and Florida Times-Union. DiRocco graduated from Jacksonville University and is a multiple APSE award winner. You can follow DiRocco on Twitter at @ESPNdirocco.JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- The Jacksonville Jaguars' late-season collapse in 2023 still bothers owner […]

Jun 26, 2024, 08:11 PM ETLOS ANGELES -- The NFL was exploring a world without "Sunday Ticket" in 2017, where cable channels would air Sunday afternoon out-of-market games not shown on Fox or CBS.The league memo was shown by plaintiffs during their closing arguments Wednesday as the jury in the class-action lawsuit filed by "Sunday Ticket" subscribers began deliberations.After receiving instructions from U.S. District Judge Philip Gutierrez, the jury heard […]