Mitchell Swepson has formed an impressive pairing with Marnus Labuschagne © Getty Images Colin Munro has said the Perth Scorchers will need to “take our egos out” of their batting when they come against Brisbane Heat in the BBL Challenger final on Thursday with the prize a place in the final against the Sydney Sixers.
Month: February 2021
1:10 AM ET DALLAS — With the Phoenix Suns trailing by two points with 10 seconds remaining Monday night, coach Monty Williams drew up a play he borrowed from Doc Rivers, one that Chris Paul used to run to create 3-point looks for JJ Redick during their days with the LA Clippers. A few teams
1:54 AM ET Four courtside fans — at least one of whom was not covering her face with a mask — were ejected from Monday’s game between the Los Angeles Lakers and Atlanta Hawks following a verbal spat with Lakers star LeBron James, the Hawks confirmed to ESPN. Juliana Carlos, who later posted on social
12:04 AM ET MELBOURNE — Controversial American Tennys Sandgren has overcome Australian John-Patrick Smith and his own temper to advance to the second round of the Open warm-up event in Melbourne. Sandgren berated himself, screaming “I hate this stupid sport”, before going on to secure a 6-3 5-7 6-4 victory over local wildcard Smith. The
12:50 AM ET Eric WoodyardESPN Milwaukee Bucks guard D.J. Augustin hasn’t been around the organization long. Neither has guard Bryn Forbes. Nevertheless, after suffering back-to-back losses on Friday and Saturday in New Orleans and Charlotte to fall to 11-8, it didn’t take them long to learn what is accepted and what’s not. Losing is not.
9:30 PM ET Former New York Mets manager Mickey Callaway sent unsolicited messages and photos, among other inappropriate and harassing behavior, five women who work in sports media told The Athletic in a report published Monday evening. Callaway, who is currently the Los Angeles Angels‘ pitching coach, “aggressively pursued” the women through messages, texts and
11:45 PM ET Associated Press WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue’s charter flight was diverted to Indianapolis on Monday night because of mechanical problems, the athletic department said. The 24th-ranked Boilermakers left their campus in West Lafayette, bound for Maryland, where they were scheduled to take on the Terrapins on Tuesday. According to a statement issued
10:38 PM ET Associated Press ST. LOUIS — The St. Louis Cardinals completed their blockbuster trade to acquire All-Star third baseman Nolan Arenado from the Colorado Rockies on Monday night. St. Louis dealt left-hander Austin Gomber and four minor leaguers to the Rockies: infielders Elehuris Montero and Mateo Gil along with right-handers Tony Locey and
2:47 PM ET Where to begin a recap of another great weekend in soccer? Lionel Messi shrugged off a news leak in the Spanish media to lead Barcelona to another big win, Arsenal and Man United split the points while learning plenty about themselves, and Mohamed Salah put in a star turn for Liverpool that
9:48 PM ET Golden State Warriors star guard Stephen Curry says he is motivated by watching Tom Brady, at age 43, lead the Tampa Bay Buccaneers back to the Super Bowl. “It’s a different sport, different position, but it’s definitely — the little things that you can do, that I’ve been doing, that I’m doing
10:24 PM ET Florida State‘s next three games have been postponed following COVID-19 issues within its men’s basketball program, the ACC announced Monday. The conference said the decision “follows a positive test, subsequent quarantining, and contact tracing within the Florida State men’s basketball program.” The Seminoles’ games at Boston College (Feb. 2), Pittsburgh (Feb. 6)
9:58 PM ET The Major League Baseball Players Association rejected MLB’s proposal to delay the 2021 regular season until April, the union announced Monday night. MLB proposed pushing back the start of spring training to late March, with a 154-game regular season slated to start in late April. Players would be paid their full 162-game
9:16 PM ET Monday’s Detroit Pistons–Denver Nuggets game was postponed minutes before its scheduled 9 p.m. ET tip at Ball Arena due to contact tracing within the Pistons, the NBA announced. Detroit returned a positive/inconclusive coronavirus test on a player, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The Pistons were watching pregame film when they learned of
7:35 PM ET Associated Press TUCSON, Ariz. — Tedy Bruschi is returning to Arizona football. The school announced Monday Bruschi will serve as a senior adviser to new coach Jedd Fisch. Bruschi was a two-time consensus All-American and the Pac-12 Defensive player of the year during his four-year stint in Tucson from 1992-95. He went
7:12 PM ET Charlotte Hornets rookie LaMelo Ball will make the first start of his career Monday night against the Miami Heat. Ball replaces Terry Rozier, who is out with a sprained ankle, in the starting lineup. The No. 3 overall pick in the 2020 NBA draft, Ball has earned big minutes off the bench
6:34 PM ET Tony DeAngelo has played his last game with the New York Rangers, general manager Jeff Gorton told reporters on Monday. Gorton said the 25-year-old defenseman “wasn’t able to move on” from being benched for the second and third game of the season — a decision made by coach David Quinn after DeAngelo
7:31 PM ET Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas — Texas has re-hired former Longhorns quarterback Vince Young as a special assistant in the athletic department, bringing the College Football Hall of Famer back to the program after he was fired in 2019. He returns as the program is trying to build momentum behind new coach Steve
6:57 PM ET Golden State Warriors rookie James Wiseman will be out at least a week after suffering a sprained left wrist in Saturday night’s win over the Detroit Pistons. Wiseman will be re-evaluated in 7-10 days, the Warriors announced Monday. Wiseman has flashed the potential that made him the No. 2 overall pick in