Month: March 2021

10:55 PM ET INDIANAPOLIS — Ten days ago, UCLA went into halftime of its First Four game against Michigan State with an 11-point deficit. The Bruins had ended the regular season with four straight losses and backed into the NCAA tournament, and their trip to Indiana looked to be a short one. Ten days later,
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10:33 PM ET In one of the NCAA tournament’s most exciting games so far, the 11-seed UCLA Bruins upset the 2-seed Alabama Crimson Tide 88-78 in the Sweet 16. UCLA held an 11-point lead going into halftime, but Alabama refused to give up, storming back to make it a back-and-forth game late into the second
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9:00 PM ET SAN FRANCISCO — Golden State Warriors star guard Stephen Curry practiced fully on Sunday and will be listed as questionable for Monday’s game against the Chicago Bulls after missing the past week and a half because of a tailbone bruise. “We scrimmaged some just now, and he’s getting some extra work in,
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7:47 PM ET Associated Press DALLAS — Florida Panthers defenseman Aaron Ekblad was taken off the ice on a stretcher with a left leg injury midway through the second period against the Dallas Stars on Sunday. An aircast was applied to Ekblad’s left leg. Minutes earlier, Ekblad got caught up with Stars defenseman Esa Lindell
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8:25 PM ET Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas — Billy Horschel had just enough left in the tank to win the Dell Technologies Match Play on Sunday with plenty of help from Scottie Scheffler in a sloppy end to the longest week in golf. Horschel made only one birdie in the championship match, chipping in from
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8:23 PM ET Defensive tackle Jarran Reed has agreed to terms on a one-year deal with the Kansas City Chiefs, sources told ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler on Sunday. Reed can earn up to $7 million on the deal, sources said. Reed joins a defensive tackle rotation that includes Chris Jones, Derrick Nnadi and Tershawn Wharton. Jones
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6:26 PM ET Associated Press PUNTA CANA, Dominican Republic — Joel Dahmen won the Corales Puntacana Resort & Club Championship on Sunday for his first PGA Tour victory, avoiding a playoff when the wind pushed playing partner Rafael Campos‘ final birdie try to the left. Dahmen closed with a 2-under 70 on the windswept seaside
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Mar 27, 2021 Center Andre Drummond cleared waivers and he has signed with the Los Angeles Lakers, the team announced on Sunday. “Andre Drummond gives us powerful, anchor-point skills on both ends of the court,” Lakers general manager Rob Pelinka said in a statement. “We feel extremely fortunate to add a player of his caliber
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7:28 PM ET Brooklyn Nets assistant coach Royal Ivey interviewed for the open Texas head-coaching position on Sunday, sources told ESPN. The interview was held on Zoom. Ivey was a key player on the Longhorns’ 2003 Final Four team, before embarking on a 10-year NBA career. Ivey was an assistant coach for the Oklahoma City
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7:10 PM ET Quarterback Trevor Lawrence, the presumptive No. 1 pick in next month’s NFL draft, is declining the chance to attend the draft in Cleveland, and is instead choosing to watch it at Clemson with a few family members and friends, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Despite the NFL’s invite, Lawrence never wavered in
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5:40 PM ET Associated Press GLENDALE, Ariz. — Madison Bumgarner will make his second straight Opening Day start for the Arizona Diamondbacks when they travel to face the San Diego Padres on Thursday. Manager Torey Lovullo said on Sunday the four-time All-Star would lead the rotation despite a rough 2020 season, when he had a
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