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LOS ANGELES — Saying that the recovery from a torn ACL can be a “two-year process,” Kawhi Leonard returned to the court and started his first game of the season for the LA Clippers on Thursday. Leonard played 24 minutes, scoring six points, grabbing five rebounds and dishing four assists to help the Clippers pull

6:00 AM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — Most NFL players don’t like playing the “what if” game. For Jordan Love, that’s the only game he can play right now. In his third year as quarterback Aaron Rodgers’ backup with the Green Bay Packers, Love believes he’s different. A different player than when he came here

Nov 17, 2022 ESPN News Services Wimbledon, after protests during the 2022 event, is relaxing its requirement for all-white clothing to allow female players to wear “mid/dark-colored undershorts” to be more comfortable on their periods. Wimbledon’s strict policy about all-white attire for players is one of the best-known features of the grass-court Grand Slam tournament,

7:00 AM ET Inspirational thought of the week: You must think on a different level, like the CIA does.We’re through the looking glass here, people.White is black.And black is white. — Kevin Costner as Jim Garrison, “JFK” Under the supervision of the reverse vampires,they are forcing our parents to go to bed early,In a fiendish

Nov 16, 2022 Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Tony Stewart won the battle with partner Gene Haas over next year’s NASCAR lineup by giving reserve driver Ryan Preece a shot with a top-tier Cup organization. Preece spent 2022 doing simulator work for Stewart-Haas Racing to help the organization adapt to NASCAR’s new car. Haas said

7:50 PM ET The New York Mets‘ Buck Showalter was named National League Manager of the Year on Tuesday night, becoming just the third person to take the prize four times and the first to do it with four different franchises. Showalter is the first Mets manager to win the award, which has been presented

Nov 15, 2022 Johnny Gaudreau was confused, if not amused. It was Saturday night in Long Island, and every time the Blue Jackets winger touched the puck, Islanders fans at UBS Arena booed him. “I was talking to my coach after the third shift, and I was like, ‘I don’t get it,'” Gaudreau told ESPN.

2:57 PM ET Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Ty Gibbs was promoted to NASCAR’s top series Tuesday in an expected announcement that was void of any celebration as Joe Gibbs Racing continues to mourn the loss of Ty Gibbs’ father. Coy Gibbs died in his sleep hours after his 20-year-old son won the Xfinity Series

9:36 AM ET DOHA, Qatar — United States men’s national team coach Gregg Berhalter said that he and his team will continue to push the team’s “Be the Change” message while in Qatar, even as FIFA has told participants not to raise awareness about the host country’s treatment of migrant workers and the LGBTQIA+ community.

Nov 12, 2022 AUCKLAND, New Zealand — It was the final World Cup 2021 deserved, with the Black Ferns and the Red Roses playing out an epic 11-try battle in front of a boisterous sold-out crowd at Eden Park, New Zealand doing what seemed impossible defeating England and claiming an incredible World Cup. The match

1:44 AM ET Editor’s note: What can we take away from a thrilling slate of title fights and marquee matchups at UFC 281? Jeff Wagenheim, Marc Raimondi and Brett Okamoto offer their thoughts from a highlight-packed event in New York. NEW YORK — Why are we surprised? Alex Pereira had shown us it could be

1:26 AM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Janibek Alimkhanuly retained his WBO middleweight title with a far-tougher-than-expected unanimous decision over Denzel Bentley on Saturday in Las Vegas. The scores: 116-112, 116-112 and 118-110. Alimkhanuly, a 20-1 favorite, jumped to an early lead as he peppered Bentley with straight lefts before the Londoner came alive in Round 5.

5:05 PM ET Associated Press GLASGOW, Scotland — The unheralded Czech Republic upset the United States to reach the Billie Jean King Cup semifinals for the first time in four years Friday. The Czechs will meet Switzerland on Saturday in Glasgow after the Swiss beat Canada 2-1. Fellow group winners Australia and Britain meet in

12:56 PM ET Suspended Brooklyn Nets guard Kyrie Irving has met with team, league and union officials on “several occasions” in recent days and there’s optimism for a resolution “very soon,” the National Basketball Players Association told its membership Friday in an email obtained by ESPN. Even with the fifth of a minimum five-game suspension

11:44 PM ET David Newton Close ESPN Staff Writer Covered Panthers, NFL for 11 years More than 25 years experience covering NFL, college football and NASCAR Joined ESPN in 2006 Michael Rothstein Close ESPN Staff Writer Previously covered University of Michigan for ESPN.com and AnnArbor.com Also covered Notre Dame for Fort Wayne Journal Gazette CHARLOTTE,

9:00 AM ET ESPN staff Drama highlighted a Week 10 of college football, and while Week 11’s slate doesn’t quite provide the firepower of two top-10 matchups and Clemson’s trip to Notre Dame, there’s still plenty on the line. If Alabama wants to keep any hope alive to make the SEC title game, it will

At 51, he’s a golf star, words which have never been written about him before, after decades of toiling in anonymity on golf’s fringes. And now he’s sitting in front of a camera, a microphone hanging above his head, with Phoenix Country Club laid out beyond a window behind him, answering questions about coming out

1:10 PM ET Associated Press HOUSTON — For years, as Dusty Baker chased his first World Series title as a manager, the former big league outfielder would always say if he won one he’d like to win two. Baker will get a chance to do just that after he signed a one-year contract with the

8:00 AM ET Mason Marchment is in midsentence when a surprise intruder cuts him short. And the Dallas Stars forward can’t resist the interloper. “Sorry about that,” Marchment said on a recent call with ESPN. “I just got in and my dog couldn’t wait to say hi. He needs some attention.” His pup might be

4:00 AM ET The 2022 World Cup in Qatar is missing some big teams (Italy, Egypt, Nigeria, Colombia) and some big players (Mohamed Salah, Erling Haaland, Victor Osimhen) but that’s what makes this tournament the best in sports. Brazil are looking to win their first World Cup since 2002, while England, Argentina and Germany are